Abir Gupta was born on May 19, 1962. He completed his Higher Secondary education in Science in 1980. He graduated with honors in Applied Geology from Jadavpur University and later obtained a postgraduate degree in the same field. Since 1989, he has been working at the Geological Survey of India. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Geological Association and Research Center.

His first written work was published in Anandabazar Patrika in 2001. His first mystery novel was published in Anandamela magazine in 2003. To date, he has published numerous scientific articles, essays, novels, short stories, and features in both English and Bengali in national and international journals and magazines. He has also been associated for a long time with the editorial work of two geology magazines.