Saradindu Bandopadhyay (1899–1970)

Saradindu Bandopadhyay (1899–1970), the Bengali novelist, playwright and scriptwriter, is perhaps best-known for his immortal Byomkesh Bakshi stories, written in a span of four decades between 1932 and 1970. He was a master of several prose genres and wrote the award-winning historical novel Tungabhadrar Tire as well as screenplays for Bengali cinema and the Bombay Talkies. His major works include Jhinder Bondi, Chiriyakhana, Jatismar and Bahu Juger Opar Hote.