Niladri Sarkar
Niladri Sarkar or Colonel Niladri Sarkar is a fictional detective character created by Bengali novelist Syed Mustafa Siraj. Some of the Colonel stories written for children were translated into English. 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. 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. 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. Some of are: Adaptation. In 2013 a film "Colonel" was released under the direction of Raja Sen. Chiranjeet played the titular role and Saheb Chatterjee played as Jayanta.