Gautam Chandra Chunder was born on 23rd August, 1956 to famous Chunder family of Bowbazar, Kolkata. His family surroundings made his intellect shine in various aspects of creative writings. His schooling ended when he was in class X at Hindu School in 1973 because of political unrest. Thereafter he has read extensively at home on various subjects but his first love is Poetry-Bhakti literature is his obsession.

His books are (in Bengali) Hey Duranta Yatri(1986), Buddha Aamar Bhalobasa(2001), Gandhi Chalechhen(2001), Kothay Paleo Jarey(2002), Amu Jaiprakasher Anugasm(2004) and Buddha Aarmar Bhalobasao Anyanya(2005). His English books are Buddha My Love (2003), From God to Madonna (2004) and Mahabir Toma Kay (2011). A new book of Vaishnova & Shakte poems named "Dehi Padapallav" will be published in September, 2011.

He is recipient of Editor's Choice Award 1996(twice) awarded by the National Library of Poetry, Maryland, U.S.A. for original English poems and anthologised. In 1998, he received Disbari Prize for Bengali poetry. In 2005 he received Sufi National Award for communal Harmony by Indian Sufi Samaj for creative spiritual poetry, Avishek Padak Sammanona by Avishek Shahitya Patrika, Kushtia, Bangladesh in October 2010.

He still writes on various subjects in Bengali and English.

Awarded Special momento for poetry by Taltala Public Library (2008)

Editor : "Mission Donpan" (Bengali Buddhist Monthly), Elected as a Vice President of United Buddhist Welfare Organisation.