Taranath Tantrik

Taranath Tantrik is a mystic figure and practitioner of occult. He lives with his daughter Chari in a house of Mott lane in central Kolkata after having lost most of his supernatural powers because of misuse of Tantra. The person looked like a man in his mid fifties. He is an astrologer by profession and had many encounters with the supernatural forces in his extensive travels throughout the Bengal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/real-address-for-fictional-tantric/cid/1390348|title=Real address for fictional tantric|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=21 January 2019}} He shares those experiences with two friends in his Mott lane house over cups of tea and cigarettes. It is stated that the writer is a regular visitor at Taranath's house, sometimes with his friend, sometimes alone.

In 1940, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay created the character Taranath{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/885971/not-just-social-media-what-is-driving-indias-mass-hysteria-over-suspicions-of-child-lifting|title=Not just social media|date=12 July 2018 |access-date=21 January 2019}} but he wrote only two short stories featuring this character and much of Taranath's life is displayed prominently through these two stories-

1. Tarnath Tantrik-er Golpo
2. Madhusundari Debi'r Abirbhab

After Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, his son Taradas Bandyopadhyay continued writing stories featuring Taranath Tantrik. He wrote total six stories and novels. All the stories are supernatural and paranormal, based on dark arts, mystery and magic realism.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/qs-taranath-tantrik-start-streaming-today-hoichoi|title=Q's Taranath Tantrik to start streaming today on Hoichoi|access-date=21 January 2019}}

1. Taranath Tantrik (10 Stories)
2. Panchamundi'r Asan
3. Tinti Kaak-er Golpo
4. Brojobhushan-er Biswasprapti
5. Taranath Tantrik O Brahmapishach
6. Taranath Tantrik-er Aschorjyo Duniya
7. Alatchakra (Novel)
8. Abar Taranath

Tathagata Bandyopadhyay

After Taradas Bandyopadhyay, his son Tathagata Bandyopadhyay started writing stories featuring Taranath Tantrik. He wrote only one story so far. According to him, he wrote this story to stop fan fiction writers who are not doing justice to the character Taranath.{{Cite web |title=Dey's publishing |url=https://deyspublishing.com/books/taranather-pratyabartan |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=deyspublishing.com}}

1. Bhondo Taranath

Stories of Taranath was broadcast in Sunday Suspense at Kolkata Radio Mirchi.{{Cite web|url=https://onlinebanglaradio.com/audio-story/taranath-tantrik-3-taradas-bandapadhyay-sunday-suspense/|title=Taranath Tantrik 3|access-date=21 January 2019}} Many stories of Taranath Tantrik were also aired later on Goppomir er Thek a podcast directed by Mir Afsar Ali. Bengali filmmaker Q alias Qaushiq Mukherjee has made Hoichoi web series named Taranath Tantrik based on the stories of Taranath. Koushik Roy and Jayanta Kripalni played the title role.{{Cite news|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/bengali-web-series-taranath-tantrik-is-going-on-dgtl-1.936388|title=তারানাথ তান্ত্রিক, হাত দেখাবেন নাকি?|work=Anandabazar Patrika|language=bn|access-date=21 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2018092353587/hoichoi-pledges-library-growth-as-it-takes-bengali-content-to-bangladesh-uae.html#axzz5dE9aWOxL|title=Hoichoi pledges library growth as it takes Bengali content to Bangladesh, UAE|access-date=21 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/preview-of-web-series-taranath-tantrik-dgtl-1.936038|title=অদেখা জগতের দরজা খুলে গেল, ফিরলেন তারানাথ|access-date=21 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.telegraphindia.com/imageview_247355_151711806_4_undefined_15-01-2019_6_i_1_sf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121232722/https://epaper.telegraphindia.com/imageview_247355_151711806_4_undefined_15-01-2019_6_i_1_sf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2019|title=TOLLYWOOD|access-date=21 January 2019}} The character was reimagined as TNT for a series of graphic novels by Shamik Dasgupta.{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/908624/dark-arts-and-mystery-in-the-trailer-for-qs-bengali-web-series-taranath-tantrik|title=Dark arts and mystery in the trailer for Q's Bengali web series 'Taranath Tantrik'|date=8 January 2019 |access-date=21 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31561864-taranath-tantrik-part-1|title=Taranath Tantrik part-1|access-date=21 January 2019}} In the year 2016, actor Tota Roy Chowdhury played as Taranath in Taranath Tantrik, a TV Series of Colors Bangla.{{Cite web|url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/2016/06/07/interview-actor-tota-roy-chowdhury-on-playing-taranath-tantrik-in-the-colors-bangla-serial-taranath-tantrik-sholoana-bangaliana-exclusive/|title=Interview- Actor Tota Roy Chowdhury on Playing Taranath Tantrik in the Colors Bangla Serial|access-date=21 January 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/Tota-makes-a-comeback-after-15-years-on-telly/articleshow/52239582.cms|title=Tota makes a comeback after 15 years on telly|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 January 2019}}

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