Biswanath Dey

He was born on 22nd June 1969. He is a commerce graduate from Behala College of Commerce and got a diploma in Mass Communication and Journalism. He worked as a freelancer on different newspapers and worked in non-government organizations. Since college, Mr. De was involved with the Communist Party of India and was also engaged in group theatre. He gradually became interested in group theatre and started working as a set designer. Sri. Satyabrata Mazumder guided him in the field of art. Some 20 years after, he started working for Durga Puja. His first solo work as a Durga Puja artist was in 2010. He has worked for Bosepukur Sitala Mandir, Salimpur Pally, Ajeyo Sanhati, and many others. Though he has no formal education in art, he had participated as an artist at Behala Art Fest.