Hemendra Kumar Roy
Hemendra Kumar Roy (2 September 1888 – 18 April 1963) was an Indian
Bengali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language. He was a noted contributor to the early development of
Bengali detective fiction with his '
Jayanta-Manik' and adventurist '
Bimal-Kumar' stories, dealing with the exploits of Jayanta, his assistant Manik, and police inspector Sunderbabu. Roy also translated the ''
Rubaiyat'' of
Omar Khayyám into Bengali. Roy's 'Ajab Deshe Amala' is a well-known translation of Alice in Wonderland.
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