![]() He turned to writing poetry and short stories. One day he got tired of this life and felt he had a wider life spreading around him. ![]() These experiences would influence his later writing. In those days, he used to perform whole nights and sleep during the day. He traveled rural West Bengal including the districts of Murshidabad, Malda, Burdwan, Birbhum and also performed in Kolkata. In his youth he was involved with Leftist politics and was active with the folk drama group Aalkaap for six years (1950–56) where he played the flute and was a teacher of folk dance and drama. His mother who wrote poetry was influential. He grew up in a home with a strong literary background surrounded by books and familiarity with several languages including Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. Syed Mustafa Siraj was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930. He is the creator of the detective character Colonel Niladri Sarkar a.k.a. ![]() He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. In 2005, his short story "Ranirghater Brittanto" was made into the film Faltu by Anjan Das. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Mythical Man ( Aleek Manush), considered his most lauded work. Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer. Sahitya Akademi, Bankim Puraskar, Bhuyalka Puraskar, Ananda Puraskar Writer (essayist, novelist, story writer) Khoshbaspur, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
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