Amar Mitra (writer)
Amar Mitra ( (born 30 August 1951) is an eminent writer in Bengali living in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A student of chemistry, he has been working for the Land Reforms Department of The Government of West Bengal. He was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Dhurbaputra () in 2006. He has also received the Bankim Puraskar from Government of West Bengal for his novel, Aswacharit () in 2001, kAtha award for his short story 'Swadeshyatra' in the year 1998, Mitra O Ghosh award in the year 2010, Sharat puroskar in the year 2018 and edited the new  generation Bengali Webzine Bookpocket.net] and Katha Sopan, a Bengali literary Magazine. He participated in the First forum of Asian countries' writers held in Nur Sultan city, Kazakhstan in September 2019 and was present in the inaugural session presided by the hon'ble President Of Kazakhstan. Awarded with 2022 O' Henry prize for his short story, The Old man of Kusumpur ( গাঁওবুড়ো).[ ref: https://lithub.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-o-henry-prize-for-short-fiction/?fbclid=IwAR1qQu_zf0hL_7OAbYfy20mVwSpp64f8zjUnvWCBw6VaKZeuke5tTaSDmgQ ] References. https://lithub.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-o-henry-prize-for-short-fiction/?fbclid=IwAR1qQu_zf0hL_7OAbYfy20mVwSpp64f8zjUnvWCBw6VaKZeuke5tTaSDmgQ