Background
He was born at Baharampur (Berhampur), West Bengal.
He was born at Baharampur (Berhampur), West Bengal.
He studied in Kolkata, first Geology, then English, from Calcutta University.
He was the only child of actor, playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer, activist Mahashweta Devi. In an interview, Nabarun has said that once he used to be a hardline communist but is no longer southern In response to a question regarding what he thinks to be the most prominent ideological change in him, he says "I am no longer anthropocentric".
Nabarun Bhattacharya died of intestinal cancer at Thakurpukur cancer hospital, Kolkata on 31 July 2014.