Narayan Gangopadhyay (Bengali: নারায়ণ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়) (1918–1970), (also known as Narayan Ganguly was a renowned South Asian writer, poet, essayist, who was born at Baliadingi in Dinajpur Dinajpur in undivided Bengal, on 4 February 1918, son of Pramathanath Gangopadhyay. Named Taraknath Gangopadhyay, he took up 'Narayan' as his penname. His forefathers lived at Nalchira of Basudebpur in Barisal district.