He was interned as a 'revolutionary suspect' and could not appear in the college examinations. He then took admission at Rajendra College in Faridpur but had to leave the town on on political grounds. Narayan Gangopadhyay matriculated from Dinajpur Zila School in 1933. Because his father would be transferred often, he studied in Dinajpur, Faridpur, Barisal and Kolkata.

His father, Pramathnath Gangopadhyay, was a police officer. His paternal side had their roots in the village of Basudebpara, Nalchira in Gournadi thana of Barisal district. Narayan Gangopadhyay was born as Taraknath Gangopadhyay in Baliadingi in Dinjapur district of Bengal in 1918. He was awarded the literary awards Basumati Literary Prize (1968). Renuka Ganguly died on 10 February 2010 whereas, Basabi Roy Chowdhury recently died on 17 December 2021, and was survived by 6 children, and grandchildren. His wife Renuka Ganguly and daughter Basabi Roy Chowdhury were also eminent writers and teachers.

He married his brother in law's niece Renuka Devi, with whom he had his only daughter Basabi(Bani).

He introduced the endearing character of Tenida in his famous stories of Children's literature. Narayan Gangopadhyay (4 February 1918 – 8 November 1970), also known as Narayan Ganguly, was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer, and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature. Basabi Roy Chowdhury (Ganguly) (from Renuka Ganguly), Arijit Ganguly

টেনিদা সমগ্র by Narayan Gangopadhyay