Sanjib Chattopadhyay was born on 24 October 1936 in Kolkata India. He is an Indian Bengali novelist and writer of short stories.He spent his childhood in the hilly terrain of the Chota Nagpur Plateau under the care of his father after his mother died when he was five. They relocated to Calcutta and he was admitted to Victoria Institution school which he joined in grade seven He later graduated from the Scottish Church College where he studied chemistry.His style is characterized by the use of short satirical sentences mixed with very lively language. He has written fiction for children and continues to write for magazines and newspapers. He received Bangla Bibhushan Award and Sahitya Academy Award.
