Prasanta Bhattacharya was born and brought up in West Bengal, a state on eastern side of India. He graduated as a mining engineer from Bengal Engineering College. His seniors at home hoped he would be a doctor. He became an engineer and got into the Information technology  profession in the last two decades.  His work in the information technology field touches millions of patients across the globe. Prasanta founded Narendrapur PathShala Education Society in Kolkata for helping rural kids achieve their dreams. He lives in Hyderabad with his family. His first book “Am I What I Want To Be” was launched in May, 2020. He aspires to connect many students across schools/colleges/universities and take some of his social service initiatives ahead in coming years.