Bimal Kar

His mastery of the Western Bengal and Chhota Nagpur locales matched well his in-depth association with modern Calcutta.His writings reflect a modern mind and have inspired many young writers whom he also supported at the start of their literary careers.For children, He created the retired magician Kinkar Kishore Ray, alias Kikira who solved mysteries with his two assistants.[3] He could win over the heart of the average reader of Bengali literature with his ability to craft characters and the fine art of storytelling.These include the classic comedy, Basanta-Bilap, Balika Badhu (1967) aka The Young Wife (International: English title), later remade in Hindi as Balika Badhu (1976), Jadubangsha and Chhuti (1967) (based on his novel, Khar-Kuto), Dillagi (1978) aka Mischief (International: English title), Bonobhumi.
Bimal Kar (footballer)Bengal PresidencyBritish IndiaBidhannagarKolkataWest BengalNovelistSahitya AkademiBengaliSahitya Akademi AwardNorth 24 ParganasJabalpurHazaribaghDhanbadKikiraAnanda PuraskarCalcutta UniversityBengali literatureBasanta-BilapBalika BadhuChhutiDillagi