舒尼尔·甘古帕泰，Sunil Gangopadhyay was born on September 7, 1934 in Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was a writer, known for Dekha (2001), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) and Pratidwandi (1970). He was married to Swati Bandopadhyay. He died on October 23, 2012 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.