Riksundar Banerjee
Riksundar Banerjee | |
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| ঋকসুন্দর ব্যানার্জী | |
| Born | August 9, 1987 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Genres | Folklore, ghost stories, nonfiction |
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Riksundar Banerjee or Riksundar Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: ঋকসুন্দর ব্যানার্জী; born 9 August 1987) is an Indian writer from Kolkata, West Bengal, known for his nonfiction work on Indian ghost lore and folklore, as well as fiction and screenwriting.
Early life and education
Banerjee earned a postgraduate degree (M.A.) in Bengali Literature from Jadavpur University. He was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Burdwan in 2018 for his thesis Uncanny in Bengali Literature: Traditions and Evolution (Bengali: "বাংলা গল্প সাহিত্যে ভূত: পরম্পরা ও পরিবর্তমানতা").
Career
Banerjee has written articles for several publications, including Anandabazar Patrika and Ei Samay.
In July 2019, he co-presented a paper titled "The Algorithm of Ghostliness" at Bond University.[1]
He is a co-writer of the screenplay and dialogue for the Bengali film Bhotbhoti (Whispers of Mermaids).[2] He also worked on the film Stuck[3] and took part in "Stuck Discussion", a public discussion on the effects of AI and the supernatural on human life, held at the Triguna Sen Auditorium, Jadavpur University.[4]
His book The Book of Indian Ghosts received a positive review in The Hindu.[5]
Published books
Published articles
Banerjee has written a regular column for The Telegraph India on haunted places in India, including:
- "The ghost who loved: Tinkle of anklets from the corridors of Calcutta High Court" (26 March 2022)
- "Ghost story: The spirit denizens of Kamalpur Zamindarbari" (25 April 2022)
- "Clip-clop, Clip-clop… there comes Warren Hastings' ghost at his Alipore house" (9 April 2022)
- "West Side (spook) Story: Halloween and the western ghosts" (31 October 2022)
References
- ↑ "Hamlet or Kaonashi: A Non-Metaphorical Approach to the Ghosts within the Self" (PDF). Bond University. 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "Bhotbhoti | Official Teaser | Bengali Movie 2020 | Introducing Rishav Basu & Bibriti Chatterjee". YouTube. January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ "বাংলা ছবির বিষয় এবার 'এ আই'". Ei Samay e-paper. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ Stuck Discussion Full Video, 26 August 2019, retrieved 31 October 2019
- ↑ Rayaan, Mohammed (27 June 2021). "In letter and spirit, a book on Indian ghosts". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "The strange companionship between suburban commuters". The Times of India. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "মুম্বইয়ে প্রকাশিত ট্রাভেলগ". Ebela. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Cholar Pother Khorkuto - Dhansere". 28 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "The Book of Indian Ghosts". Aleph Book Company. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Book Launch: 'What we understand as ghosts is a feeling of ghostliness that we confer on a space'". The Telegraph India. 15 June 2023.