Syed Mustafa Siraj
Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Mythical Man (Aleek Manush), considered his most lauded work. In 2005, his short story "Ranirghater Brittanto" was made into the film Faltu by Anjan Das. He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. He is the creator of the detective character Colonel Niladri Sarkar a.k.a. "Goenda Colonel", the Detective Colonel.
Syed Mustafa Siraj | |
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| Born | 14 October 1930 Khoshbaspur, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 4 September 2012 (aged 81) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Pen name | Iblish |
| Occupation | Writer (essayist, novelist, story writer) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Aleek Manush (novel)
Neel Gharer Nati (1966) Amartya Premkatha (1988) Trinabhumi (Novel) Inspector Bramha (Novel) Bhoutik Galpo Samagra Tara asoriri |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi, Bankim Puraskar, Bhuyalka Puraskar, Ananda Puraskar |
| Spouse | Hasne Ara Siraj |
| Children | Abhijit Siraj,Anita Siraj |
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