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ভৌতিক গল্পসমগ্র
Collection of 74 ghost stories from the creator of Colonel Niladri Sarkar.
- GenresHorror
496 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 2004
About the author
Syed Mustafa Siraj
158 books92 followersSyed Mustafa Siraj (Bengali: সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ) is an eminent Bengali writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aleek Manush (অলীক মানুষ). In 2005, his short story Ranirghater Brittanto (রানীরঘাটের বৃত্তান্ত) was made into the film "Faltu" by Anjan Das.
He was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930. In his early days, he enjoyed a bohemian life style. Once he joined a folk drama group 'Aalkaap' (আলকাপ) and travelled the districts of Murshidabad, Malda, Burdwan, Birbhum and also performed in Kolkata. In those days, he used to perform whole night and sleep in day time. He used to play flute. He was a teacher of folk dance and drama. But oneday he got tired of this life and felt he had a wider life spreading around him. He turned his face to writing poetry and short stories. Later he came to Kolkata and enter the world of serious writings and immediately became famous for his short stories. Inti pisi o ghatbabu (ইন্তি পিসি ও ঘাটবাবু), Bhalobasa o down train (ভালবাসা ও ডাউন ট্রেন), Hizal Biler Rakhalera (হিজল বিলের রাখালেরা) and Taranginir Chokh (তরঙ্গিনীর চোখ) brought fame for him. He joined one Bengali daily news paper as a journalist and minded in serious and creative writing. He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. His short stories Uro pakhir Chhaya (উড়ো পাখির ছায়া), Manusher Janma (মানুষের জন্ম), Ranabhumi (রণভূমি), Rakter Pratyasha (রক্তের প্রত্যাশা), Maati (মাটি), Goghna (গোঘ্ন), Mrityur Ghora (মৃত্যুর ঘোড়া) immediately attaracted the bengali readers and intellectuals. He got "Ananda Puraskar", "Bankim Puraskar", "Sahitya Akademy Puraskar", "Bhualka Puraskar", "Narsingdas Puraskar" and a lot of awards for his literary excellence.
His first novel is Neel Gharer Nati (নীলঘরের নটী). The other novel Trinabhumi (তৃণভূমি) (and also Kingbadantir nayak (কিংবদন্তীর নায়ক), Aleek Manush (অলীক মানুষ) and Uttar Jahnabi (উত্তর জাহ্ণবী)) was a big success and was translated into all major Indian languages. His short stories "Mrityur Ghora (মৃত্যুর ঘোড়া)", "Rakter Pratyasha (রক্তের প্রত্যাশা)", "Goghna (গোঘ্ন)" and many other stories have been translated in different languages.
He is also a creator of a detective character "Goenda Colonel (গোয়েন্দা কর্নেল)" - Detective Colonel. An ex-Colonel Niladri Sarkar is the hero to find out the culprit or killer. The stories are so interesting that Siraj has got own fan followings. From children to old people, there are huge number of readers who are fond of Colonel Niladri Sarkar.
A retired Colonel – Niladri Sarkar – was the eccentric sleuth in Syed Mustafa Siraj’s stories, narrated by a lazy journalist (Jayanta) who accompanied him on his missions. The colonel was a butterfly collector and ornithologist, smoked pipes and had a Santa beard. He was also jovial and liked quoting Bengali proverbs & nursery rhymes.
Siraj did not start his career writing for children. His reputation was built on writing novels & short stories for adults. He started writing for children to respond the huge demand for that genre in Bengali.
He was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930. In his early days, he enjoyed a bohemian life style. Once he joined a folk drama group 'Aalkaap' (আলকাপ) and travelled the districts of Murshidabad, Malda, Burdwan, Birbhum and also performed in Kolkata. In those days, he used to perform whole night and sleep in day time. He used to play flute. He was a teacher of folk dance and drama. But oneday he got tired of this life and felt he had a wider life spreading around him. He turned his face to writing poetry and short stories. Later he came to Kolkata and enter the world of serious writings and immediately became famous for his short stories. Inti pisi o ghatbabu (ইন্তি পিসি ও ঘাটবাবু), Bhalobasa o down train (ভালবাসা ও ডাউন ট্রেন), Hizal Biler Rakhalera (হিজল বিলের রাখালেরা) and Taranginir Chokh (তরঙ্গিনীর চোখ) brought fame for him. He joined one Bengali daily news paper as a journalist and minded in serious and creative writing. He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. His short stories Uro pakhir Chhaya (উড়ো পাখির ছায়া), Manusher Janma (মানুষের জন্ম), Ranabhumi (রণভূমি), Rakter Pratyasha (রক্তের প্রত্যাশা), Maati (মাটি), Goghna (গোঘ্ন), Mrityur Ghora (মৃত্যুর ঘোড়া) immediately attaracted the bengali readers and intellectuals. He got "Ananda Puraskar", "Bankim Puraskar", "Sahitya Akademy Puraskar", "Bhualka Puraskar", "Narsingdas Puraskar" and a lot of awards for his literary excellence.
His first novel is Neel Gharer Nati (নীলঘরের নটী). The other novel Trinabhumi (তৃণভূমি) (and also Kingbadantir nayak (কিংবদন্তীর নায়ক), Aleek Manush (অলীক মানুষ) and Uttar Jahnabi (উত্তর জাহ্ণবী)) was a big success and was translated into all major Indian languages. His short stories "Mrityur Ghora (মৃত্যুর ঘোড়া)", "Rakter Pratyasha (রক্তের প্রত্যাশা)", "Goghna (গোঘ্ন)" and many other stories have been translated in different languages.
He is also a creator of a detective character "Goenda Colonel (গোয়েন্দা কর্নেল)" - Detective Colonel. An ex-Colonel Niladri Sarkar is the hero to find out the culprit or killer. The stories are so interesting that Siraj has got own fan followings. From children to old people, there are huge number of readers who are fond of Colonel Niladri Sarkar.
A retired Colonel – Niladri Sarkar – was the eccentric sleuth in Syed Mustafa Siraj’s stories, narrated by a lazy journalist (Jayanta) who accompanied him on his missions. The colonel was a butterfly collector and ornithologist, smoked pipes and had a Santa beard. He was also jovial and liked quoting Bengali proverbs & nursery rhymes.
Siraj did not start his career writing for children. His reputation was built on writing novels & short stories for adults. He started writing for children to respond the huge demand for that genre in Bengali.
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July 21, 2013
Enjoyable collection of ghost stories, many of which I had read in the pages of "Anandamela" nearly 3 decades ago. Recommended.
September 21, 2023
কর্নেল নীলাদ্রি সরকারের কাহিনি পড়ে লেখকের সাথে পরিচয়। কয়েকটি ভৌতিক গল্পের পডকাস্ট শোনার পর থেকেই এই সংকলনটি পড়ার ইচ্ছা ছিলো। বইটি সম্পর্কে আমার প্রতিক্রিয়া মিশ্র। কোনো গল্পই হাড়-হিম করা ভূতুড়ে মনে হয়নি। তবে যে জিনিসটি ভালো লেগেছে সেটা হলো গল্পগুলোর হরর এলিমেন্টের সাথে সুক্ষ্ম হাস্যরস যোগ। এদিক থেকে গল্পগুলোকে "হরর কমেডি" বললেও অত্যুক্তি হবে না। আর এটাই হলো তৎকালীন সময়ে লেখকদের লেখা ভৌতিক গল্পগুলোর সাথে ওনার লেখার পার্থক্য। সংকলনটির মধ্যে হরির হোটেল, তুতেনখামেনের গুপ্তধন, মানুষ ভূতের গল্প, বহু প্রকার ভূত ও মুরারিবাবুর গল্পগুলো বেশ ভালো লেগেছে। সবমিলিয়ে এভারেজ।
August 6, 2023
ভৌতিক গল্পসমগ্র
সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ
পত্রভারতী
মম: ৩০০/-
৭৪ টি ভূতের গল্প। ভয় পাওয়ার মতো গল্প নয়। গ্রাম-বাংলা, আগের দিনের আড্ডার আসরে ভুত দেখার অভিজ্ঞতা, এই রকম হালকা মেজাজে গল্পের মতো এই ভূতের গল্পগুলো। পড়তে পড়তে একটু নস্টালজিক হয়েছি।
কিশোর বয়সে পড়লে বোধহয় ভালো লাগতো।
সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ
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৭৪ টি ভূতের গল্প। ভয় পাওয়ার মতো গল্প নয়। গ্রাম-বাংলা, আগের দিনের আড্ডার আসরে ভুত দেখার অভিজ্ঞতা, এই রকম হালকা মেজাজে গল্পের মতো এই ভূতের গল্পগুলো। পড়তে পড়তে একটু নস্টালজিক হয়েছি।
কিশোর বয়সে পড়লে বোধহয় ভালো লাগতো।
May 24, 2019
হালকা বই। টাইম পাসের জন্য চলে।
October 16, 2021
বইখানা এতদিন জমিয়ে না রেখে স্কুলজীবনে পড়ে ফেললেই ভালো করতাম, ঠিক জমলো না।
May 16, 2023
সেই ভালো !
June 18, 2023
Nostalgic. Didn't enjoy the stories as much as I did in my childhood.
July 20, 2023
অসামান্য লেখা 🥰😄
June 4, 2016
its a good book
April 2, 2017
খুবই হতাশ হয়েছি পড়ে! গা ছমছমে কিছু গল্প আশা করেছিলাম, কিন্তু বেশিরভাগটাই হাস্যকৌতুক মনে হল।
June 15, 2025
পড়ে ভয়ের চেয়ে মজা বেশী।। ছোট কিশোরদের জন্য দারুন উপভোগ্য 🙏🙏
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