Srijato

Srijato Bandopadhyay (born 21 December 1975 in Kolkata), is a popular poet of the Bengali younger generation. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book "Udaranta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers". He has also attended a writer's workshop at the University of Iowa.

Noted works

His notable works include "Chotoder Chiriyakhana: The menagerie for kids" (2005), " Katiushar golpo: Tales untold " (2006), "Borshamongol : The monsoon epic " (2006), "Okalboisakhi: Storms unprecedent" (2007), "Likhte hole bhodrobhabe lekho: Write politely, if you have to" (2002), "Ses Chithi: Last Letter" (1999), "Bombay to Goa" (2007), "Coffer namti Irish : Irish Coffee " (2008), "Onubhob korechi tai bolchi : Revealing the feeling" (1998).

Srijato lives in Garia, a suburb in southern Kolkata. He is attached to the Bengali magazine "Ekpakshya".