Syed Mustafa Siraj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Syed Mustafa Siraj

writer

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 04-Sep-2012

Profession: writer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer.
In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Mythical Man (Aleek Manush), considered his most lauded work.
In 2005, his short story "Ranirghater Brittanto" was made into the film Faltu by Anjan Das.
He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories.
He is the creator of the detective character Colonel Niladri Sarkar a.k.a.
"Goenda Colonel", the Detective Colonel.