Syed Mustafa Siraj

Syed Mustafa Siraj
Syed Mustafa Siraj
Syed Mustafa Siraj
Born(1930-10-14)14 October 1930
Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died4 September 2012(2012-09-04) (aged 81)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Pen nameIblis
Occupation
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
Alma materBerhampore College
PeriodContemporary
Genres
Years active1962–2012
Notable works
  • Aleek Manush
  • Neel Gharer Nati (1966)
  • Colonel Niladri Sarkar
  • Amartya Premkatha (1988)
  • Trinabhumi
  • Inspector Bramha
  • Bhautik Galpa Samagra
  • Tara Ashariri
Notable awards
SpouseHasne Ara Siraj
Children
  • Abhijit Siraj
  • Anita Siraj
ParentsSyed Abdur Rahman Ferdausi (father)
Anwara Begum (mother)

Syed Mustafa Siraj (Bengali pronunciation: [soi̯od̪ must̪afa ʃiɾad͡ʒ]; 14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer.[1][2][3] In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Aleek Manush (Mythical Man), considered his most lauded work.[2] 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.[2] He is the creator of the detective character Colonel Niladri Sarkar a.k.a. "Goenda Colonel", the Detective Colonel.[3]

  1. ^ Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty (26 August 2012). "So says Siraj". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Ziya Us Salam (5 September 2012). "Voice of the 'other' India falls silent". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Literary world to miss its bohemian genius". The Times of India. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.