Gajendra Kumar Mitra was born on 11 November 1908. He was a versatile writer. He wrote many novels, short stories, plays, essays and poems. Mitra also translated a few English novels into Bengali, such as Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. He used to write with his left hand. His genuine love and concern for Bengali literature inspired him to co-found the famous Mitra and Ghosh Publishers. Mitra was childless. He died on 16 October 1994 in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
Mr Mitra along with his friend Sumathanath Ghosh established Mitra & Ghosh Publishers on 9 March 1934. Novels: Kanta Prem Pānchajanya Rai Jāgo Rai Jāgo Kolkatar Kāchei (Translated as A Stone's Throw from Kolkata) Paush Phāguner Pālā Upakanthe Bahnibanyā Rātrir Tapashyā Pashaner Khuda