Durjoy Datta

That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.

There are many popular Indian Novelists, who write English novels. The list is really very long. Some of the popular novelists are- R K Narayan, Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, and Aravind Adiga (who won The Booker Prize), Chetan Bagat and Jeet Thayyil and more. Chetan Bagat and jeet Thayyil are new and emerging novelists, they gained popularity in no time. Also there is one more name which is added to this list and that is Durjoy Datta.

Durjoy Datta is one of the popular writers of contemporary India. He is a novelist, screenwriter and an entrepreneur. He is known for his writing style which centres on romantic life of young India. He has become a new teen heartthrob. All his books are popular among the youth. He has become famous in no time.

Till date, he has written 16 books which include- ‘Of course, I love you’, ‘Now that you’re Rich’, ‘She broke up, I didn’t’, If it’s not forever’, ‘Till the last breath’, ‘Someone like you’, ‘The girl of my dreams’, ‘The Perfect us’ and few more. Out of his 16 novels, 12 are considered to be blockbuster because of his popularity. His last book ‘The Perfect us’ was releases last year and it has recently completed 30 weeks on the bestseller list and was the fastest selling books in 2018.

Here are few facts about him

1. He was born on 7 February 1987 in Gujarat.

2. He did his schooling from Bal Bharati Public School, Pritampura.He did mechanical engineering from Delhi Technological University and his post-graduation from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

3. His first novel (Of course I Love You) was released in 2008. He was just 21, when his first book was released.

4. He has also written scripts form many Indian Television shows like- EK VEER KI ARDAAS…VEERA, SADDA HAQ- MY LIFE, MY CHPOICE, MILLION DOLLAR GIRL-FROM BANARAS TO PARIS and KUCH RANG PYAAR KE AUSE BHI.

5. He got married to Avantika Mohan, in 2016. He has a super adorable daughter Rayna. Currently he is living in Dubai with his family.

6. He is going to release his next book in August 2019.

I would suggest everyone to read his books. Once you start reading them, then you can’t leave them.His books are amazing with lots of twist and fun elements.