Niladri Sarkar

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Colonel
Niladri Sarkar
Colonel character
First appearanceChaya Pore
Last appearanceHu-Humba Rahasya
Created by Syed Mustafa Siraj
In-universe information
Full nameNiladri Sarkar
GenderMale
Title Colonel
OccupationRetired Colonel
Nature Specialist
Nationality Indian
AquantancesJayanta
Detective Haldarmashai
Shasthi Charan
ResidenceElliot Road, Kolkata

Niladri Sarkar or Colonel Niladri Sarkar is a fictional detective character created by Bengali novelist Syed Mustafa Siraj. [1] [2] Some of the Colonel stories written for children were translated into English. [3]

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Character

Niladri Sarkar is a retired Colonel of the Indian Army, jovial and looking like Santa Claus. He introduces himself as a nature specialist, butterfly collector and ornithologist. [4] The Colonel smokes a pipe and is fond of Coffee. Most of the Colonel stories are narrated by Jayanta Chowdhury, a reporter of Dainik Satyasebak Patrika. Jayanta is a lazy journalist who accompanies him on his missions. Sometimes Mr. K. K. Halder, a bit eccentric retired police officer also joins with colonel Sarkar. Colonel likes quoting Bengali proverbs and nursery rhymes. He maintains a good temperament while solving mystery. Colonel solves complex cases in his own ingenious way. [5] [6]

Stories

The first story of Colonel Niladri Sarkar 'Chaya Pore' was published serially in Amrit Magazine in 1970. Thereafter Siraj wrote hundreds of stories for teen and adults. [7] Some of are:

Adaptation

In 2013 a film Colonel was released under the direction of Raja Sen. [8] Chiranjeet played the titular role and Saheb Chatterjee played as Jayanta. [9] [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ VOL-1, Syed Mustafa Siraj (2012). Colonel Samagra (Bengali). Kolkata: Dey's Publishing. ISBN   978-8129516633.
  3. ↑ "So says Siraj". thehindu.com. August 26, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Siraj is in happy company: Raja Sen". The Times of India. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. ISBN   9788126012213 . Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Saheb Chatterjee in "GOYENDA GOGOL" and "THE COLONEL" Bengali New Crime Mystery Detective Movies". washingtonbanglaradio.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ Vol 2, Syed Mustafa Siraj (2007). Kishore Colonel Samagra. Kolkata: Dey’s Publishing. ISBN   978-8129522481.
  8. ↑ "Siraj is in happy company: Raja Sen - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  9. ↑ "Arjun by Samaresh Majumdar - Famous Bengali detectives who have made it to the big screen". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  10. ↑ Sen, Jash. "Go goyenda! A guide to the Bengali detectives who made it to the screen and the ones who need to". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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