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{{Short description|Indian novelist and screenwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}{{Infobox writer 
| image = Writer Atul Kumar Rai receiving Dainik Jagran Navankur Award.jpg
| imagesize =
| name = Atul Kumar Rai
| caption = Rai receiving Dainik Jagran Navankur Award
| pseudonym =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|02|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ballia]], India
| occupation = [[Novelist]] [[Screenwriter]] [[Lyricist]]
| period = 2022 to present
| genre = [[Fiction]], [[Short story|Short Stories]]
| education = [[Banaras Hindu University]] (B. Mus, Tabla ), (MPA. [[Musicology]], Ugc Net
| movement =
| notableworks = [[Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga]]
Chandpur ki Chanda
Ishq Banarasi (Audio Series )
| influenced =
| website = {{URL|http://www.atulkumarrai.com}}
| awards = [[Sahitya Academy]] [[Yuva Puraskar]]
Dainik Jagran Srijan Samman
}}

'''Atul Kumar Rai''' (born 19 February 1992) is an Indian [[Hindi]] novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of ''Chandpur ki Chanda'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jansatta.com/arts-and-literature/young-novelist-atul-kumar-rai-newly-created-novel-chandpur-ki-chanda-boasts-of-beats-of-rural-life/2061374/ | title=ग्रामीण जीवन की धड़कन को समेटे हुए है 'चांदपुर की चंदा' | date=26 February 2022 }}</ref> which was awarded the 2023 [[Yuva Puraskar]] for Hindi language works by the [[Sahitya Akademi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/story/sahitya-akademi-announces-yuwa-sahitya-puraskar-2023-atul-kumar-rai-for-hindi-anirudh-kanisetti-for-english-1721485-2023-06-23 | title=साहित्य अकादेमी युवा पुरस्कार 2023 घोषित, हिंदी में अतुल कुमार राय और अंग्रेजी में अनिरुद्ध कानिसेट्टी | date=23 June 2023 }}</ref> He is also a dialogue writer of the 2022 film ''[[Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga]]''.

== Personal life ==
Atul Kumar Rai was born on 19 February 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=लेखक अतुल कुमार राय का व्यक्तित्व |url=https://www.hindisamay.com/writer/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF.cspx?id=3300&name=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF}}</ref> His father is a farmer. Atul completed his high school at Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir [[Sikanderpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sikanderpur]] Ballia. After intermediate, he completed his graduation in [[Tabla]] from [[Banaras Hindu University]] and has played Tabla in many national-level Music programs. During their post-graduation in [[Musicology]] from Banaras Hindu University, his interest shifted towards [[Hindi literature]]. He decided to become a full-time writer. and started writing a weekly Hindi blog. His blogs became popular in social media and were published in national newspapers like [[Dainik Jagran]] and [[Dainik Bhaskar|Daink Bhaskar]]. People praised his writing style and suggested writing a novel.<ref>{{Cite news |title=शेरदिल के डायलॉग राइटर अतुल कुमार राय:पढ़ने-खाने के पैसे नहीं थे, तो तबला बजाने लगा |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/db-original/news/pankaj-tripathi-movie-dialogue-script-writer-atul-kumar-rai-journey-130247917.html |work=}}</ref>

== Writing career ==
Atul's debut novel is Chandpur ki Chanda which has generated the attention of thousands of readers from all over India. Many national news portals, such as [[Jansatta]], [[DNA News|DNA]], [[Times Now Navbharat]], and [[Amar Ujala]] have written about the novel and praised his unique writing style.<ref>{{Cite news |title=राजनीति और प्रेम के बीच गांव की मिट्टी में ले जाती है 'चांदपुर की चंदा' |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/lifestyle/article/book-review-hindi-chandpur-ki-chanda-author-atul-kumar-rai/391645}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=उपन्यास समीक्षा - चाँदपुर की चंदा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/book-review/chaandpur-ki-chanda-book-review-in-hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=चांदपुर की चंदा' में है राजनीति और प्रेम के साथ देश-दुनिया के तमाम मुद्दों का कॉकटेल |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/hindi/india/analysis-book-review-chandpur-ki-chanda-written-atul-kumar-rai-4011399}}</ref> In 2023 [[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Academy]] awarded [[Yuva Puraskar]] for Chandpur ki Chanda.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2023: अतुल कुमार राय और सूर्यनाथ सिंह को साहित्य अकादमी युवा तथा बाल पुरस्कार |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/literature/atul-kumar-rai-sahitya-akademi-yuva-puraskar-and-suryanath-singh-sahitya-akademi-bal-sahitya-puraskar-2023-6631745.html}}</ref> After the immense love of readers and the Sahitya Akademi Award, Dainik Jagran [[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Survey]] placed this novel at number two in the list of Hindi bestsellers in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=जागरण बेस्टसेलर, दूसरे स्थान पर हिंद युग्म से प्रकाशित अतुल कुमार राय की पुस्तक 'चांदपुर की चंदा' |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/literature/sahitya-sansar-piyush-mishra-manav-kaul-ashutosh-rana-nilotpal-mrinal-and-divya-prakash-dubey-become-jagran-best-seller-list-jagran-samvadi-7868720.html}}</ref> in 2025 Atul Received Dainik Jagran Navankur Samman By Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] and famous lyricist [[Prasoon Joshi]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=साहित्य सृजन सम्मान: पीयूष मिश्रा, शकील आजमी समेत इन लेखकों को मिला बेस्टसेलर की श्रेणी में पुरस्कार |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-dainik-jagran-kriti-samman-bestselling-authors-honored-in-2024-40006258.html#google_vignette |work=Dainik Jagran}}</ref>

His film writing career started with a short film The Suicide Note For which Atul got the best writer award at the [[Nirmal Pandey]] film festival Nainital.<ref>{{Cite news |title=बलिया के अतुल को मिला शार्ट फिल्म के लिए बेस्ट राइटर का अवार्ड |url=https://www.hindusthansamachar.in/Encyc/2021/8/11/ballia-writer-atul-kumar-rai-awarded-film.php}}</ref> His Film writing career in Bollywood started with [[Pankaj Tripathi|Pankaj Tripathi's]] Sherdil the Pilibhit Saga which was directed by [[Srijit Mukherji|Srijit Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=पंकज त्रिपाठी की फिल्म 'शेरदिल द पीलीभीत सागा' इस दिन होगी रिलीज बलिया के लाल इस भूमिका में आएगा नज़र |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/uttar-pradesh/pankaj-tripathi-new-movie-sherdil-the-pilibhit-saga-release-on-june-24-2022-spup/1183805}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.atulkumarrai.com/ Official blog]
* {{IMDb name|12875385}}

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