Sanjib Chandra was born to an orthodox Brahmin family at Kanthalpara, North 24 Parganas.

Sanjib Chandra is widely regarded as a key figure in literary renaissance of Bengal as well as India.

[3] Sanjib Chandra was born in the village Kanthalpara in the town of North 24 Parganas, Near Naihati, in an orthodox Bengali Brahmin family, the youngest of three brothers, to Yadav (or Jadab) Chandra Chattopadhyaya and Durgadebi.

His family was orthodox, and his father, a government official who went on to become the Deputy Collector of Midnapur.

He is known for his famous book "Palamau", one of his brothers, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, was also a novelist.