 Chandan received an Alpha Beta Honorary Mention Award in 1971 for his first book of poetry, "Byabiloner Shunya Baagaane".His literature and mail art have been published in magazines and online media in India, the US, Italy, Bangladesh and Brazil.Chandan has been indexed in "Who’s Who of Indian Writers" (published by Sahitya Akademi), "Asian Writers Who's Who, The International Authors and Writers Who's Who, Reference Asia