Nitya Gopal Kundu, widely known as Nitun Kundu was a painter, designer, sculptor, and industrialist. Kundu was born in Dinajpur district to his Kayastha parents Gnanendranath Kundu and Binapani Kundu on December 3, 1935. Kundu graduated from Dhaka Art College (now the Institute of Fine Arts) in 1959. In the years leading up to 1971, he worked at the United States Information Service (USIS) in Dhaka designing exhibits and graphics. In 1975, following a brief stint at Bitopi advertising agency, Kundu established his own company, a furniture store featuring his designs, Otobi.
Nitun Kundu received the Ekushey Padak in 1997.
His last participation in a group event was in June 2006 at the Dhaka Art Camp at Savar, organized by Bengal Foundation.
Kundu died of old age complications at Ibrahim Memorial Cardiac Centre in Dhaka Friday morning.