Bimal Kar was born in Taki, North 24-Parganas, on September 19, 1921. Bimal Kar spent his early youth in Asansol and parts of Bihar like Jabalpur, Hazaribagh, Gomoh and Dhanbad. He was involved in myriad professions that later helped him write on varied subjects. His writings reflect a modern mind and have inspired many young writers whom he also supported at the start of their literary careers. Dewal, Purna Apurna, Jadubansa and Balika Badhu are his well known novels. He also wrote for children, He created the retired magician Kinkar Kishore Ray, alias Kikira who solved mysteries with his two assistants. He created another detective character called Victor. Many of his novels were made into films. He received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975 for his novel Asamay. He died on 26 August 2003.
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