Aju Mukhopadhyay's Biography

Aju Mukhopadhyay is a bilingual poet, critic, essayist, biographer, feature and fiction writer.  He has 14 books in English and 12 in Bangla. He has five books of poems published in English besides two in Bangla; three books of short stories in Bangla and two in English besides a novel in English. Among his works essays on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother deserve special mention. He has written their biographies in English and Bangla.

 Latest books: The Moments of Life published by Frog Books, Mumbai and Sri Aurobindo: The Yogi of Divine Life published by Authorspress, New Delhi.   He edited three little magazines. He is included as advisor and coordinator in the board of editors of some renowned magazines. He regularly writes in magazines, e-zines and sometimes in newspapers.  Quite a few of his works have been translated and included in anthologies.  He was awarded Certificate of Competence as a Published Writer by the Writers Bureau, Manchester, UK; Best Poet of the Year-2003 by the Poets International, Bangalore, India; 2007 Editor’s Choice Published Poet award by the International Library of Poetry, USA; Excellence in World Poetry Award, 2009 by the International Poets Academy, Chennai. He is a member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute who offered him the American Order of Merit. He works for the conservation of nature and ecology.