Asitkumar Bandyopadhyay(3rd June,1920 – 21 March, 2003) was historian of Bengali literature, professor, researcher and former president of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi. He got famous due to his book Bangla Sahityer Itibritta which is published in nine volumes.^[2]

Asitkumar Banerjee's best work is Bangla sahityer itibritta,^{[lower-alpha 1]}a detailed history of Bengali literature published in nine volumes. Two easy-to-read versions of this book, Complete History of Bengali Literature and Short History of Bengali Literature are also authored by him. Other books written by him are written on the Bengali Renaissance. Notable among these are 19th century and Bengali literature,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Bangla Sahitye Bidyasagar,^{[lower-alpha 3]}Sahitya Jigyasay Rabindranath,^{[lower-alpha 4]}(in two volumes)etc. Among his edited books Shreshta Kaha Shreshtha Sukta, Jaivan Kaha Kagar Jeevan, Satyendra Rachnavoli, Vidyasagar Rachnavli, Sanjeev Rachnavli are notable. He also authored some books of Sahitya Parishat Patrika.^[3] He also has an autobiography called Smriti Bismriti Darpan. In addition, after researching about the book Kalki Avatar and Muhammad Sahib(written by the Indian scholar Ved Prakash Upadhyay), he translated and expanded the Hindu scriptures(Vedas and Puranas) under the name of Muhammad.^[2]

Apart from being president of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi, he was the Research Fellow of the Asiatic Society under Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay of Bengali language and literature. He has also gone abroad for several conferences and guest lectures. In 1981 he attended the International Buddha Mahabhava Conference at Oxford University and in 1996 he was a visiting professor at the University of Arizona. Asitkumar has received several awards and honors as a thinker and researcher. His wife Vinita Gangopadhyay(29 April 1925- 15 April 2006), professor of history at Howrah Girls' College, wrote historical novels and travelogues under the pseudonym Sukanya.^[2]