The Immortal and Other Stories

Rik Bhattacharyya (born 24 November, 2002) wrote this novel when he was in his ninth grade. A former Cultural Coordinator of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kolkata, Rik was trained in acting from the age of five and he has performed in numerous plays, short films and ad films. Watching films, reading fiction and singing are his passion. His favorite authors are Satyajit Ray and Stephen King. His favorite musicians and bands include Elvis Presley, Radwimps, GNR, Charlie Puth, Toru Kitajima and Vishal Bhardwaj.

Rik regularly contributes short stories and poems to leading children’s magazines including Dinginouko and Alor Fulki. He is the recipient of the prestigious Alor Fulki Sammanana 2017 for fiction awarded by Nikhil Bharat Shishusahitya Samsad, Kolkata.