BABUL DEY
"Babul Dey (b. 1958) is an author, editor, artist, and philatelist whose work spans art, culture, history, and heritage studies. He holds a Master's degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Calcutta and trained in painting under Dipok Dey and Professor Chittaranjan Das. A founding member and secretary of the art society Fourth Dimension, he has participated in numerous exhibitions and received several awards. He has authored, edited, and compiled several books in English and Bengali. An avid collector of rare books and a noted philatelist, he served on the Philatelic Advisory Committee of the Department of Posts, Government of India (201517 and 201921). His acclaimed publications include Mapping the Indian Ocean, The Twenty-First Century India-Myanmar Relations, and Rammohun Roy: Portraits and Busts."