Prasun Roy is a bestselling author of several bestselling books known for their gripping and appealing narrative style written in simple language. He has written extensively in the genres of biography, translations, history, crime thrillers, mythology and the paranormal. Prasun has a remarkable lineup of fiction and non-fiction titles. Prasun is a keen researcher on the subjects of Unsung Heroes of India and writes about their untold stories of Struggle during Indian Independence Movement. His book, on the massive contribution of Shri Rash Behari Bose in forming the Indian National Army has been globally acclaimed. He has also translated works of eminent Bengali authors like Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay and the legendary Rabindranath Tagore to take their masterpieces to a global audience.
Prasun is a heritage enthusiast who is at present the Convenor of a Non-Profit Organization named ‘Indian History Awareness and Research (IHAR)” headquartered in Houston, USA and India respectively. As part of his engagement, Prasun has organized Heritage Talks and Seminars on various subjects related to Indian History and Heritage. He is also a life member of the prestigious INTACH (Kolkata Chapter) and aspires to contribute to uphold Indian Heritage in his own capacity.
Prasun has delivered lectures at eminent institutes like IIT Kanpur, Maharaja Sayajirao University (Baroda), IIT Delhi in association with IHAR/DRDO/Ministry of Culture/ Ministry of Defence/IGNCA/Rishihood University, All India Radio, Indian Museum and The National Library on the subject of Unsung Heroes of the Revolutionary Movement of Indian Freedom Struggle. He has been a prominent speaker at many prestigious literary festivals, including Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet, Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, Valley of Words International Literature & Arts Festival (Dehradun), Ahmedabad International Literature Festival and Pune International Literary Festival.
Prasun lives with his family in Kolkata. An alumnus of IIM Lucknow, La Martiniere for Boys and Dolna Day School, he is a 2nd generation entrepreneur and runs his family-owned business of pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing jointly headquartered in Vadodara and Kolkata.