Santanu Kumar Acharya (born 15 May 1933) is a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Indian writer.

[2][3] His home at that time was in the village of Sidheswarpur, Odisha, where his grandfather who compiled the Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha, Gopala Chandra Praharaj, also lived.

Santanu Kumar Acharya's father was a Gandhian, and his family was ostracized by the village elders of Sidheswarpur who were supporters of the British.

This event combined with his mother's death just a few months ago led Acharya to find comfort in nature.

[6][7] Mo Jeeban: Anya Eka Upanyasa, 2013 (My Life is Another Novel) Baichitryamaya Desha: America Bhramana, 2015 (The Mysterious Country: America - A travelogue) Books translated into other languages: