[3] Niladri Sarkar is a retired Colonel of the Indian Army, jovial and looking like Santa Claus.
Most of the Colonel stories are narrated by Jayanta Chowdhury, a reporter of Dainik Satyasebak Patrika.
Sometimes Mr. K. K. Halder, a bit eccentric retired police officer also joins with colonel Sarkar.
Colonel likes quoting Bengali proverbs and nursery rhymes.
[5][6] The first story of Colonel Niladri Sarkar 'Chaya Pore' was published serially in Amrit Magazine in 1970.