[3] Jayanta Dey started writing poetry and was involved in publishing little magazine Amuk.

He shifted to writing short stories after the 92-93 riots in India following the Demolition of the Babri Masjid when he felt that he can't communicate himself in poetry.

His short story Pendulum,[4] using the symbolism of an antique clock to establish the communal hatred in urban Indian psyche was published in Teebro Kuthar magazine.

[5] Jayanta Dey's short stories started to feature in several reputed Bengali literary magazines like Desh and Pratikhon.

[6] Noted critic Nityapriya Ghosh argues that his style is flawless.