Taranath Tantrik

Taranath Tantrik is a mystic figure and practitioner of occult. He lives with his daughter Chari in a house of Mott lane in central Kolkata after having lost most of his supernatural powers because of misuse of Tantra.^[1] The person looked like a man in his mid fifties. He is an astrologer by profession and had many encounters with the supernatural forces in his extensive travels throughout the Bengal.^[2] He shares those experiences with two young friends Writer and Kishori in his Mott lane house over cups of tea and cigarettes. It is stated that the writer is a regular visitor at Taranath's house, sometimes with his friend, sometimes alone.^[3]

In 1940, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay created the character Taranath^[4] but he wrote only two short stories featuring this character and much of Taranath's life is displayed prominently through these two stories:

1. Tarnath Tantrik-er Golpo
2. Madhusundari Debi'r Abirbhab

After Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, his son Taradas Bandyopadhyay continued writing stories featuring Taranath Tantrik. He wrote total six stories and novels. All the stories are supernatural and paranormal, based on dark arts, mystery and magic realism.^[3]

1. Taranath Tantrik (10 Stories)
2. Panchamundi'r Asan
3. Tinti Kaak-er Golpo
4. Brojobhushan-er Biswasprapti
5. Taranath Tantrik O Brahmapishach
6. Taranath Tantrik-er Aschorjyo Duniya
7. Alatchakra (Novel)
8. Abar Taranath

Tathagata Bandyopadhyay

After Taradas Bandyopadhyay, his son Tathagata Bandyopadhyay started writing stories featuring Taranath Tantrik. He wrote only one story so far. According to him, he wrote this story to stop fan fiction writers who are not doing justice to the character Taranath.^[5]

1. Bhondo Taranath
2. Taranather Bramhastra
3. Rudradeb Taranath

Trinankur Bandyopadhyay

1. Kolkataye Taranath