Riksundar Banerjee or Riksundar Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: ঋকসুন্দর ব্যানার্জী), (born on 9 August 1987) is a fiction writer from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
He earned an post graduate degree (M.A.) in Bengali Literature from Jadavpur University.
He has been awarded Ph.D at The University of Burdwan on Uncanny in Bengali Literature: Traditions and Evolution (Bengali: "বাংলা গল্প সাহিত্যে ভূত: পরম্পরা ও পরিবর্তমানতা " ) in 2018.
He has jointly presented the paper on 'The Algorithm Of Ghostliness' at York 2019, Bond University, July 2019[1]
He has been writing articles in several magazines and news papers, such as Anandabazar Patrika and Ei Samay.
Among his other works there is the movie Stuck[2] and a discussion on effects of AI and supernaturals on humans, "Stuck Discussion",[3] held in Triguna Sen Auditorium, Jadavpur University. He is also one of the co-writers of the screenplay and dialogues for the film Bhotbhoti (Whispers of Mermaids).[4]
Riksundar's book 'The Book of Indian Ghosts' received praise in a published review on 'The Hindu' newspaper.[5]