Syed Mustafa Siraj

Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an Indian author. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Aleek Manush. In 2005, his short story was adapted into the film Faltu by Anjan Das. His oeuvre consists of some 150 novels and 300 short stories. In detective fiction, he is the creator of Colonel Niladri Sarkar, also known as "Goenda Colonel".