Samaresh Majumdar
Samares Mazumdar (born 10 March 1944) is an Indian writer from West Bengal, India. He is best known for his Animesh series of novels, the second of which ("Kalbela") won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984. He is also known for creating the detective character Arjun, who is the central character of the 2013 film "Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan". The Bengali film "Buno Haansh", which released on 15 August 2014, is also based on his novel of the same name, which was published in Pujabarshiki Anondolok. Early life and education. Mazumdar spent his childhood years in the tea  gardens of Dooars, Gairkata in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. He was a student of the Jalpaiguri Zilla School, Jalpaiguri. He completed his bachelor's in Bengali from Scottish Church College in Kolkata. Followed by a Masters in Bengali Literature from University of Calcutta. His first story appeared in "Desh" literary magazine in 1967. "Dour" ("Run") was his first novel, which was published in "Desh" in 1976. He was associated with the Ananda Bazar Prakashana, a major publishing house in Calcutta. Genre. Mazumdar is a versatile writer though many of his novels have a touch of thrill and suspense attached  to them. His novels include "Aath Kuthuri Noy Daraja", "Bandinibash", "Daybadhha", and "Buno Haansher Palak". Perhaps his most famous novel is "Saatkahon". Being a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres, Samares Mazumdar has worked on short stories, novels, travelogues and children's fiction. His quartet of "Uttoradhikar", "Kalbela" "Kalpurush" and " Mousalkal" is now considered as a modern classic.