Bratya Basu Author

Bratya Basu, is an Indian actor, stage director, playwright, film director, professor and a politician. Basu was West Bengal's minister for Education. As an acclaimed writer, he began his theatre career in 1996 with his first play Ashaleen and went on to write Aranyadeb, Shahar Yaar, Virus-M, Winkle-Twinkle, Ruddhasangeet, Chatushkon, and the internationally celebrated Hemlat - the Prince of Garanhata. He has also been awarded Gajendra Kumar Mitra-Sumathanath Ghosh Memorial Award 2018 for his contribution in Bengali Literature.