Nil Manush by Sunil Gangopadhyay [Hardcover]

"Sunil Gangopadhyay was a person who had a deep connection with the minds of children, as everyone knows. For children, especially adolescent readers, Sunil's creations were incredibly diverse! This diversity is uniquely represented in the character of Ranjay. In the early 1960s and 70s, the genre of Bengali science fiction was somewhat underdeveloped. The number of original science fiction stories was few. During this time, the creation of Ranjay, also known as Neel Manush (The Blue Man), revitalized the branches of adolescent literature and science fiction. Ranjay Biswas, a simple village youth, through a stroke of bad luck, falls into the hands of evil extraterrestrials and is transformed into a blue-colored human. He becomes a man of complete blue hue with immense physical strength. Sunil wrote a series of stories with this Ranjay or Neel Manush as the central character. These stories not only offer the thrill of adventure and gripping suspense but also a deep human appeal. In Sunil's unique style, the science fiction stories became tales of human experience—stories of flesh-and-blood people full of joy, sorrow, happiness, and sadness. This collection presents a series of stories Sunil wrote about Neel Manush. I hope that not only children but also adults will find them engaging."