Born 1953, Kolkata, West Bengal, Manoj Mitra says -"Paintings fascinated me from my very childhood. I used to doodle with paints and brushes then. An inner compulsive force tries to surface through paints and I am compelled to express it through my works".

Graduated from the Govt. College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, 1977, Manoj has many exhibitions to his credit, both solo and group exhibitions; in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. Manoj has been the recipient of many awards: Governor's Award in 1975 and 1976, Academy of Fine Arts award 1977, 4th Govt of W.B. Exhibition award in 1988, certificate of merit from Govt. College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, 1974. His collections are displayed at the Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi and Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan. He is a member of the Society of Contemporary Artists since 1984.