Date of birth: 6^th January 1978.

Current status: Doing Ph. D. Thesis research on the works of Anita Desai, Bharati Mukherjee, Sunetra Gupta and Jhumpa Lahiri.

2006. Got registered as a Ph. D. researcher in English at the University of Calcutta.

2003. Passed M.A. in English from Calcutta University.

2001. Passed Special B.A. in English from Calcutta University.

1999. Passed B.Sc. from Maulana Azad College (Calcutta University).

1996. Passed Higher Secondary exam with English as first language from Maulana Azad College (W.B.C.H.S.E.) in 1^st Division.

1994. Passed Secondary exam with English as first language from St. Anthony's High School (W.B.B.S.E.) in 1^st * Division.

2001. One-year Honours Diploma in Web-Centric Computing from NIIT.

2000. Swift India certificate course from NIIT.

1992. Introduction to Computers certificate course from St. Joseph's Computer Centre.

2007. Published reviews and poems at www.Desilit.org/magazine (Issue 3 '07), www.Museindia.com (Issue 15 '07), etc.

2005. Published articles and essays at www.Desijournal.com (Jan. 14 '05) www.Cerebration.org (Issue II '05), etc.

2002. Awarded a book titled 'Journey Without Maps: A Pictorial Retrospective' in a quiz on V. S. Naipaul at British Council Library, Kolkata.

2001. Awarded certificate on Effective Communication and Personality Development from National Institute of Sales.

1999. Edited the Souvenir of Calcutta Day School.

1993. Awarded a bronze medal in Sri Aurobindo Memorial Quiz Competition.

1992. Awarded Social Awareness certification from Society for the Distressed.

1992. Awarded Social Service certification from Seva Kendra Calcutta.

1991. Awarded certification from Indian Anti Drug Addiction Forum.

1991. Participated in Computopia '91 (Frank Anthony High School).

Languages known: English, Bengali and Hindi.

Interests: Reading, Writing, Cricket, and Chess. Also blogging at www.amitss6.sulekha.com and www.amitss6.blogspot.com