Arunava Patra, born in 1978 at Midnapur town of West Bengal, is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. After completing engineering, he took journalism as profession and worked in Television, Print and Digital news medium for more than 15 years with special interest in Bengal’s history and culture. He has also worked for Anandabazar Digital as Chief Sub Editor and contributed as a columnist for Anandabazar Patrika too. He has also worked with Mr. P. Sainath for his journal People’s Archive of Rural India. His other interests include farming, travel and nature study.