Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1899

Place of Birth: Manihari, Bihar, India

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1979

Profession: writer, physician, poet

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was a Bengali novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali).
He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.