Hemendra Kumar Roy, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hemendra Kumar Roy

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1888

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1963

Profession: writer, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hemendra Kumar Roy (Bengali: ?????????????? ????) (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 the translated the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám into Bengali.
Roy's 'Ajab Deshe Amala' is a well-known translation of Alice in Wonderland.