Bitan Chakraborty is essentially a storyteller. He has authored seven books of fiction and prose and is considered one of the flag-bearers of Indian poetry in English. He is also the founder of Hawakal Publishers. When Chakraborty isn't writing or editing, he is photographing around Rishikesh, Varanasi, Santiniketan, among other places. He has successfully participated in the 3-day-long Master Class on Photography led by the legendary Raghu Rai. Chakraborty lives in New Delhi with Jahan, a pet Beagle.