Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (Bengali:শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935)[4] is aBengali author fromIndia. He has written stories for both adults and children.[5] He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuthsBarodacharan andShabor Dasgupta.[6]
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born inMymensingh[2] (now inBangladesh) on 2 November 1935. The Mukhopadhyays were originally from Bainkhara,Bikrampur (nowMunshiganj). Duringpartition his family migrated to Kolkata.[7] He spent his childhood inBihar and many places inBengal andAssam accompanying his father, who worked in the railways. He passed intermediate from the Victoria College,Koch Bihar before taking a Masters inBengali fromCalcutta University.
Mukhopadhyay started his career as a school teacher and is now on the staff ofAnandabazar Patrika atKolkata. He is associated with the Bengali magazineDesh.[8]
"Jal Taranga" was his first story published in the magazine "Desh" in 1959. After 7/8 years of writing storyGhunpoka was his first novel published in the annualPuja edition of the magazineDesh. His first children's novel was calledManojder Adbhut Bari.
Manojader Adbhut Baari: His first work, about a teenage boy named Manoj and his weird family. The story revolves around a photo of Prince, Manoj's family, teachers and neighbours. First published in July 1978.
