Hemendra Kumar Roy
Writer, Deceased Person
1888 – 1963
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Who was Hemendra Kumar Roy?
Hemendra Kumar Roy was a 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'-stories, dealing with the exploits of Jayanta, his assistant Manik, and police inspector Sunderbabu. Roy also the translated the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám into Bengali.
One of the best translations anywhere of Alice in Wonderland is Roy's Ajab Deshe Amala.
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