| Name(s) | BALAI CHAND MUKHOPADHYAY |
| Date of Birth | July 19, 1899 |
| Date of Death | February 09, 1979 |
| Identity | Indian Bengali author, playwright, poet, and physician |
| Date-wise Events / Works | His works spanned sixty five years and included "thousands of poems, 586 short stories, 60 novels, 5 dramas, a number of one-act plays, an autobiography called Paschatpat (Background), and numerous essays." |
| Other Events & Developments | He wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali). |
| Commemorations | On the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Government of India issued a postage stamp featuring his image. |
