Samaresh Majumdar

Samaresh Majumdar (Bengali: সমরেশ মজুমদার; born 10 March 1942) is a well-known contemporary Bengali writer from West Bengal, India. He is best known for his Animesh series of novels, the second of which (Kalbela) won the Sahitya Akademi prize in 1984 (see Animesh quartet). He is also known for creation of 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 titled Buno Haansh which was published in Pujabarshiki Anondolok.

He 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 bachelors in Bengali from Scottish Church College in Kolkata. 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.

Samaresh Majumdar is a versatile writer though many of his novels have a touch of thrill and suspense attached to it. His novels like Aath Kuthuri Noy Daraja, Bandinibash, Daybadhha, Buno Haansher Palak etc. proves testimony to the fact. But perhaps his most famous novel is Saatkahon. Being a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres, Samares Mazumdar has worked upon short stories, novels, travelogues and children's fiction.His Trilogy Uttoradhikar,Kalbela & Kalpurush is now considered as modern classic.

Till date he is writing for Uttar Banga Sambad, a leading News paper publish from North Bengal namely Soja Sapta

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