He was also a painter and the choreographer for Shishirkumar Bhaduri's Seeta. He was a staunch believer in supernaturals and he used the supernatural element in several of his adventure and mystery stories. It was Bimal-Kumar's adventure story Jokher Dhan, for which he is famous in Bengali literature for children. He is best remembered as the creator of Bimal-Kumar, the adventurer duo and Jayanta-Manik the detective duo. One of the best translations anywhere of Alice in Wonderland is Roy's Ajab Deshe Amala. Roy also translated the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám into Bengali. He was a noted contributor to the early development of Bengali detective fiction with his 'Jayanta-Manik'-stories, dealing with the exploits of Jayanta, his assistant Manik, and police inspector Sunderbabu. Hemendra Kumar Roy (Bangla: হেমেন্দ্রকুমার রায়) was a Bangali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language.
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