‘Jajabor’ was the pen name of the author Binoy Mukhopadhyay (1909–2002). Born in
East Bengal (presently Bangladesh), he completed his Masters in Commerce from
Calcutta University. He started his career as a journalist in a number of
Bengali dailies, and subsequently joined the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting. He was the Deputy Secretary of the British Press Information
Bureau when his first novel Drishtipath (1946)
burst into the literary scene to the wide acclaim of the readers. It was
followed by several other novels, short stories, essays and dramas, including Janantik and Laghukaran.
He has also written two books on cricket, which was another of his passions
besides Rabindra Sangeet. Jhelum Nodir
Tirey, a politico-historical narrative on the transfer of power in Kashmir
was published in May 1954.