Srijato

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Srijato (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.

[edit] 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.