Education
University of Calcutta.
University of Calcutta.
His first book of poem was published in the late 1970s, and now he has 26 books to his cr – 20 of poems, two of translations and one travelogue on America. His poems have been translated into English, French and several Indian languages and published in several journals and anthologies. Sarkar is the editor of Bhashanagar, a Bengali culture magazine with occasional English issues.
In 2010 he was appointed as the guest editor of Indian Literature, the flagship journal of Sahitya Akademi.
Shakti Chattopadhyay Binodan Vichitra Puroskar (1997).
Shakti Chattopadhyay Binodan Vichitra Puroskar (1997) Bangla Academy|Bangla Akademi Anita-Sunil Basu Puroskar from Pashchimbanga Bangla Akademy (2000) Sahitya Akademi Award (2013) for Dwaipayan Hrader Dhare BangaBhushan from the Government Of West Bengal 2015 D.Lit from University of GourBanga, Bengal 2015 Gangadhar Meher National Award from Sambalpur University 2014.