Priyanath Mukhopadhyay

Priyanath Mukhopadhyay
Born1855
Chuadanga, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1947
Calcutta, India
OccupationAuthor
police inspector
LanguageBengali
CitizenshipIndia
Notable worksDarogar Daptar

Priyanath Mukhopadhyay (4 June 1855 – 20 June 1947)[1][2] was a Bengali writer and police detective in Calcutta during the British era.[3] He is considered a pioneer in the field of mystery and detective fiction in Bengali literature.[4]

  1. ^ Roy, Pinaki (2008). The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading of the Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi Stories. Sarup & Sons. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-81-7625-849-4.
  2. ^ "প্রিয়নাথ মুখোপাধ্যায় - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ Kannabiran, Kalpana; Singh, Ranbir (11 November 2008). Challenging The Rules(s) of Law: Colonialism, Criminology and Human Rights in India. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-3665-7.
  4. ^ "'Detective fiction' back in vogue, courtesy Bengal cops". The Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
    - "কী করে খুন করি". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
    - "বঙ্গের গোয়েন্দা-চরিত্র". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
    - Bag, Shamik (17 January 2015). "Calcutta noir". Livemint. Retrieved 4 May 2020.