Sumanto Chattopadhyay

Sumanto Chattopadhyay is an Indian writer known as The English Nut, who chats up words like old friends with scandalous pasts. An advertising veteran, actor and author of Stories of Words and Phrases, he was formerly Chief Creative Officer and Chairman of 82.5 Communications and Executive Creative Director, South Asia, at Ogilvy, earning honours at Cannes Lions, Clios and the One Show along the way. Since 2019, his award-winning channel The English Nut has built a following of over 150,000 subscribers with weekly videos on vocabulary, grammar and etymology. In his book, he uncovers the surprising journeys of words across history, cultures and centuries, showing that the hidden history of words can be as gripping as detective fiction and every bit as entertaining.

Sumanto Chattopadhyay adalah seorang penulis asal India yang dikenal sebagai The English Nut, yang mengajak berbincang dengan kata-kata layaknya sahabat lama dengan masa lalu yang penuh skandal. Seorang veteran periklanan, aktor, dan penulis buku Stories of Words and Phrases, ia sebelumnya menjabat sebagai Chief Creative Officer dan Chairman di 82.5 Communications serta Executive Creative Director, South Asia, di Ogilvy, dan telah meraih berbagai penghargaan di Cannes Lions, Clios, dan One Show. Sejak 2019, kanalnya yang meraih penghargaan, The English Nut, telah membangun basis pengikut lebih dari 150,000 orang melalui video mingguan tentang kosakata, tata bahasa, dan etimologi. Dalam bukunya, ia mengungkap perjalanan menakjubkan kata-kata sepanjang sejarah, budaya, dan berabad-abad, menunjukkan bahwa sejarah tersembunyi di balik kata-kata bisa sama memikatnya dengan fiksi detektif dan sama menghiburnya.