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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Nihar Ranjan Gupta<br />
| image = Nihar_Ranjan_Gupta.jpg<br />
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| caption = Nihar Ranjan Gupta<br />
| native_name = নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1911|6|6}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1986|2|20|1911|6|6}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Physician, novelist, script writer<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| known_for = [[Kiriti Roy]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nihar Ranjan Gupta''' ({{lang-bn|নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত}}), pen name(ছদ্মনাম) 'Banbhatta'(বানভট্ট), (6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novelist. He is the creator of the fictional detective character [[Kiriti Roy]]. Some of his writings were made into films of [[Bengal]] and [[Bollywood]].<ref name="sbc">{{cite encyclopedia |editor1-last=Sengupta |editor1-first=Subhodh Chandra |editor2-last=Basu |editor2-first=Anjali |encyclopedia=Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Bibliographical Dictionary) |script-title=bn:নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত |trans-title=Nihar Ranjan Gupta |language=bn |edition=4th |date=January 2002 |publisher=Shishu Sahitya Samsad |volume=Volume 2 |location=Kolkata |isbn=81-85626-65-0 |page=168|title=Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan }}</ref><ref name="abp">{{cite news |title=Kolkatar Kadcha |newspaper=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=27 June 2011 |page=4}}</ref><ref name="jinfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.jessore.info/index.php?option=content&page=details&value=229 |script-title=bn:নীহার রঞ্জন গুপ্ত |last1=Bipul |first1=Mohammad Hasanuzzaman |last2=Shanta |first2=Samiul Amin |publisher=Jessore.Info |language=bn |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Gupta came from a Kabiraj family of Itna village under [[Lohagara Upazila, Narail|Lohagara police station]], in the district of Jessore, presently in the [[Narail district]] of [[Bangladesh]]. He was born to Satya Ranjan Gupta and Labangalata Devi on 6 June 1911, in [[Kolkata]] where his father used to work. He spent his childhood in [[Kolkata]]. Due to his father's transferable job, he had to attend several schools, including Gaibandha High School.<ref name="jinfo"/> In 1930 he passed Matriculation from [[Konnagar]] High School.<ref name="jinfo"/> After completing his I.Sc. from [[Krishnagar Government College]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], he took admission to [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital|Carmichael Medical College]].<ref name="jinfo"/> While a student at the college, his elder sister died of scorpion sting. Young Gupta vowed to earn higher degree in the medical sciences to serve the ill.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
During the [[Second World War]] Gupta served as an army doctor and was posted to various places, including [[Chittagong]], [[Burma]] and Egypt.<ref name="sbc"/> After the war he completed post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom, specialising in dermatology. On his return he joined the [[Calcutta Medical College]]. In his career as a physician he was associated with several hospitals in India.<ref name="sbc"/> After the Partition, his family permanently migrated to [[Kolkata]] in 1947.<ref name="bn24">{{cite news |script-title=bn:নড়াইলে সুলতানের শিশুস্বর্গ এখন জুয়াড়িদের আখড়া |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=07d5938693cc3903b261e1a3844590ed&nttl=201009037265 |newspaper=Banglanews24.com |date=3 September 2010 |language=bn |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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As a child Gupta always dreamed of becoming a writer. He once went to Shantiniketan to seek the blessings of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and took his autograph.<ref name="abp"/> At the age of eighteen he composed his first novel, ''Rajkumar''. After schooling, Gupta took admission in the [[Calcutta Medical College]], then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. During his stay in England he developed a keen interest in detective stories and met [[Agatha Christie]].<ref name="abp"/> After coming back to India, he wrote his first detective novel, ''[[Kalo Bhramar]]'' (meaning ''The Black Hornet''), which launched his detective character [[Kiriti Roy]] [কিরীটী রায়]. In his literary career Gupta has composed over two hundred novels, plays, short stories and essays. The most popular among them are ''Ulka'', ''Badshah'', ''Lalubhulu'', ''Uttarphalguni'', ''Asti Bhagirathi Tire'', ''Mayur Mahal'', ''Devyani'', ''Neeltara'', ''Mayamriga'', ''Komalgandhar'' and ''Nishipadma''. Forty five of his novels have been made into [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] feature films in Tollywood and Bollywood respectively.<ref name="tds">{{cite news |title=Nihar Ranjan Gupta's birth anniversary observed |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=91614 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref> He was also the editor of a children's magazine named ''Sabuj Sahitya''.<ref name="sbc"/><ref name="abp"/><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
In 1988, S.M. Sultan founded the Shishuswarga-2 at the ancestral house of Gupta in Itna. It was officially inaugurated on 24 November 1993, by the Mohammad Ali Hossain, the then District Magistrate of Narail. However, the activities of the children's organisation ceased after the death of S.M.Sultan. In 2003, the archaeological department of Bangladesh notified the acquisition of Gupta's ancestral house, but has not made any repairs till date. At present the ancestral house of Nihar Ranjan Gupta lies in a dilapidated condition, infested by bats and illegal betting syndicates.<ref name="bn24"/><br />
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== Adapted works ==<br />
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* ''[[Thayi Karulu]]''(1962)[Remade as ''Thayin Karunai''(Tamil)]- ''Ulka'' <ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ulke1FGbJKs&feature=youtu.be</ref><br />
* ''[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]'' (1963) – ''Ulka''<ref>{{cite news |title=Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/meri-surat-teri-ankhen-1963/article1327364.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><br />
* ''[[Uttar Falguni]]'' (1963) ( Remade as ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' , ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivi]]'' and ''[[Pushpanjali (1972 film)|Pushpanjali]]'')<ref>{{cite news |title=Blast From The Past: Mamta (1966) |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212111/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/02/stories/2010040250230400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |date=2 April 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><br />
* ''Tapashi''(Bengali -1965)<br />
* [[Nai Roshni (1967)|''Nai Roshni'']] (1967) ( Remade as ''[[Poovum Pottum]]'' and ''[[Punyavathi]]'')<br />
* ''[[Deiva Magan]]''(1969) [ Remade as ''Thaayi Mamathe''(Kannada) and ''Raktha Sambandham''(Telugu)] - ''Ulka''<br />
* ''[[Devara Kannu]]'' (1975) [ Remade as ''[[Annan Oru Koyil]]'' , ''[[Ellaam Ninakku Vendi]]'' and ''Bangaru Chellelu''(Telugu)]<br />
* ''[[Do Anjaane]]'' (1976) ( Remade as ''[[Maavari Manchitanam]]'' and ''[[Aaseya Bale]]'')– ''Ratrir Yatri''<ref>{{cite news |title=Rekha breaks her silence |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rekha-breaks-her-silence/article819918.ece |work=The Hindu |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref><br />
*''[[Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor]]'' (2016)<ref>http://ebela.in/entertainment/kiriti-o-kalo-bhromor-trailer-released-dgtl-1.457785</ref><br />
*''[[Kiriti Roy (2016 film)|Kiriti Roy]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Ebong Kiriti]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Nilacholey Kiriti]]'' (2018)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1275836}}<br />
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{{Kiriti Roy}}<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]<br />
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