Sudhendu Mallick is a renowned Modern Bengali Poet. He was born in 1935 in Kolkata his home village is Kogram in Burdwan district. He is the famous grand-son of the Legendary Bengali Poet, Kumud Ranjan Mallick. He was the Judge, intellectual Literary personality and famous Poet. Being inspired from his strong family background, he has become one of the unique Poets in Bengali Literary arena. In his literary career, he was much influenced by the life & works of his grand father poet, Kumud Ranjan Mallick, holding high spiritual & traditional values inherited from the earlier poets. His father, Jyotsna Nath Mallick was distingushed judge, jurist, educationist and noted literature writing in English & Bengali. He had M.A. (Economies) degree and honors graduation in Law from Calcutta University.

Mr. Mallick was in Research Project under the economics Department of Calcutta University for a short period at the beginning of his professional tenure. Then he had started his career as a Professor of Economics in Katoa College in 1958. After that, he had joined in the State Judiciary in 1961.Then finally he had become the honorable Judge of Calcutta High-Court in 1992. Thereafter he became vice-chairman of the central Administrative Tribunal. Where from, he retired in the year 2001. From his early schooling age, he had started his writting of poems, stories, short dramas etc.

His first poem was published in the Magazine "Taruner Swpna" in 1953. His first poetry book was "Hiranmoy Andhakar" in 1963, published from Sabita Prakash Bhawan. His other published Poetry Books are "Bristike Korechho Bristi" (1967), "Keyake Sarbashra" (1972), "Sange Amar Balok Krishna"(1979), "Patita Panthalic" (1992), "Sudhu Swabda Sudhu Apeksha" (1995), "Dhanyabad Asesh Dhanyabad" (1997). His latest book of poems is "Aei Sabai Amar Kabita" (2004). He has co-edited the Literary magazine "Purba Megh" (1954-1955). He was selected as "The National Poet" representing bengali poetry literature by India Government in 1990 in bengali poetry literature. His poems are still being published in all leading literal jourals in bengal. Some of his poems has been translated from Bengali to English, Hindi, German & French Languages. His poems are also to be found included in English & Bengali collections published by Sahitya Academy. His poems are outstanding contribution to neo-modern Bengali Literature. The distinguishing features of his poems are deep spiritual consciousness, leve for God, Nature and Humanity. At the same time many of his poem reflect sharp satire against all hypocrasies including social, political and religious.