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	* ''Bikeler Mrityu (বিকেলের মৃত্যু)''		* ''Bikeler Mrityu (বিকেলের মৃত্যু)''
	* ''Manobjomin (মানবজমিন)''		* ''Manobjomin (মানবজমিন)''
	* ''(গোলাপের কাঁটা)''		* ''Golaper Kaanta (গোলাপের কাঁটা)''
	* ''(নানা রঙের আলো)''		* ''Nana Ronger Aalo (নানা রঙের আলো)''
	* ''(চোখ)''		* ''Chokh (চোখ)''
	* ''(দৃশ্যাবলী)''		* ''Drishyabali (দৃশ্যাবলী)''
	* ''(টানাপোড়েন)''		* ''Tanaporon (টানাপোড়েন)''
	* ''(হারিয়ে যাওয়া)''		* ''Haariye Jawa (হারিয়ে যাওয়া)''
	* ''(চুরি)''		* ''Churi (চুরি)''
	* ''(কীট)''		* ''Keet (কীট)''
	* ''(ওয়ারিশ)''		* ''Waarish (ওয়ারিশ)''
	* ''(গতি)''		* ''Geet (গতি)''
	* ''(পয়মন্ত)''		* ''Poymonto (পয়মন্ত)''
	* ''(বাঘু মান্নার বরাত)''		* ''Baaghu Maannar Boraat (বাঘু মান্নার বরাত)''
	* ''(দেশান্তরী)''		* ''Deshantari (দেশান্তরী)''
	* ''(হৃদয়বৃত্তান্ত)''		* ''Hridaybrittanto (হৃদয়বৃত্তান্ত)''
	* ''(তিথি)''		* ''Tithi (তিথি)''
	* ''(কাপুরুষ)''		* ''Kapurush (কাপুরুষ)''
	* ''(চেনা-অচেনা)''		* ''Chena-Awchena (চেনা-অচেনা)''
	* ''(জোড়-বিজোড়)''		* ''Jor-Bejor(জোড়-বিজোড়)''
	* ''(পার্থিব)''		* ''Paarthib (পার্থিব)''
	* ''(হারানো মণি)''		* ''Harano Mani (হারানো মণি)''
	* ''(পদক্ষেপ)''		* ''Padokkhep (পদক্ষেপ)''
	* ''(মারীচ)''		* ''Morich (মারীচ)''
	* ''(গয়নার বাক্স)''		* ''Goynar Baksha (গয়নার বাক্স)''
	* ''(পিপুল)''		* ''Pipul (পিপুল)''
	* ''(ঘরজামাই)''		* ''Ghar Jamai (ঘরজামাই)''
	* ''(হাটবার)''		* ''Haatbaar (হাটবার)''
	* ''(দ্বিতীয় সত্ত্বার সন্ধানে)''		* ''Dwitiya Shattar Shondhane (দ্বিতীয় সত্ত্বার সন্ধানে)''
	* ''(সম্পত্তি)''		* ''Shampatti (সম্পত্তি)''
	* ''(ঋণ)''		* ''Rin (ঋণ)''
	* ''(অসুখের পরে)''		* ''Ashukher Pore (অসুখের পরে)''
	* ''(নীচের লোক উপরের লোক)''		* ''Neecher Lok Uporer Lok (নীচের লোক উপরের লোক)''
	* ''(আলোয় ছায়ায়)''		* ''Aaloy Chhayay (আলোয় ছায়ায়)''
	* ''(সিঁড়ি ভেঙে ভেঙে)''		* ''Sheeri Bhenge Bhenge (সিঁড়ি ভেঙে ভেঙে)''
	* ''(একাদশীর ভূত)''		* ''Akadashir Bhoot (একাদশীর ভূত)''
	* ''(আলোর গল্প ছায়ার গল্প)''		* ''Aalor Galpo Chhayar Galpo (আলোর গল্প ছায়ার গল্প)''
	* ''(প্রজাপতির মৃত্যু ও পুনর্জন্ম)''		* ''Prajapatir Mrityu O Punarjanma (প্রজাপতির মৃত্যু ও পুনর্জন্ম)''
	* ''(পিদিমের আলো)''		* ''Pidimer Aalo (পিদিমের আলো)''
	* ''(জন্মান্তর)''		* ''Jonmantor (জন্মান্তর)''
	* ''(গুহামানব)''		* ''Guhamaanob (গুহামানব)''
	* ''(কালো বেড়াল সাদা বেড়াল)''		* ''Kaalo Beral Shada Beral (কালো বেড়াল সাদা বেড়াল)''
	* ''(দ্বিচারিণী)''		* ''Dwicharini (দ্বিচারিণী)''
	* ''(ঝাঁপি)''		* ''Jhaanpi (ঝাঁপি)''
	* ''(তীরন্দাজ)''		* ''Tirandaj (তীরন্দাজ)''
	* ''(নরনারী কথা)''		* ''Noronari Katha (নরনারী কথা)''
	* ''(চক্র)''		* ''Chakra (চক্র)''
	* ''(পরিহাটির হরিণ)''		* ''Porihatir Horin (পরিহাটির হরিণ)''
	* ''(বাঁশিওয়ালা)''		* ''Baanshiwala (বাঁশিওয়ালা)''
	* ''Dhonnobad Mastarmoshai (ধন্যবাদ মাস্টারমশাই)''		* ''Dhonnobad Mastarmoshai (ধন্যবাদ মাস্টারমশাই)''

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	* ''Manojader Adbhut Baari'': His first work, about a teenage boy named Manoj and his weird family. The story revolves around a photo of Prince, Manoj's family, teachers and neighbours. First published in July 1978.		* ''Manojader Adbhut Baari'': His first work, about a teenage boy named Manoj and his weird family. The story revolves around a photo of Prince, Manoj's family, teachers and neighbours. First published in July 1978.
	* ''Pagla Saheber Kabor''		* ''Pagla Saheber Kabor''
	* ''Bonny''
	* ''Patashgarer Jangale''		* ''Patashgarer Jangale''
	* ''Boxer Ratan''		* ''Boxer Ratan''
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	*[[Banga Bibhushan]] award (2012)		*[[Banga Bibhushan]] award (2012)
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	== References ==		== References ==

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{{short description|Bengali author from India (born 1935)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay - Kolkata 2014-02-07 8657.JPG
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| name = Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1935|11|2}}
| birth_place = [[Mymensingh]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shirshendu Mukhopad|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/04/02/feature_shirshendu.htm|access-date=2020-12-14|website=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]]}}</ref> [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref name=NTVBD>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-21|title=সবার পক্ষে লেখক হওয়া সম্ভব নয় : শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়|url=https://www.ntvbd.com/arts-and-literature/167323/সবার-পক্ষে-লেখক-হওয়া-সম্ভব-নয়--শীর্ষেন্দু-মুখোপাধ্যায়|access-date=2020-12-14|website=[[NTV (Bangladesh)]]|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়ের ৮৬তম জন্মদিন|url=https://www.risingbd.com/feature/news/378675|access-date=2020-12-14|website=risingbd.com|language=bn}}</ref> (present-day [[Bangladesh]])
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Author, Teacher
| notable_works = Manabjamin, Durbin, Parthib
| alma_mater = [[Calcutta University]]
| awards = [[Ananda Purashkar]], [[Sahitya Akademi]]
| signature = Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay signature.jpg
}}

'''Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay''' ({{lang-bn|শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়}}; born 2 November 1935) is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] author from [[India]]. He has written stories for both adults and children.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Shirshendu+Mukhopadhyay&qt=results_page |title=Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay |access-date=26 March 2010 |publisher=WorldCat.org }}</ref> He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths [[Goenda Baradacharan|Barodacharan]], [[Fatik]] and [[Shabor Dasgupta]].<ref>http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/CREST/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=CREST&BaseHref=TCRM%2F2010%2F11%2F06&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00900&AppName=1</ref>

==Life==
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in [[Mymensingh]]<ref name=NTVBD/> (now in [[Bangladesh]]) on 2 November 1935. The Mukhopadhyays were originally from Bainkhara, Bikrampur. During [[Partition of India|partition]] his family migrated to Kolkata.<ref>[http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/04/02/feature_shirshendu.htm A Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Evening], ''The Daily Star'', 13 April 2008</ref> He spent his childhood in [[Bihar]] and many places in [[Bengal]] and [[Assam]] accompanying his father, who worked in the railways. He passed intermediate from the Victoria College, [[Cooch Behar State|Koch Bihar]] before taking a Masters in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] from [[Calcutta University]].

Mukhopadhyay started his career as a school teacher and is now on the staff of ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'' at [[Kolkata]]. He is associated with the Bengali magazine ''[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parabaas.com/translation/database/authors/texts/shirshendu.html |title=Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay (b. 1935) |access-date= 26 March 2010|publisher=Parabbas.com }}</ref>

==Comics from his stories==
A comics based on his book ''Bipinbabur Bipad'' was released. With artwork by Swapn Debnath, the 48-page comic was published in monthly issues of ''Anandamela'' (September 2006 to December 2006). Another story ''Nababganjer Agantuk'', is now in the process of becoming an action comics by Visual Literature Entertainment, a group of new generation comics creators. Four more comics based on his novellas have been brought out by Parul Prakashani: ''Patalghar'', ''Bidhu Daroga'', ''Pagla Saheber Kabor'' and ''Patashgarer Jangale''. They are created by Sujog Bandyopadhyaya. His popular children's novel, Gosainbaganer Bhoot, was done into a graphic novel, The Ghost of Gosainbagan. Mukhopadhyaya wrote series of comic detective story of [[Goenda Baradacharan]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmJADwAAQBAJ&q=%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE+%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3&pg=PT176|title=25ti Sera Bhoot|isbn=9789386186492|access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref>

==Film adaptions ==
Mukhopadhyay's novels were later adopted in movies.
* ''Hirer Angti'' was adapted into a movie ''[[Hirer Angti]]'' by [[Rituporno Ghosh]] in 1992.
* ''Nabiganjer Daitto'' was adapted into a movie ''[[Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha]]'' by [[Tapan Sinha]] in 1998.
* ''PatalGhor'' was adapted into a movie ''[[Patalghar]]'' by Abhijit Choudhury in 2003.
* His short story ''"Dosar"'' was filmed by Rituparno Ghosh in B/W format into the film ''[[Dosar]]'' in 2006.
* ''Sadhubabar Lathi'' was adapted into a movie ''[[Sadhu Babar Lathi]]'' in 2008.
* In 2010, a film has been released named ''Banshiwala'', the script of which is adopted from the novel 'Banshiwala', written by him. 'Banshiwala' was also published in Desh Patrika.
* ''[[Kagojer Bou]]'' was also adapted into a 2011 film by director [[Bappaditya Bandopadhyay]].
* ''Gosainbaganer Bhoot'', published in "Pujabarshiki Anandamela" adapted into a movie, ''[[Gosainbaganer Bhoot (film)|Gosainbaganer Bhoot]]'' in 2011.
* ''[[Chayamoy]]'', published in "Pujabarshiki Anandamela" has been adapted into a movie by director [[Haranath Chakraborty]] and is scheduled to release in 2013. It stars [[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]] (in the title role), [[Dipankar De]] and [[Gaurav Chakrabarty]].
* ''[[Goynar Baksho]]'' has been adapted into a movie by director [[Aparna Sen]] in 2013.
* ''[[Ashchorjyo Prodeep]]'' has been adapted into a movie by director [[Anik Dutta]] in 2013.
* ''Wrin'' has been adapted into a movie named ''[[Ebar Shabor]]'' by director [[Arindam Sil]] in 2015.
* ''[[Eagoler Chokh]]'' has been adapted into a movie by director [[Arindam Sil]] in 2016.
* ''[[Aschhe Abar Shabor]]'' is a 2018 film and third installment of [[Goenda Shabor (film series)|Goenda Shabor film series]], is based on his story ''Prajapatir Mrityu O Punarjanmo''.
* ''[[Manojder Adbhut Bari]]'' is a 2018 film of [[Anindya Chatterjee]] is based on the novel in the same name.
* ''[[Bony (film)|Bony]]'' is an upcoming film on the novel of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/koel-parambrata-come-together-for-a-new-thriller/articleshow/69789613.cms|title=Koel-Parambrata come together for a new thriller - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref>

==Works==
"Jal Taranga" was his first story published in the magazine "[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]" in 1959. After 7/8 years of writing story "Ghunpoka" was his first novel published in the annual [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]] edition of the magazine ''Desh''. His first children's novel was called ''Manojder Adbhut Bari''.

===Adult fiction===
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*''Ghunpoka (1967)''
*''Parthibo (199x)''
*''Maanabjamin (1988)''
*''Parapar''
*''Nayan Shyama''
*''Bangaler America Darshan''
*''Ekadashi O Bhut''
*''Charadik''
*''Akranta''
*''Pherighaat''
*''Madhur Janya''
*''Ashukher Pare''
*''Aadam Eve O Andhakar''
*''Ujan''
*''Kagajer Bau''
*''Kapurushh''
*''Gaynar Bakso''
*''Gati''
*''Churi''
*''Chokh''
*''Jaal''
*''Durbin''
*''Bhul Karar Par''
*''Chakra''
*''Madam O Mohashoy''
*''Khelnapati''
*Jibon Patro}}

===Young adult fiction===
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*''Nilu Hajrar Hatyaarahasya''
*''Pidimer Aalo''
*''Phajal Ali Esechhe''
*''Phulchor''
*''Bikeler Mrityu'' - Tells the story of Bobby Roy, an executive and Leena, his P.S.
*''Jao Pakhi''
*''Laal Nil Manush''
*''Shyaola''
*''Shiulir Gandha''
* ''Shada Beral, Kalo Beral''
* ''Dhonnobad Mastarmoshai'
* ''Baghumannar Borat'
{{Div col end}}

=== Children's fiction ===
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*''Manojader Adbhut Baari'': His first work, about a teenage boy named Manoj and his weird family. The story revolves around a photo of Prince, Manoj's family, teachers and neighbours.First published in July 1978.''
*''Pagla Saheber Kabor''
*''Bonny''
*''Patashgarer Jangale''
*''Boxer Ratan''
*''Gourer Kabach''
*''Patalghar''
*''Haripurer Harek Kaando''
*''Nabiganjer Daitya''
*''Hirer Aangti''
*''Gajananer Kouto''
*''Nababganjer Agantuk''
*''Kunjapukurer Kando''
*''Nrisingha Rahasya''
*''Raghab Babur Bari''
*''Hetamgarher Guptodhon''
*''Bhuture Ghori''
*''Jhiler Dhare Bari''
*''Sholo Nombor Fatik Ghosh''
*''Dakater Bhaipo''
*''Mohan Rayer Banshi''
*''Dudh Sayorer Deep''
*''Golmal''
*''Sonar Medel''
*''[[Chhayamoy]]''
*''Chakropurer Chakkore''
*''Ghorpyanche Prangobindo''
*''Bipin Babur Bipod''
*''Jhikorgachhay Jhonjhat''
*''Harano Kakatua''
*''Sadhu Babar Lathi''
*''Aghorgunjer Ghoralo Byapar''
*''BotukBuror Choshma''
*''Golmele Lok''
*''Unhu''
*''Ashtopurer Britanta''
*''Advuture''
*''Goshai Baganer Bhoot''
*''Moynagorer Brittanto''
*''Madan Tapadarer Bakso''
*''Sarboneshe Bhul Anko''
*''Bholu Jokhon Raja Holo''
*''Habu Bhui Malir Putul''
*''Nondi Barir Shakh''
*''Jong Bahadur Singhor Nati''
*''Asmanir Chor''
*''Gor Hekimpurer Rajbari''
*''Hirongorer Byaparsyapar''
*''Asubabur Telescope''}}

==Awards==
*Vidyasagar Award (1985) - for his contributions to children's literature
*[[Ananda Purashkar]] (1973 and 1990)
*[[Sahitya Akademi]] award (1989) for his novel ''Manabjamin''.
*[[Banga Bibhushan]] award (2012)
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== References ==
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==External links==
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