Question

Who is the author of the 'Byomkesh Bakshi Stories’?
1. Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
2. Ritwik Ghatak
3. Satyajit Ray
4. David Davidar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

The correct answer is Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.

• Saradindu Bandopadhyay authored 32 Byomkesh stories from 1932 to 1970 prior to his death.
• The stories are all written in traditional formal Bengali language.
• The first story of 'Byomkesh Bakshi Stories’ was Satyanweshi in 1932.
• The last story of 'Byomkesh Bakshi Stories’ was Bishupal Bodh in 1970.

• The most brilliant and versatile Byomkesh Bakshi cinema is Chiriyakhana, directed by Oscar winning director Satyajit Ray.
• Saradindu Bandopadhyay published his first work, Jaubansmriti, a collection of poems in 1919.
• Kaler Mandira, GaurMallar,  Tumi Sandhyar Megh, and  Kumarsambhaber Kabi are fictions writtings of him.