Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (Bengali: শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়) (born 2 November 1935) is a famous writer in Bengali language. His stories for younger readers are as famous as those aimed at adults.

1 Life
2 Works
3 Works for younger audience
4 Comics from his stories
5 Thrillers
6 Awards

[edit] Life

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in Bikrampur ( currently in Munshiganj District), now in Bangladesh. He spent his childhood in Bihar and many places in Bengal and Assam accompanying his father, who worked in the railways. He passed intermediate from the Victoria College, Calcutta before taking a Masters in Bengali from the Calcutta University.

Shirshendu started his career as a school teacher and is now on the staff of the Ananda Bazar Patrika at Kolkata. He is associated with a Bengali magazine called Desh.

Spiritually, Shirshendu is heavily influenced by the hindu sub-sect of Anukul Thakur. Many of his books are dedicated with a salutation 'Ra-Swa'. Ra-Swa stands for Radha Swami (this is a standard salutation for followers of Anukul-Thakur).

[edit] Works

His first novel Ghunpoka was published in the annual Puja edition of Desh. His first children's novel was called Manojder Adbhut Baari.

Some of his works include:

Ghunpoka

parthibo

Maanab jamin

Paarapaar

Manojader adbhut baari

Haripurer harek kaanda

Baangaler america darshan

Ekaadashi o bhut

charadik

Golmal

akranta

pherighaat

madhur janya

shreshhha galpa

galpa-samagra (2 volumes)

ashukher pare

aadam ibh o andhakaar

ujaan

kaagajer bau

kaapurushh

gati

churi

chokh

jaal

durabin

nilu hajrar hatyaarahasya

pidimer aalo

phajal aali esechhe

phulchor

bikeler mrityu

jao pakhi

laal nil manush

shyaola

shiulir gandha

Shada Beral, Kalo Beral

[edit] Works for younger audience

Manojder adbhut bari

Pagla saheber kabor

Bonny

Patashgarer jangale

Boxer ratan

Gourer kabach

Patalghar

Haripurer harek kando

Nabiganjer daitya

Hirer angti

Gajananer Kouto

Nababganjer Agantuk

Kunjapukurer Kando

Nrisingha Rahasya

Raghab Babur Bari

Hetam-Garh er Guptodhon

Bhuture Ghori

Jhiler Dhare Bari

Solo Nombor Fatik Ghosh

Dakater Vaipo

Mohun Ray er Bansi

Dudh Sayorer Dwip

Golmal

Sonar Medel

Chhayamoy

Chakropurer Chakkore

Ghorpanche Prangobindo

Bipin Babur Bipod

Jhikorgachhay Jhonjhat

Harano kakatua

Sadhu Babar Lathi

Aghorganger ghoralo byapar

[edit] Comics from his stories

Bipinbabur Bipad has generated a comics. Artwork by Swapn Debnath actually have the real essence of the original story in the comics. The 48-page comics was published in monthly issues of Anandamela (Sept 2006 to Dec 2006).
Another story Nababganjer Agantuk, is now in the process of becoming an interesting action comics by Visual Literature Entertainment, a group of new generation comics creators.

[edit] Thrillers

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay showed equal talent in writing thrillers like Shada Beral, Kalo Beral, and even started a series with detective Shabar Dasgupta in the lead. But somehow this series did not click among his readers, so he discontinued writing this series.