Arnab Ray | |
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| Born | Kolkata, India |
| Pen name | Greatbong |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | BE,Jadavpur University PhD,Stony Brook University |
| Genre | Satire Horror Crime-thriller Drama |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable works | The Greatbong Blog May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss The Mine |
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Arnab Ray is an Indian novelist, blogger, podcaster who currently lives in the United States. While finishing his PhD at Stony Brook University,[1] he started his blog with the nameRandom Thoughts of a Demented Mind, in August 2004,[2] usingGreatbong (bong is an Indian slang forBengali) as his pen name. The blog focuses on satirical social and political commentary.
Ray embarked on his writing career withMay I Hebb Your Attention Pliss, a non-fiction book that came out in 2010, and contained much of the commentary that Ray was known for by then through his blog. This was followed byThe Mine, a psychological horror novel that came out in 2012, followed by books in the drama[3] and crime-thriller[4] genres. His last novelThe Mahabharata Murders was adapted as a web seriesMahabharat Murders on theBengali OTT platform Hoichoi.[5][6]
In 2019, Ray renamed his blog asThe Greatbong Blog and started a podcast calledAttention Pliss!.[7][8][9]
Ray was born and brought up inKolkata.[1] His father Alok Ray is an ex-professor ofIIM Calcutta. He graduated fromJadavpur University as a Bachelor inComputer Science and Engineering and went on to finish his PhD inComputer Science fromState University of New York at Stony Brook.[10][better source needed]
He is known for his sarcastic takes on the Indian film industry, Indian politics and society in general. His blog, then calledRandom Thoughts of a Demented Mind, was awarded the "Indiblog of the Year" at Indibloggies in 2006[11] and 2008.[12] He has written for several media outlets such asThe Washington Post'',[13]Outlook magazine[14] andLive Mint.[15]
He is an agnostic with moderate political beliefs as he has written about in his many blog posts.[16][17] His first bookMay I Hebb Your Attention Pliss, published byHarperCollins, was onIndia Today's Bestsellers list.[18] His second book,The Mine, has also been well received. His third book,Yatrik was published in September 2014.
His fourth bookSultan of Delhi: Ascension, first of a two-part crime-drama, was released in October 2016. It is being adapted as a web seriesSultan of Delhi on the OTT platformDisney+ Hotstar, directed byMilan Luthria, starringTahir Raj Bhasin,Mouni Roy,Vinay Pathak, and others.[19]
The print version of fifth bookThe Mahabharata Murders, published byJuggernaut Books was released in August 2017, even as the e-version of the book was released through the publisher's app in India. It was adapted as a web seriesMahabharat Murders on theBengali OTT platform Hoichoi.
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