He studied Engineering but was passionate in Bengali poetry from student life and wrote poems in various little magazines.

He became popular in Bengali literary field after publishing his first book Ekdin Ashoriri.

[1] Thakur was conferred the Ananda Puraskar in 2012 for his book Chumbaner Kkhato.

[2][3] He was also awarded by Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Puraskar and Krittibas Purashkar.

[4] He was suffering from cerebral malaria since December 2018 and died on 3 January 2019 in SSKM Hospital, Kolkata at the age of 59.