Arnab Ray

Arnab Ray
BornKolkata, India
Pen nameGreatbong
Occupation
  • Research scientist
  • blogger
  • novelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityIndian
EducationBE, Jadavpur University
PhD, Stony Brook University
GenreSatire
Horror
Crime-thriller
Drama
Years active2004–present
Notable worksThe Greatbong Blog
May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss
The Mine
Website
greatbong.net

Arnab Ray is an Indian novelist, blogger, podcaster who currently lives in the United States. While finishing his PhD at Stony Brook University,[1] he started his blog with the name Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind, in August 2004,[2] using Greatbong (bong is an Indian slang for Bengali) as his pen name. The blog focuses on satirical social and political commentary.

Ray embarked on his writing career with May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss, a non-fiction book that came out in 2010, and contained much of the commentary that Ray was known for by then through his blog. This was followed by The Mine, a psychological horror novel that came out in 2012, followed by books in the drama[3] and crime-thriller[4] genres. His last novel The Mahabharata Murders was adapted as a web series Mahabharat Murders on the Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi.[5][6]

In 2019, Ray renamed his blog as The Greatbong Blog and started a podcast called Attention Pliss!.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ Basu, Dyuti (7 August 2017). "Meet internet's funniest Bengali". The Asian Age. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ greatbong (20 August 2004). "Start of a new life". The Greatbong Blog & Podcast. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ Varma, Nikhil (5 October 2014). "Back from the dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ Dutta, Nirmalya (7 November 2016). "Book Review: Arnab Ray's Sultan of Delhi is a desi Godfather-style thriller". DNA India. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mahabharat Murders - Trailer". hoichoi.tv. 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Hoichoi's new content slate promises lots to explore". telegraphindia.com. 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "On the Podcasting couch..." Deccan Herald. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan (24 March 2019). "Podcast picks: These shows will guide you through India's hectic election season". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 18 November 2019.