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A disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, Akhi Siraj learnt Islamic sciences thoroughly with Shaikh Fakhruddin Zarradi. In his early days, he enjoyed a bohemian life style. In his early days, he enjoyed a bohemian life style. In 2005, his short story Ranirghater Brittanto (রানীরঘাটের বৃত্তান্ত) was made into the film "Faltu" by Anjan Das.
He was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930.
The other novel Trinabhumi (তৃণভূমি) (and also Kingbadantir nayak (কিংবদন্তীর নায়ক), Aleek Manush (অলীক মানুষ) and Uttar Jahnabi (উত্তর জাহ্ণবী)) was a big success and was translated into all major Indian languages. The same scholar says that Shaikh Akhi while staying in the khanqah of Shaikh Nizamuddin at Delhi, used to go to Bengal to see his mother who was staying there.
He used to play flute. In 2005, his short story Ranirghater Brittanto (রানীরঘাটের বৃত্তান্ত) was made into the film "Faltu" by Anjan Das.
He was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930. [Abdul Karim]
Bibliography Enamul Huq, A History of Sufism in Bengal, Dhaka, 1974; A Karim, Social History of the Muslims in Bengal down to AD 1538, Dhaka, 1959.
Moreover, Piran-i-Pir is a title reserved by the Muslims of India for the famous Abdul Qadir Jilani who is regarded as Bara Pir (the great Pir). He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. He read Kafiyat, Quduri, Mufassal and Majma-ul-Bahrain as a student of Maulana Ruknuddin and became an accomplished scholar.
His short stories Uro pakhir Chhaya (উড়ো পাখির ছায়া), Manusher Janma (মানুষের জন্ম), Ranabhumi (রণভূমি), Rakter Pratyasha (রক্তের প্রত্যাশা), Maati (মাটি), Goghna (গোঘ্ন), Mrityur Ghora (মৃত্যুর ঘোড়া) immediately attaracted the bengali readers and intellectuals. He joined one Bengali daily news paper as a journalist and minded in serious and creative writing.
His short stories "Mrityur Ghora (মৃত্যুর ঘোড়া)", "Rakter Pratyasha (রক্তের প্রত্যাশা)", "Goghna (গোঘ্ন)" and many other stories have been translated in different languages.
He is also a creator of a detective character "Goenda Colonel (গোয়েন্দা কর্নেল)" - Detective Colonel. He was buried near the grave of his robes according to his wishes and a mausoleum was erected over his grave.
It is generally believed that Shaikh Akhi Sirajuddin originally came from Badaon (the epithet Badaoni is concequently attached to his name), but modern researchers have shown that it is not true. In those days, he used to perform whole night and sleep in day time. He was the founder of the Chishtiya Tariqa (path of devotion) in Bengal.
But oneday he got tired of this life and felt he had a wider life spreading around him. He turned his face to writing poetry and short stories. But oneday he got tired of this life and felt Syed Mustafa Siraj (Bengali: সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ) is an eminent Bengali writer. Later he came to Kolkata and enter the world of serious writings and immediately became famous for his short stories.