Creative Years
In 1925, Hemendrakumar Ray became the editor of Nachghar. Apart from this journal, he helped edit other literary magazines including Rongmoshal. During the next few decades, Hemendrakumar Ray wrote over 80 books for children. He was monumental in contributing a body of detective, horror, and science-fiction work that would form a substantial portion of the early literature for children in Bengali. In 1930, he wrote his first detective story which was published in Mouchak. He is best remembered as the creator of Bimal-Kumar, the adventurer duo and Jayanta-Manik the detective duo. It was Bimal-Kumar's adventure story 'Jokher Dhan', for which he is famous in Bengali literature for children. He was a staunch believer in supernaturals (according to Khagendranath Mitra in his Introduction to Hemendra Kumar Roy Rachanabali Vol - 1) and he used supernaturals in several of his adventure and mystery stories. One of the recurring characters in his stories and novels featuring Jayanta-Manik was Inspector Sundarbabu, a chubby and weak hearted police officer with an insatiable appetite who was also a good friend to the detectives. In 'Ratrir Jatri', he introduced a new detective character named, Hemanta and his friend Robin. Apart from the literature activities for children he also wrote numerous essays, short stories, and novels for adults. He adapted some foreign author's stories in bengali.He was also a painter and the choreographer for Shishirkumar Bhaduri's Seeta. He also wrote a volume of lyrics Jaubaner Gaan (The Song of Youth). Several of these lyrics were put to music and sung by Bengali legends like S D Burman, Kanai Dey (better known as Kana Keshto and uncle of Manna Dey) and Manna Dey himself. Kavi Kazi Nazrul Islam composed Music for the lyrics of Hemendra Kumar.One of his short stories Sindur Chupri was translated into German and was included in a collection of short stories. He created a comic series titled 'Tara teen bondhu', consists of seven short stories such as Kukur kahini,Nakuler dao mara,Maharaja chor churamoni bahadur, Kamon kore totlami sare,Kartik pujor bhoot,Der dazon jahagi,Madhureno somapoyet. The three main character of this series Atal,Patol and Nakul won the huge popularity among the children & youngstars.One of his stories "Dersho Khokar Kando" (The Deeds of 150 Boys) was turned into a film while several of his works, namely Abar Jokher Dhon and Ratrir Jatri, have been adapted for television. His story 'Nishithini Bivisikha' was adapted for Bengali movie named 'Jighansha'(1951). The superhit Hindi film '20 saal baad' was based on the story of 'Nishithini Bivisikha'.
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