Suchitra Bhattacharya (10 January 1950 – 12 May 2015) was an Indian novelist,[1] known for works including Hemanter Pakhi, Kachher Manush, Aleek Shukh, Icche and Kacher Dewal.

[6][citation needed] Having taken many odd jobs in her early youth, she finally joined the public service, leaving in 2004 to become a full-time writer.

[8] Her novels and short stories have been translated into Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and English.

[4] The short story "Ichcher Gaach" was also made into a full-length feature film Icche, directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy.

Suchitra Bhattacharya died on 12 May 2015, aged 65, due to a cardiac arrest at her home in Dhakuria, Kolkata.