Adrish Bardhan
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Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Adrish Bardhan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | অদ্রীশ বর্ধন |
| Born | 1 December 1932 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 20 May 2019 (aged 86) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Science Fiction Writer, Translator, Editor |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.Sc |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Adrish Bardhan (1 December 1932 – 20 May 2019) was a Bengali science fiction writer, editor and translator.[1]
Bardhan was born on 1 December 1932 in Calcutta in British India. He graduated with a BSc from the University of Calcutta. He started his career as purchase manager of a private company in Bangalore. After the resignation of the service Bardhan started writing detective stories and science fiction. His creation, detective Indranath Rudra, lady detective Narayani and Professor Nut Boltu Chakra got huge popularity among the Bengali readers. In 1963 Bardhan edited Ascharya, the first science fiction magazine of India.[2] He also became the editor of the Fantastic magazine. He received Kishor Gyan Biggan Purashkar, Sudhindranath Raha Awards for his contributions in Bengali science fiction literature.[3] Bardhan was the founder secretary of Science fiction cine club.[4][5]
