Who is Durjoy Datta?
Durjoy Datta is a popular name among young readers, and his romantic novels and short stories often become gossip among readers. Born in New Delhi, he always liked writing. He completed his engineering and business management degree and started working for American Express before embarking on a writing career.
Following his passion
Durjoy Datta started writing his first novel during his final years of college. His first book ‘Of Course I Love You . . . Till I Find someone better’ was published when he was still in college and was an instant hit, making it the bestseller of that year. He quit and decided to become a full-time writer, not loving his current job and finding it harder to work there. Durjoy Datta published 4 novels before becoming a full-time writer, just the beginning of his success.
Durjoy Datta’s work
He often collaborates with other authors to write novels. Some of the writers he collaboration with is.
● Maanvi Ahuja ( co-author of ‘Of Course I Love You..!…Till I Find Someone Better’ and ‘Now That You’re Rich! Lets Fall in Love!’),
● Neeti Rustagi( co-author of ‘Ohh Yes, I’m Single..! And So is My Girlfriend!’),
● Orvana Ghai( co-author of ‘You Were My Crush! … till you said you love me’),
● Nikita Singh (co-author of If ‘It’s Not Forever … It’s Not Love’ and ‘Someone Like You’)
His Novels Include
- Of Course, I Love You..!… Till I Find Someone Better
- Now That You’re Rich! Let’s Fall in Love!
- SHE BROKE UP I DIDN’T! … I Just Kissed Someone Else!
- Ohh, Yes, I’m Single..! And So is My Girlfriend!
- The Backbenchers series
- You Were My Crush! … till you said you love me!
- If It’s Not Forever, It’s Not Love
- Till The Last Breath
- Someone Like You
- Hold My Hand
- When Only Love Remains
- World’s Best Boyfriend
- Our Impossible Love
- The Girl of my Dreams
- The Boy who Loved
- The Boy with A Broken Heart
- The Perfect Us
- Pocketful Of Stories
- Wish I Could Tell You
- A Touch of Eternity
Not just novels, he has written scripts of some popular television series too like
- Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera
- Sadda Haq – My Life, My Choice
- Million Dollar Girl – From Banaras to Paris
- Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
” And has written over a thousand episodes “
His show ‘ Veer ki Ardaas Veera‘ was one of the most-watched shows in an Indian household and won many telly awards.
‘Sadda Haq‘ was one such popular show too, targeted to a younger audience it was a popular show among them.
Awards and achievements
For his work and contribution to the world, he has won many awards and respect worldwide.
- 2009 Young Achiever by The Times of India
- 2011 Young Achievers in the field of Media and Communications by Whistling Woods International
- 2014 Youth Show in the fiction category for Sadda Haq
- 2015 Youth Show in the fiction category for Sadda Haq
- 2017 Crossword Book Award, Popular Choice Award, Fiction, for Our Impossible Love
- 2018 Crossword Book Award, Popular Choice Award, Fiction, for The Boy Who, Loved
He continues to work on his upcoming novels, stories, and television scripts and aspires to become one of the country’s best writers. He may not get as much recognition and respect, but he sure deserves it, and one day he will become the author everyone is talking about him.
Many people are not satisfied with their current jobs and often engage in writing, but only some dare to pursue it full time.
These times have led us to think that money-making, studying only for conventional options, is the only way we live satisfied, but stories like these help break that illusion.
It is ok to work hard and earn, sometimes we don’t have the option to leave and start from scratch, but it is also ok to start from scratch. Let it be the first step towards a life you want to live.
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