Hemendrakumar Roy

Hemendrakumar Roy ( _bn. হেমেন্দ্রকুমার রায়) (1888-1963) was a Bengali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language. He is also the translator of the "Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyám into Bengali.

Early life

Son of Radhikaprasad Roy, Hemendrakumar Roy was born in Kolkata in 1888. His first published work was a short-story "Amar Kahini" that appeared in "Basudha" in 1903. In 1916, he joined the circle of writers that published in the "Bharati" journal edited by Sourindramohan Mukherjee and Manilal Ganguly.

Creative years

In 1925, Hemendrakumar Ray became the editor of "Nachghar". Apart from this journal, he helped edit other literary magazines including "Rongmoshal." During the next few decades, Hemendrakumar Ray wrote over 80 books for children. He was monumental in contributing a body of detective, horror, and science-fiction work that would form a substantial portion of the early literature for children in Bengali. In 1930, he wrote his first detective story which was published in "Mouchak". The name of his detective was Jayanta who was in turn helped by Manik. The received help from Inspector Sundarbabu. He also wrote numerous essays, short stories, and novels for adults. He was also a painter and the choreographer for Shishirkumar Bhaduri's "Seeta". One of his short stories "Sindur Chupri" was translated into German and was included in a collection of short stories.

elect bibliography

*"Bhorer purabi"
*"Malachandan"
*"Mayakanan"
*"Amabashyar raat"
*"Andhakarer bandhu"
*"Jader dekhechi"
*"Jokher dhon"
*"Bangla rongaloy o Shishirkumar"
*"Omar Khayyamer rubaiyat"

References

* [http://www.abasar.net/bk_main.asp?what=B00500 A short biography of Hemendrakumar Roy in Bengali]