Manoranjan Byapari
Manoranjan Byapari | |
|---|---|
| মনোরঞ্জন ব্যাপারী | |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ashim Kumar Majhi |
| Constituency | Balagarh |
| Chairperson of West Bengal Dalit Sahitya Academy | |
| Assumed office 14 Sep 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1950–51 Pirojpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Anita Byapari |
| Children | 2 |
Manoranjan Byapari (Bengali: মনোরঞ্জন ব্যাপারী; born c. 1950–51) is an Indian Bengali writer, socio-political activist, and a politician. He stands as one of the pioneering authors in the realm of Dalit literature in Bengali, hailing from the Indian state of West Bengal. Hindered by financial constraints, he was precluded from availing formal education, thereby distinguishing himself as a unique exemplar—a former convict turned rickshaw puller—having authored a substantial corpus comprising twelve novels, in addition to over a hundred short stories and non-fiction essays.