A prominent personality in the Bengali literary world, Subodh Ghosh was a former Bengali author and a journalist. Best remembered for his work, Bharat Premkatha, which is about the romances of epic Indian characters, many of his works have been into films. Some of the most notable adaptation of his books include Ajantrik (1958), and Suajata (1959).

The two-time Filmfare Award winner for Best Story, Subodh was selected for the Bharatya Jnanpith Award in 1977, however, he refused the award. Born in Jharkhand, Subhodh studied at the St. Columba's College and also in the library of the well-known philosopher and scholar, Mahesh Chandra Ghosh. Having risen to fame with his short stories, the literary stalwart went onto write several novels; many of his works were included in the curriculum in schools, and college in Bangladesh.