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722 pages, Hardcover
First published October 14, 2000
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Satyajit Ray
580听books1,462听followersSatyajit Ray (Bengali: 唳膏Δ唰嵿Ο唳溹唰� 唳班唳) was an Indian filmmaker and author of Bengali fiction and regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of world cinema. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and watching Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist 1948 film, Bicycle Thieves.
Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, primarily aimed at children and adolescents.
Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. This film, Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Award in 1992. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
Early Life and Background:
Ray's grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a writer, illustrator, philosopher, publisher, amateur astronomer and a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, a religious and social movement in nineteenth century Bengal. Sukumar Ray, Upendrakishore's son and father of Satyajit, was a pioneering Bengali author and poet of nonsense rhyme and children's literature, an illustrator and a critic. Ray was born to Sukumar and Suprabha Ray in Calcutta.
Ray completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at Presidency College of the University of Calcutta, though his interest was always in Fine Arts. In 1940, he went to study in Santiniketan where Ray came to appreciate Oriental Art. In 1949, Ray married Bijoya Das and the couple had a son, Sandip ray, who is now a famous film director.
Literary Works:
Ray created two of the most famous fictional characters ever in Bengali children's literature鈥擣eluda, a sleuth in Holmesian tradition, and Professor Shonku, a genius scientist. Ray also wrote many short stories mostly centered on Macabre, Thriller and Paranormal which were published as collections of 12 stories. Ray wrote an autobiography about his childhood years, Jakhan Choto Chilam (1982). He also wrote essays on film, published as the collections: Our Films, Their Films (1976), Bishoy Chalachchitra (1976), and Ekei Bole Shooting (1979).
Awards, Honors and Recognitions:
Ray received many awards, including 32 National Film Awards by the Government of India. At the Moscow Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded for the contribution to cinema. At the Berlin Film Festival, he was one of only three to win the Silver Bear for Best Director more than once and holds the record for the most Golden Bear nominations, with seven. At the Venice Film Festival, he won a Golden Lion for Aparajito(1956), and awarded the Golden Lion Honorary Award in 1982. In 1992 he was posthumously awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, primarily aimed at children and adolescents.
Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. This film, Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Award in 1992. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
Early Life and Background:
Ray's grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a writer, illustrator, philosopher, publisher, amateur astronomer and a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, a religious and social movement in nineteenth century Bengal. Sukumar Ray, Upendrakishore's son and father of Satyajit, was a pioneering Bengali author and poet of nonsense rhyme and children's literature, an illustrator and a critic. Ray was born to Sukumar and Suprabha Ray in Calcutta.
Ray completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at Presidency College of the University of Calcutta, though his interest was always in Fine Arts. In 1940, he went to study in Santiniketan where Ray came to appreciate Oriental Art. In 1949, Ray married Bijoya Das and the couple had a son, Sandip ray, who is now a famous film director.
Literary Works:
Ray created two of the most famous fictional characters ever in Bengali children's literature鈥擣eluda, a sleuth in Holmesian tradition, and Professor Shonku, a genius scientist. Ray also wrote many short stories mostly centered on Macabre, Thriller and Paranormal which were published as collections of 12 stories. Ray wrote an autobiography about his childhood years, Jakhan Choto Chilam (1982). He also wrote essays on film, published as the collections: Our Films, Their Films (1976), Bishoy Chalachchitra (1976), and Ekei Bole Shooting (1979).
Awards, Honors and Recognitions:
Ray received many awards, including 32 National Film Awards by the Government of India. At the Moscow Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded for the contribution to cinema. At the Berlin Film Festival, he was one of only three to win the Silver Bear for Best Director more than once and holds the record for the most Golden Bear nominations, with seven. At the Venice Film Festival, he won a Golden Lion for Aparajito(1956), and awarded the Golden Lion Honorary Award in 1982. In 1992 he was posthumously awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for Lifetime Achievement in Directing at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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May 21, 2021
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May 19, 2021
Absolutely spectacular! Satyajit Ray's whodunnit stories are amazing. It wasn't boring in the slightest, and I couldn't seem to put the book down.
The stories were clear and lucid, and the plots were really good.
Aside from 2 stories where I was pretty sure about the culprit, the rest of the stories had me baffled! I can definitely see why Feluda is a legend even now.
I just wish that Satyajit Ray had written more female characters in the book, and especially female criminals.
Gopa Majumdar did a really good job translating the book!
Definitely would recommend to someone looking to read detective fiction :)
The stories were clear and lucid, and the plots were really good.
Aside from 2 stories where I was pretty sure about the culprit, the rest of the stories had me baffled! I can definitely see why Feluda is a legend even now.
I just wish that Satyajit Ray had written more female characters in the book, and especially female criminals.
Gopa Majumdar did a really good job translating the book!
Definitely would recommend to someone looking to read detective fiction :)
March 17, 2014
The first volume of FELUDA, penned by one of my favorite directors, was a refreshing and different take from the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. In the first volume, we are introduced to the various likeable features and eccentricities of Feluda's style of detection and deduction that keep the readers hooked until the end. I had read the first volume from the point of view of a teenager (which is the original intended target audience of the FELUDA series)and liked it very much. However, this second volume is a disappointment and I successfully guessed the climax in most of the short stories mentioned in this volume. The original stories of FELUDA were authored in Bengali and I read the English translation. However, any original work in a regional language cannot be rendered completely effective in an English or any other language translation; the phenomenon which we love to call "Lost in Translation". I wish I had a versatile grip on my Bengali reading and comprehension skills so that I didn't miss digging in the goldmine of Bengali literature.
July 4, 2020
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October 20, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed reading the adventures of Feluda alias Pradosh Mitter and his fellow musketeers.
A book filled with short stories that's easy to read & will keep your mind racing to catch the culprit before Feluda does.
Satyajit Ray's writing is fun & effortless.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4!
A book filled with short stories that's easy to read & will keep your mind racing to catch the culprit before Feluda does.
Satyajit Ray's writing is fun & effortless.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4!
May 21, 2021
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By the way, Satyajit Ray is still alive as 唳唳侧唳︵
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By the way, Satyajit Ray is still alive as 唳唳侧唳︵
July 26, 2020
Writing a review about this book is tough. This book is very close to my heart, the characters of Feluda, Tapeshda and Jatayu feel household for me. Moreover, Bengal forever has been close to my heart. Contribution of Bengal, people of Bengal has been immense, my respect for them has been second to none.
Satyajit Ray is a master, when it comes to combining history, places, travel, antiques, stones, science, story telling and of course observation. What he has described in these stories are priceless, the era, the people, the places, the history, all of which I should have read enjoyed, memorized and should have remembered as a kid, but I haven't which I have now feel more or less like a sin.
I have been to many places mentioned in the Feluda series, but many a place still remain. After having read these series back to back and completed them, I immensely feel the void by realizing that, there are no stories left.
How do I get more of the trio? Ahh. thats when reality kicks in and I realize, all good things do come to an end!
The story of Feluda in London was very special I felt, a student bowing to his teacher - Sherlock Holmes, though all the characters are fictitious, it still highlighted the importance of a teacher and an Indian tradition. (Priceless writing by Ray).
Reminded me of a story by Ruskin Bond, where Ruskin Bond meets Kipling in London, "The Man Who was Kipling" , somewhere I felt, Bond too was inspired by Kipling.
The preamble to a story where Ray himself admits Feluda getting old, which indirectly translates him getting old was very emotional. It was kind of sad to realize that the book was nearing end!.
Cheers,
5 on 5 and close to my heart because its got to do with India and Bengal in particular, who's history and people time and again impresses me a lot (nothing to hide though).
Thanks to Gopa Majumdar for excellent translation, not a nugget lost during the translation!
Satyajit Ray is a master, when it comes to combining history, places, travel, antiques, stones, science, story telling and of course observation. What he has described in these stories are priceless, the era, the people, the places, the history, all of which I should have read enjoyed, memorized and should have remembered as a kid, but I haven't which I have now feel more or less like a sin.
I have been to many places mentioned in the Feluda series, but many a place still remain. After having read these series back to back and completed them, I immensely feel the void by realizing that, there are no stories left.
How do I get more of the trio? Ahh. thats when reality kicks in and I realize, all good things do come to an end!
The story of Feluda in London was very special I felt, a student bowing to his teacher - Sherlock Holmes, though all the characters are fictitious, it still highlighted the importance of a teacher and an Indian tradition. (Priceless writing by Ray).
Reminded me of a story by Ruskin Bond, where Ruskin Bond meets Kipling in London, "The Man Who was Kipling" , somewhere I felt, Bond too was inspired by Kipling.
The preamble to a story where Ray himself admits Feluda getting old, which indirectly translates him getting old was very emotional. It was kind of sad to realize that the book was nearing end!.
Cheers,
5 on 5 and close to my heart because its got to do with India and Bengal in particular, who's history and people time and again impresses me a lot (nothing to hide though).
Thanks to Gopa Majumdar for excellent translation, not a nugget lost during the translation!
July 6, 2016
Rating is a little lower than for d first volume. The stories started getting a little tired and this was particularly so in the second half of this volume. But nonetheless a good breezy read if u r a fan.
July 19, 2014
See review of Vol 1
February 28, 2024
Some stories were predicatable and some were very good
June 15, 2011
I had of course heard about Satyajit Ray鈥檚 movies and his international following but when I came across the books written by him, I was surprised and picked it up out of curiosity. I was surprised to see that it was a short story book and on top of that detective stories. I have now read all of them and I am glad that I came across this series. Feluda is a private detective. The stories are written from a viewpoint of his cousin who lives with him.
All the stories are actually very simple in their formulation and characterization. That was not the age of organized crime or terrorism. So Feluda mostly deals with issues related to theft within some family or organization and sometimes with murder. Most of the time he is with his cousin and another writer friend and all of them travel together to solve the cases that keep on coming to Feluda in all the stories.
Typically, each story starts with Feluda receiving a visitor with a case for him or Feluda receiving a letter or Feluda travelling to some holiday destination and then coming upon some case at that place. The story moves with Feluda and sometimes his cousin or friend making investigation and slowly finding more clues. Feluda can change appearance very easily in the course of investigation. But he normally does not tell all his clues to his friends. The stories normally end with all the characters present at the same place and Feluda unfolding the mystery in front of them. The stories are about using investigative skills and intelligence to solve the case rather than using power.
Even though the stories are detective in nature, it is actually a comfort reading. These stories were written for kids but I have enjoyed them a lot.
October 25, 2011
After reading the first volume I kicked myself for not having bought both volumes when I was in India. I could not find it on sale in the major bookstores and copies that existed in libraries were lost. Online i could pick up ridiculously overpriced volumes with insane shipping costs from india; often turning a $15.00 book into a $100.00 book. Finally, by using the goodreads bookseller search I found a well priced volume and was not disappointed. Anyone who can get there hands on a copy and who likes the pace and reveal of Conan Doyle stories will get enjoyment from these stories. Knowing something of Indian culture helps, but this also is a nice way for those unfamiliar with that country to be introduced to the variety of life there.
January 10, 2014
'5 Super Special Stars' go with it without saying...
Pradosh Mitra, Topesh Mitra and Lalmohan Ganguly aka Jataayu -- are my so-so-much favorite characters from Bengali writings.. I love their all successful adventures, witty convos, nice-described places and persons.. I was so into it,you know.. :D
#MustMustRead
#TeamFeluda
Pradosh Mitra, Topesh Mitra and Lalmohan Ganguly aka Jataayu -- are my so-so-much favorite characters from Bengali writings.. I love their all successful adventures, witty convos, nice-described places and persons.. I was so into it,you know.. :D
#MustMustRead
#TeamFeluda
June 14, 2020
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November 15, 2021
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December 7, 2022
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October 13, 2017
I have read a lot of books from a lot of writers from all over the world but no one comes any closer to the way Satyajit Ray writes. Yes, call me a biased Indian, I am one but my love for the man and his art just keeps growing by the day and by every book that I come across by him and even "on him" too. There are books, there are writers and then there is "The Legend called Ray". Hats off to him and the way he wrote. Every-time I come across a book by him I get totally excited but by the time it comes to an end it starts making me sad to have finished the fantastic book and will have to wait till the next one come in my kitty. But the journey is simply amazing, never fails to keep a permanent smile plastered on my face and at times his anecdotes, jokes and comments on his own team by him make me laugh out loud totally. He is almost as good as PG Wodehouse, If I may say that in making me laugh while reading a book, no other author other than these two have that magic on me so far. And this one was special as it actually made my dream come true of seeing FeluDa go to Holmes land and pay a tribute. Just imagine how amazing it is when you see one of your fictional character visit his own fictional character's birth place and pay a tribute. The scene as written by Ray in the story "FeluDa in London" brought tears of joy to my eyes and made me totally breathless as he steps At 220 Baker Street and says "Guru, you showed us the way. If I am an Investigator today, it is only because of you. Now I can say coming to London was truly worthwhile". Very few writers, books and stories have that impact on a reader what this one did to me.
This is the second book of the FeluDa series which he started writing in 1965 and wrote a story each till 1992 (34 in total). Later all these stories got printed in form of two books called "The Complete Adventures of Feluda" Part 1 and 2. He was a huge fan of Sir Doyle and had read all Sherlock Holmes stories before leaving school :). The best part about the success of his stories and his characters was that they were all normal human beings like you and me and no superman. But look at the impact it had on his fans especially children for whom he initially wrote and later realized that even parents too weren't untouched with the stories. I totally loved the way almost all the stories are told in a simple way, no way they made me feel that it was actually Ray who has written them and no Topshe his teenage cousin (to start) was writing them. FeluDa the detective is such a nice warm character that one just couldn't help but fall in love with him. Loved his lopsided smile, the way he will get up in the morning before everyone and finished off with his yoga, shave and dress up, almost in all the stories is simply unbelievable. His acute power of observation and a razor sharp brain on top of that the plethora of knowledge that he had on all the subjects under the sun from history to hypnotism is simply outstanding. Imagine he was not only good in sports, he could actually write with both hands, he could even write in Greek too as its mentioned all over the stories about his "Blue Diaries" that he kept his secrets written so no one could read them.
What I love almost equally well the way I loved FeluDa was his side kicks. Topshe (his Watson) and Jatayu (Lalmohan Ganguli) the ever so comical cheap thrillers writer, always at his service with his green Ambassador. Hilarious I tell you. Just thinking of his name makes me grin from ear to ear, what a man, what a character, he was actually as good as Jeeves (PGW Character) at the service of his master FeluDa :), if you ask me. This part gives him some much deserved footage where FeluDa actually let him fill in his shoes a couple of times to a hilarious outcome. But Ray's love and affection to his other characters was simply superb. Not only these two there is another third character, the Google of then era for FeluDa, Uncle Sidhu, who knows anything and everything about everything but to know more about his character you've got to read the book. The knowledge that Uncle Sidhu possessed is simply out of this world, just one word and he will open up the details without batting an eyelid. Terrific it is. I just fail to understand one thing though that I had so much fun reading the "Translation", I just cant imagine how much fun the original will be only if I knew "Bangla" to really enjoy it. Still I fell I haven't missed much (hope so) and have no idea as what to look forward to now since I am done with this.
One question I have especially from the people from that part of India who have read the FeluDa stories. Is this character "Jatayu" Lalmohan Ganguli actually based on some real life Author? If yes, I would seriously loved to read one of his translated works too. Do let me know if you know anything about that. I will be on the lookout for Ray's other works now, any recommendations will be very highly appreciated.
This is the second book of the FeluDa series which he started writing in 1965 and wrote a story each till 1992 (34 in total). Later all these stories got printed in form of two books called "The Complete Adventures of Feluda" Part 1 and 2. He was a huge fan of Sir Doyle and had read all Sherlock Holmes stories before leaving school :). The best part about the success of his stories and his characters was that they were all normal human beings like you and me and no superman. But look at the impact it had on his fans especially children for whom he initially wrote and later realized that even parents too weren't untouched with the stories. I totally loved the way almost all the stories are told in a simple way, no way they made me feel that it was actually Ray who has written them and no Topshe his teenage cousin (to start) was writing them. FeluDa the detective is such a nice warm character that one just couldn't help but fall in love with him. Loved his lopsided smile, the way he will get up in the morning before everyone and finished off with his yoga, shave and dress up, almost in all the stories is simply unbelievable. His acute power of observation and a razor sharp brain on top of that the plethora of knowledge that he had on all the subjects under the sun from history to hypnotism is simply outstanding. Imagine he was not only good in sports, he could actually write with both hands, he could even write in Greek too as its mentioned all over the stories about his "Blue Diaries" that he kept his secrets written so no one could read them.
What I love almost equally well the way I loved FeluDa was his side kicks. Topshe (his Watson) and Jatayu (Lalmohan Ganguli) the ever so comical cheap thrillers writer, always at his service with his green Ambassador. Hilarious I tell you. Just thinking of his name makes me grin from ear to ear, what a man, what a character, he was actually as good as Jeeves (PGW Character) at the service of his master FeluDa :), if you ask me. This part gives him some much deserved footage where FeluDa actually let him fill in his shoes a couple of times to a hilarious outcome. But Ray's love and affection to his other characters was simply superb. Not only these two there is another third character, the Google of then era for FeluDa, Uncle Sidhu, who knows anything and everything about everything but to know more about his character you've got to read the book. The knowledge that Uncle Sidhu possessed is simply out of this world, just one word and he will open up the details without batting an eyelid. Terrific it is. I just fail to understand one thing though that I had so much fun reading the "Translation", I just cant imagine how much fun the original will be only if I knew "Bangla" to really enjoy it. Still I fell I haven't missed much (hope so) and have no idea as what to look forward to now since I am done with this.
One question I have especially from the people from that part of India who have read the FeluDa stories. Is this character "Jatayu" Lalmohan Ganguli actually based on some real life Author? If yes, I would seriously loved to read one of his translated works too. Do let me know if you know anything about that. I will be on the lookout for Ray's other works now, any recommendations will be very highly appreciated.
August 15, 2020
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Book: 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳�, Feluda Series
Writer: Satyajit Ray
Favourite character: Feluda
The most famous reader of literature in West Bengal, even the most casual one will name Feluda. Feluda, the self-portrait imagination of Satyajit Ray himself would believe to be a smart, alert, brainy, sharp-witted, good and sarcastic nature, well-read Bengali 唳Ζ唰嵿Π唳侧唳� detective, armed with a keen sense of observation applying 唳唳溹唳膏唳む唳� having deduction skills with a good sense of humour, idolizes as the Asia's Best Crime Detective said by 唳侧唳侧 唳︵ urf 唳溹唳距Ο唳监. The all-time favourite detective, believed to be an ideal investigator, yet a fictional character in Bengali literature since the last 50years. Feluda has been an integral part of lives of all Bengalis. Satyajit Ray has captured his crystal clear memory to implement his fictional character Feluda by imposing the self-portrait through his imagination and intelligence.
As Satyajit Ray, in his childhood days, had deep interests in Sherlock Holmes fictions, he inspired the character Sherlock Holmes in his writings and so he pen down Feluda's character of Sherlock Holmes and Topshe's character resembles Dr. Watson, based on Arthur Conan Doyle fictions. Feluda is displayed as a big admirer of Sherlock Holmes and considers him as his master. In one of his case 唳曕唳侧唳� 唳氞唳о唳班'唳� 唳唳ムΠ (Kailash Choudhury's Jewel), he praises Sherlock Holmes the way he used to draw large conclusions from observations in his cases and in another case plot in London titled 唳侧Θ唰嵿Α唳� 唳� 唳唳侧唳︵ (Feluda in London) where Feluda visits Baker Street, he praises Sherlock Holmes as the master of all private detectives, the line being told as "唳椸唳班, 唳む唳 唳涏唳侧 唳Σ唰囙 唳嗋Ξ唳班 唳嗋唳� | 唳嗋 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳侧Θ唰嵿Α唳� 唳嗋Ω唳� 唳膏唳班唳ム 唳灌Σ |" Feluda stories are the bunch full of fast paced actions with mysterious twists and turns sets the plots in different parts of the country and even in foreign lands too like which sets in 唳侧Θ唰嵿Α唳� 唳� 唳唳侧唳︵ (Feluda in London), 唳む唳ㄠΔ唰嬥Π唰囙Δ唰嵿Δ唰嬥Π 唳唳多 (Tintoretto's Jesus), 唳Δ 唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳犩Ξ唳距Θ唰嵿Α唰� 唳む (The Criminals of Kathmandu). The stories are the compact pack of adventure, suspense, murder mysteries and thriller. 唳唳侧唳︵ urf Prodosh Chandra Mitra is the main protagonist who plays the main sleuth and like in detective novels, there has to be a 唳膏唳曕唳班 or we should say an assistant or sidekick. Feluda's younger cousin, 唳む唳Ω唰� urf Tapesh Ranajn Mitra, an intelligent and clever boy, is his assistant or in Feluda's words, 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π Satellite. Topshe is the narrator of the Feluda adventure book. Then comes the third musketer, Lal Mohan Ganguly urf 唳溹唳距Ο唳监, the famous thriller writer on children's literature, whom they befriend on their trip for Mukul's safety to Jaisalmer from 唳︵唳膏唳熰 唳侧唳� sets the most famous 唳膏唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳侧唳侧 (The Golden Fortress) case plot, which completed 46years of Satyajit Ray's first Feluda adventure film. Together the 3 Musketers travel all over India to uncover many shady crimes, defeating several sinister criminals, especially Feluda's most encountered one, 唳唳� 唳侧唳� 唳唳樴Π唳距, in 唳溹Ο唳� 唳唳 唳唳侧唳ㄠ唳� (The Mystery of the Elephant God), 唳Δ 唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳犩Ξ唳距Θ唰嵿Α唰� 唳む (The Criminals of Kathmandu) and in 唳椸唳侧唳 唳唳曕唳� 唳班唳膏唳� (The Mystery of the Pink Pearl), managing to wriggle out of some very sticky situations albeit always emerging victorious in the end. As Darjeeling happens to be Satyajit Ray's favourite holiday destination so he portrait Feluda into plot cases being captured in North Kolkata especially in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Gangtok titled 唳︵唳班唳溹唳侧唳� 唳溹Ξ唳溹Ξ唳距 (Murder in the Mountains) and 唳椸唳傕唰嬥唰� 唳椸Θ唰嵿Α唰嬥唳� (Trouble in Gangtok). Feluda is also good in disguising himself in different different roles as per needed for cases, likewise Sherlock Holmes, completely a changed look. The great thing about the stories is that nobody really gets to know what's going to happen next and likewise there's always a high level of curiosity waiting just to know who the culprit is. The most awaited part of the whole story line is the climax where Feluda calls a meeting while solving the mystery, where he cajoles the culprit in admitting their crime. Feluda used to collect information and suggestions from 唳膏唳о 唳溹唳犩 urf Siddheshwar Bose, an aged character who resembles to be Sherlock Holmes's brother Mycroft. Feluda always used to say that Sidhu Jetha owns to have a 'photographic memory' and having a vast knowledge of informations being gathered into his collection of varied kinds of newspaper clippings which he has accumulated over the years which comes in handy when Feluda is in need.
If Feluda is Holmes, the role of Watson is equally apportioned between his two goodies, his cousin 唳む唳Ω唰� and his friend 唳溹唳距Ο唳监. Satyajit Ray had never designed any women to intrude Feluda's male world, unlike in another Bengali detective adventure, Byomkesh series by Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay. The level of continuity falls down. As Feluda stepped from early 1970s to today's world, the atmosphere have changed dramatically around him. Jatayu's ambassador turned into maruti; Feluda's favourite cigarette brand Charminar just disappeared. In 唳膏唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳侧唳侧, the 3 Musketers travelled a long distance journey to Ramdevra by camel, but now-a-days, the characters found themselves taking flights instead of the trains, likewise in case plots sets in 唳曕唳侧唳膏 唳曕唳侧唳權唳曕唳班 (A Killer in Kailash), 唳唳唳唳囙Ο唳监唳� 唳唳唳唳熰 (The Bandits of Bombay), 唳唳膏唳Π唰嵿 唳Ο唳监唳曕Π (Peril in Paradise), 唳唳曕唳� 唳班唳膏唳� (The Mystery of the Box). But still, the world always remains curious about him. He comfortingly remained constant for lifetime, always steady and 唳膏Δ唳班唳� in Feluda's words. Topshe and Jatayu remained by his side throughout life, with every cases solved and victory over sinister criminals at the end and his corner of Calcutta, Feluda's 唳犩唳曕唳ㄠ would forever stay, precisely because his house, 21 no. 唳班唳ㄠ 唳膏唳� 唳班唳�, 唳唳侧唳椸唰嵿, 唳曕Σ唳曕唳む-700019 never really existed, just like Him.
Feluda | Swarnakshi鈥�20
唳む唳Ω唰囙Π 唳唳︵唳о 唳�
唳溹唳距Ο唳监唳� 唳膏唳灌唳む唳唳�
唳唳侧 唳灌Σ唰�
3 MUSKETERS
Book: 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳�, Feluda Series
Writer: Satyajit Ray
Favourite character: Feluda
The most famous reader of literature in West Bengal, even the most casual one will name Feluda. Feluda, the self-portrait imagination of Satyajit Ray himself would believe to be a smart, alert, brainy, sharp-witted, good and sarcastic nature, well-read Bengali 唳Ζ唰嵿Π唳侧唳� detective, armed with a keen sense of observation applying 唳唳溹唳膏唳む唳� having deduction skills with a good sense of humour, idolizes as the Asia's Best Crime Detective said by 唳侧唳侧 唳︵ urf 唳溹唳距Ο唳监. The all-time favourite detective, believed to be an ideal investigator, yet a fictional character in Bengali literature since the last 50years. Feluda has been an integral part of lives of all Bengalis. Satyajit Ray has captured his crystal clear memory to implement his fictional character Feluda by imposing the self-portrait through his imagination and intelligence.
As Satyajit Ray, in his childhood days, had deep interests in Sherlock Holmes fictions, he inspired the character Sherlock Holmes in his writings and so he pen down Feluda's character of Sherlock Holmes and Topshe's character resembles Dr. Watson, based on Arthur Conan Doyle fictions. Feluda is displayed as a big admirer of Sherlock Holmes and considers him as his master. In one of his case 唳曕唳侧唳� 唳氞唳о唳班'唳� 唳唳ムΠ (Kailash Choudhury's Jewel), he praises Sherlock Holmes the way he used to draw large conclusions from observations in his cases and in another case plot in London titled 唳侧Θ唰嵿Α唳� 唳� 唳唳侧唳︵ (Feluda in London) where Feluda visits Baker Street, he praises Sherlock Holmes as the master of all private detectives, the line being told as "唳椸唳班, 唳む唳 唳涏唳侧 唳Σ唰囙 唳嗋Ξ唳班 唳嗋唳� | 唳嗋 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳侧Θ唰嵿Α唳� 唳嗋Ω唳� 唳膏唳班唳ム 唳灌Σ |" Feluda stories are the bunch full of fast paced actions with mysterious twists and turns sets the plots in different parts of the country and even in foreign lands too like which sets in 唳侧Θ唰嵿Α唳� 唳� 唳唳侧唳︵ (Feluda in London), 唳む唳ㄠΔ唰嬥Π唰囙Δ唰嵿Δ唰嬥Π 唳唳多 (Tintoretto's Jesus), 唳Δ 唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳犩Ξ唳距Θ唰嵿Α唰� 唳む (The Criminals of Kathmandu). The stories are the compact pack of adventure, suspense, murder mysteries and thriller. 唳唳侧唳︵ urf Prodosh Chandra Mitra is the main protagonist who plays the main sleuth and like in detective novels, there has to be a 唳膏唳曕唳班 or we should say an assistant or sidekick. Feluda's younger cousin, 唳む唳Ω唰� urf Tapesh Ranajn Mitra, an intelligent and clever boy, is his assistant or in Feluda's words, 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π Satellite. Topshe is the narrator of the Feluda adventure book. Then comes the third musketer, Lal Mohan Ganguly urf 唳溹唳距Ο唳监, the famous thriller writer on children's literature, whom they befriend on their trip for Mukul's safety to Jaisalmer from 唳︵唳膏唳熰 唳侧唳� sets the most famous 唳膏唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳侧唳侧 (The Golden Fortress) case plot, which completed 46years of Satyajit Ray's first Feluda adventure film. Together the 3 Musketers travel all over India to uncover many shady crimes, defeating several sinister criminals, especially Feluda's most encountered one, 唳唳� 唳侧唳� 唳唳樴Π唳距, in 唳溹Ο唳� 唳唳 唳唳侧唳ㄠ唳� (The Mystery of the Elephant God), 唳Δ 唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳犩Ξ唳距Θ唰嵿Α唰� 唳む (The Criminals of Kathmandu) and in 唳椸唳侧唳 唳唳曕唳� 唳班唳膏唳� (The Mystery of the Pink Pearl), managing to wriggle out of some very sticky situations albeit always emerging victorious in the end. As Darjeeling happens to be Satyajit Ray's favourite holiday destination so he portrait Feluda into plot cases being captured in North Kolkata especially in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Gangtok titled 唳︵唳班唳溹唳侧唳� 唳溹Ξ唳溹Ξ唳距 (Murder in the Mountains) and 唳椸唳傕唰嬥唰� 唳椸Θ唰嵿Α唰嬥唳� (Trouble in Gangtok). Feluda is also good in disguising himself in different different roles as per needed for cases, likewise Sherlock Holmes, completely a changed look. The great thing about the stories is that nobody really gets to know what's going to happen next and likewise there's always a high level of curiosity waiting just to know who the culprit is. The most awaited part of the whole story line is the climax where Feluda calls a meeting while solving the mystery, where he cajoles the culprit in admitting their crime. Feluda used to collect information and suggestions from 唳膏唳о 唳溹唳犩 urf Siddheshwar Bose, an aged character who resembles to be Sherlock Holmes's brother Mycroft. Feluda always used to say that Sidhu Jetha owns to have a 'photographic memory' and having a vast knowledge of informations being gathered into his collection of varied kinds of newspaper clippings which he has accumulated over the years which comes in handy when Feluda is in need.
If Feluda is Holmes, the role of Watson is equally apportioned between his two goodies, his cousin 唳む唳Ω唰� and his friend 唳溹唳距Ο唳监. Satyajit Ray had never designed any women to intrude Feluda's male world, unlike in another Bengali detective adventure, Byomkesh series by Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay. The level of continuity falls down. As Feluda stepped from early 1970s to today's world, the atmosphere have changed dramatically around him. Jatayu's ambassador turned into maruti; Feluda's favourite cigarette brand Charminar just disappeared. In 唳膏唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳侧唳侧, the 3 Musketers travelled a long distance journey to Ramdevra by camel, but now-a-days, the characters found themselves taking flights instead of the trains, likewise in case plots sets in 唳曕唳侧唳膏 唳曕唳侧唳權唳曕唳班 (A Killer in Kailash), 唳唳唳唳囙Ο唳监唳� 唳唳唳唳熰 (The Bandits of Bombay), 唳唳膏唳Π唰嵿 唳Ο唳监唳曕Π (Peril in Paradise), 唳唳曕唳� 唳班唳膏唳� (The Mystery of the Box). But still, the world always remains curious about him. He comfortingly remained constant for lifetime, always steady and 唳膏Δ唳班唳� in Feluda's words. Topshe and Jatayu remained by his side throughout life, with every cases solved and victory over sinister criminals at the end and his corner of Calcutta, Feluda's 唳犩唳曕唳ㄠ would forever stay, precisely because his house, 21 no. 唳班唳ㄠ 唳膏唳� 唳班唳�, 唳唳侧唳椸唰嵿, 唳曕Σ唳曕唳む-700019 never really existed, just like Him.
Feluda | Swarnakshi鈥�20
January 12, 2025
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August 26, 2017
A solid read...though not as good as the first one...a wee bit repetitive and simple at times...but true to form in beautiful descriptions of locales as diverse as Kashmir, Kedarnath and Mahabalipuram... particularly enjoyed crime in kedarnath, the criminals of kathmandu, peril in paradise and dr munshi diary!
January 4, 2019
Can't imagine my childhood without this one. Enough said
January 31, 2022
唳膏Ξ唳椸唳� 唰� 唳忇Π 唳椸Σ唰嵿Κ唳椸唳侧 唳唳多唳� 唳︵唳班唳� 馃檪
January 14, 2023
Love the personality of Feluda!
And Satyajit Ray is magic! The way he tells stories is modern, classy and beautiful!!
A great read.
And Satyajit Ray is magic! The way he tells stories is modern, classy and beautiful!!
A great read.
February 4, 2012
Summary 鈥�
Feluda, the razor sharp and witty young detective investigates some very curious cases along with his cousin Tapesh and friend Jatayu through the length and breadth of India.
Review 鈥�
A recent article about the release of a new Feluda movie brought back happy memories of this childhood series. We know Satyajit Ray as the Oscar winning filmmaker but not many Indians, especially non-Bengalis know that he was also an author par excellence. Fortunately I became familiar with the 鈥淎uthor鈥� Ray through his translated short stories in 鈥淜ishor鈥� magazine much before I had watched any of his films. So when one day my local librarian showed me a new book titled 鈥淭he Golden Fortress鈥� by Satyajit Ray, I immediately lapped it up and since then became a huge fan of Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu.
In 1961 Ray revived children鈥檚 magazine 鈥淪andesh鈥� started by his grandfather. He started writing Feluda stories in 1965 and between 1965and 1992 wrote 35 stories featuring Pradosh C. Mitra, nicknamed 鈥淔elu鈥�, a young, athletic and brilliant detective. Feluda (鈥榙a鈥� in Bengali means elder brother) is accompanied in his adventures by his 14 year old cousin Tapesh. Tapesh or 鈥淭opshe鈥� as he is fondly called is the young Watson to this modern day Indian Sherlock Holmes and chronicles the mysteries for us. Like all the children who have read these stories, Topshe is in awe of Feluda鈥檚 deduction skills and knowledge and Feluda is his idol though Feluda teases him a lot. Feluda is very choosy in his cases and accepts only the ones that intrigue him most. Their cases take them all over India from Sikkim to Rajasthan and Darjeeling to Maharashtra and also to Nepal and England. Many of the stories are set in Feluda鈥檚 hometown Calcutta. Ray introduced Lalmohan Ganguli a.k.a. Jatayu, writer of bestselling thrillers whose hero 鈥� Prakhar Rudra is nothing short of a superman. In Ray鈥檚 own words Jatayu offers 鈥渄ollops of humour鈥� in the otherwise sombre stories. Jatayu is a fumbling caricature with his misspelt English and love for rhyme-less poetry, who almost always makes wrong deduction, a male version of Ariadne Oliver from Agatha Christie鈥檚 Poirot stories. In fact we can see the influence of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot throughout the series. As Feluda himself says 鈥渨e have nothing new to do, we just follow the paths of the past masters Holmes and Poirot鈥�.
Ray had to walk on a tightrope as the stories were meant for children. He had to keep the violence to the minimum even in case of murder mysteries and the fair sex is conspicuously absent in almost all the stories. Despite this constraint Feluda became instant hit among children and grown-ups alike due to stimulating plots and twists in climax. All the stories are riveting though some of them are clearly a class apart. My particular favourites are The Emperor鈥檚 Ring, Trouble in Gangtok, The Golden Fortress and Tintoretto鈥檚 Jesus.
Reading the stories takes us back in time and it鈥檚 a pleasing ride worth taking especially in the city of Calcutta due to Ray鈥檚 minute attention to details. Reading about the by lanes of Calcutta is reminiscent of Sjowall and Wahloo鈥檚 Stockholm during the same period.
Read it to your children or read it for yourself; I am sure you will definitely enjoy it.
January 16, 2019
Inspired writing. The stories are just Unforgettable. Best Ever 鉂わ笍
July 20, 2022
The complete adventures of Feluda Volume 1 and 2 are a treat for all mystery and adventure lovers. Written by the filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray, these books take the reader into the world of a private detective Pradosh Mitter ( Feluda), and his cousin and aide, Tapesh Mitter ( Topshe), as they go about solving and unraveling mysteries. Feluda is multitalented, knowledgeable, and a master of deduction. In no time, he graduates from being an amateur detective to a highly respected and much-sought investigator. He gets employed by people from various backgrounds and from different parts of the country to help solve their problems. He is one of the top sleuths in the country, and word about his excellent work spreads far and wide.
Topshe is in complete awe of his elder cousin and loves accompanying him. He participates actively in solving the case and is enthusiastic about being a part of this exciting life, solving crimes and mysteries. Sometimes, they are accompanied by Lal Mohan Babu ( Jatayu), a budding author of crime novels. Jatayu wants to take inspiration for his upcoming stories and needs someone to bounce off his ideas, so he joins the duo in their travels. He adds a comic element to the otherwise serious narration of the events and incidents. Along with the trio, the reader travels across India from Darjeeling to Lucknow, from Mumbai to Kolkatta, and sometimes even outside the country, uncovering the truth and revealing the faces of criminals.
The books comprise multiple stories, each with a different setup, a distinctive plot, and peculiar characters, making the reading experience unique and stimulating. This work by Satyajit Ray, inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson, is a masterpiece and a must-read for anyone about 12 years of age.
Topshe is in complete awe of his elder cousin and loves accompanying him. He participates actively in solving the case and is enthusiastic about being a part of this exciting life, solving crimes and mysteries. Sometimes, they are accompanied by Lal Mohan Babu ( Jatayu), a budding author of crime novels. Jatayu wants to take inspiration for his upcoming stories and needs someone to bounce off his ideas, so he joins the duo in their travels. He adds a comic element to the otherwise serious narration of the events and incidents. Along with the trio, the reader travels across India from Darjeeling to Lucknow, from Mumbai to Kolkatta, and sometimes even outside the country, uncovering the truth and revealing the faces of criminals.
The books comprise multiple stories, each with a different setup, a distinctive plot, and peculiar characters, making the reading experience unique and stimulating. This work by Satyajit Ray, inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson, is a masterpiece and a must-read for anyone about 12 years of age.
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September 28, 2012Great book but HORRIBLE PAGE QUALITY by PENGUIN
Feluda stories are good; I will read all of them sometime soon.
About this volume: shame be on Penguin! They have dishonored Satyajit Ray by providing the two volumes with abysmal pages (vol. 1 and 2)! The page quality is really poor; you will feel outraged.
Where did I buy it?: I bought it online from HomeShop18 with almost 50 % discount (also using a discount code). They source from reputed dealers. So it is an original copy from Penguin and not a spurious copy from the flea/gray market.
Feluda stories are good; I will read all of them sometime soon.
About this volume: shame be on Penguin! They have dishonored Satyajit Ray by providing the two volumes with abysmal pages (vol. 1 and 2)! The page quality is really poor; you will feel outraged.
Where did I buy it?: I bought it online from HomeShop18 with almost 50 % discount (also using a discount code). They source from reputed dealers. So it is an original copy from Penguin and not a spurious copy from the flea/gray market.
August 13, 2007
Again, the second volume of this omnibus shows an obvious evolution of Felu Mitter as a detective, Ray as a writer and the whole series as more than an Enid Blyton-ish adventure series. The mysteries, though still predictable, are a little more elaborate, the plots are slightly improved and we strill have the foreign travel, the constant danger and the decent excitement. Nice, but no Holmes.
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