Amitabh Roy, son of an eminent Sanskrit scholar, was born in July 1974. He obtained his M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in English from the University of North Bengal. He started writing early and contributed to Bengali periodicals almost regularly for years. He reported to some Bengali Dailies for sometime and was associated with the All India Radio, Siliguri too. Eradication of superstitions and promotion of rational thinking has been his main concern. He writes poems in Bengali and English and contributes articles to the Symposium, a journal of English literature published from Malda. He is lecturer in English at Sitalkuchi College in Coochbehar district of West Bengal.