Anish Deb (22 October 1951 – 28 April 2021) was an Indian

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writer and academic. He was noted for his writings in the

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and thriller genre. He received several literary awards including Vidyasagar Award in 2019.

Early life

Anish Deb was born in 1951 in

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. He completed his B.Tech. (1974), M.Tech. (1976) and Ph.D. (Tech.) with 1 silver and 2 university gold medals in Applied Physics from the

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campus of

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Career

Anish Deb started his writing career in 1968. He also edited a number of collections of popular fictions, novels and detective stories. Some of his notable writings are: ''Ghaser Sheesh Nei'', ''Saper Chokh'', ''Teerbiddho'', ''Teish Ghanta Shat Minute'', ''Hate Kalome Computer'', ''Bignyaner Dashdiganto, Jibon Jokhon Phuriye Jay''.

Death

Deb died following

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in Kolkata on 28 April 2021.

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