Professional name : Pankaj Saha
Official name : Pankaj Kumar Saha
Born on 3rd April, 1946

Poet, essayist, playwright and Journalist
Born in undivided India at Chanpainababganj, now a district town in Bangladesh
Lives in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India

Home address: 8 Avenue North Road, Santoshpur, Kolkata – 75, Pincode – 700075
Alternate address: 221 Jodhpur Park, Dehali Apartment, Kolkata – 68, Pincode – 700068

Landline number : +9103324166060
Alternate landline number : +9103324835069
Mobile number: +919903970077

Email address: pankajsaha.kolkata@gmail.com
Website: www.pankajsaha.com
YouTube channel : Pankaj Saha Official
YouTube channel link: https://youtube.com/channel/UCLobC1NC6J4VjB9psQtcopQ

Recognised as first television personality of Eastern India. Former programme producer of BBC London. Former Director Doodarshan Kendra, Television India (run by Government of India) at Ranchi in Bihar, Santiniketan (abode of peace, University Village founded by Noble Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore) in West Bengal and Kolkata centre of Doordarshan, the capital city of West Bengal

Won many awards for his literary works among which the notable are Michael Madhusudan Award, Sahitya Setu award, All India Writers Conference award, Utsav Literary award from USA, Uttar desh literary award from Sweden, Dishari award, Poet Subhash Memorial award, Soumendranath Tagore award and award from Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan (All India Bengali literary conference award).

Conferred Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the field of television by the government of West Bengal. Also conferred the Friend of Liberation War of Bangladesh award by the government of Bangladesh.

Taught Journalism and Mass Communication at Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan and Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Taught the post graduate classes of Bengali language and literature at Lady Brabourne college, Kolkata. Taught Asian poetry and Bengali language at Inner London Education Authority, UK.