Malaya Santra, Born-25/01/19961

In Tapinda, a remote village of Potashpur Police Station, East Medinipur District. From small to grown up clinging to this village. Loves to draw since childhood. Also poetry writing, reciting, acting are all very dear to him.

First completed graduation in Bengali, then completed certificate course in drawing from ACADEMY OF FINE ART (Kolkata) in 2014.

He is a painter, mostly working on portraits. who recently won the Sarnapadak by standing first in India in the 26 to 35 age category in an all-India drawing competition (on the theme 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat') of Rang 2023. He is also the only person from West Bengal to stand first in the competition. Details are also published in Anandabazar newspaper of 4/2024.

In 2017, the literary practice of love also won the first prize in the under 30 category of Aakashvani Kolkata poetry writing competition. Later, a live program on the poet and poetry was broadcast from Akashbani in Kolkata-K.

Right after this, acting addiction took Ina to stand in Talliganj. He acted as a junior artist in two very popular serials named 'Mithai and Dutt and Bauma'.

Presently Sabong Thana of West Midnipur district, one of the hotbeds of art and literature - Kranti group (Dashgram) is the place of Sadhana. Malaya Santra, one of the youngest and beloved painter among a group of poets, artists, writers, following the ideals of Swargat Mrityunjay Pal, the leader of the group...