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708 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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Satyajit Ray
574听books1,453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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July 24, 2017
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September 15, 2012
Feluda was recommended to me by many including my parents who had read the stories when they were kids. Written by master film maker Satyajit Ray in the 1970s, the first Feluda adventure was published in Ray's Bengali magazine for kids 'Sandesh'. Meant originally for children and teens,the series soon became hit with the adult readers as well and everyone wanted a Feluda adventure to read and share right from 8 year olds to 50 year old adults.
My first reaction on hearing the name Feluda was "oh no, some stupid teenager who wants to solve some kiddish mysteries!" Obviously i was proved wrong. The stories start from Danger in Darjeeling to the The curse of the goddess (in vol.1) and each holds the reader in spell binding suspense.
As i had read Byomkesh Bakshi before staring on Feluda, The first two stories did seem a bit lame but the pace begins to pick up as you start " Trouble in Gangtok"
Talking about the characters, Feluda aka Pradosh C Mitter is a 27 year old (nah, he is not a teen!) who has a photographic memory and a great deal of knowledge of about everything in the world! He knows only Bengali and English, uses Greek to write in his personal notebook, is valiant and brave and is very secretive. Not even Topshe, his cousin and aide and our narrator, comes to know about his intentions right till the end.
Topshe or Tapesh is a 15 year old teen (who is shown to be 13 at the start) who is the narrator of our story and a great admirer of his cousin. Infact you get so used to Topshe narrating the stories so well, that you feel him to be a part of yourself and watching the action at the battle scene rather than only reading about it.
Lalmohan Ganguli or Jatayu is a writer of crime thrillers whose physical appearance is completely opposite to that expected from a writer of crime fiction. His under developed persona and slow mind provide comic relief throughout the book. It is difficult to think about Feluda without Jatayu.
Every lover of mysteries and crime fiction should and must read Feluda.
My first reaction on hearing the name Feluda was "oh no, some stupid teenager who wants to solve some kiddish mysteries!" Obviously i was proved wrong. The stories start from Danger in Darjeeling to the The curse of the goddess (in vol.1) and each holds the reader in spell binding suspense.
As i had read Byomkesh Bakshi before staring on Feluda, The first two stories did seem a bit lame but the pace begins to pick up as you start " Trouble in Gangtok"
Talking about the characters, Feluda aka Pradosh C Mitter is a 27 year old (nah, he is not a teen!) who has a photographic memory and a great deal of knowledge of about everything in the world! He knows only Bengali and English, uses Greek to write in his personal notebook, is valiant and brave and is very secretive. Not even Topshe, his cousin and aide and our narrator, comes to know about his intentions right till the end.
Topshe or Tapesh is a 15 year old teen (who is shown to be 13 at the start) who is the narrator of our story and a great admirer of his cousin. Infact you get so used to Topshe narrating the stories so well, that you feel him to be a part of yourself and watching the action at the battle scene rather than only reading about it.
Lalmohan Ganguli or Jatayu is a writer of crime thrillers whose physical appearance is completely opposite to that expected from a writer of crime fiction. His under developed persona and slow mind provide comic relief throughout the book. It is difficult to think about Feluda without Jatayu.
Every lover of mysteries and crime fiction should and must read Feluda.
November 6, 2020
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唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳多 唳唳侧 唳侧唳椸唳涏? 唳多唳班唳侧 唳唳灌唳む 唳唳ㄠΖ唰囙Χ唰€ 唳む唳� 唳む唳曕 唳膏唳囙Α唰� 唳班唳栢(唳Δ唰嵿Μ, 唳嗋 唳忇Ξ 唳多唳班唳侧唳� :3) 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳唳灌唳む 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监唳涏 唳膏唳� 唳灌唳膏唳 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳嗋Π 唳呧唳苦Δ唳︵唳� 唳唳班Δ唳� 唳忇唳熰 唳膏Λ唳� 唳曕Π唰嵿Θ唳距Π 唳嗋唰� :3 唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳ㄠ唳班Κ唰囙唰嵿Ψ唳む 唳呧Μ唳侧Ξ唰嵿Μ唳� 唳曕Π唰� 唳Σ唳 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳唳多 唳夃Κ唳唳� 唳曕Π唰囙唳�, 唳唳侧 唳椸唳侧 唳唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳溹唳唳椸唳 唳灌唳唳距Π 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ο啷� 唳嗋Π 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳む 唳唳唳灌唳� 唳涏唳�! 唳呧Δ唰� 唳樴唳班Δ唰� 唳唳班 唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳氞唳班啷�
唳Π唰嵿Ζ唳距Π 唳唳涏Θ唰囙Π 唳曕唳灌唳ㄠ馃惛
唳犩唳� 唳 唳曕唳班Γ唰� 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监Δ唰� 唳唳班 唳ㄠ, 唳犩唳� 唳膏 唳曕唳班Γ唰囙 唳忇 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳班唳� 唳Α唳监Δ唰� 唳忇Δ 唳膏Ξ唳 唳侧唳椸Σ唰嬥イ 唳唳唳唰囙Χ唰囙Π 唳呧Π唰嵿Η唰囙唳熰 唳嗋Κ唰佮唰� 唳Α唳监 唳多唳ㄠ唳唰囙唳苦Σ唳距Ξ啷� 唳む 唳忇 唳唳む唳班唳唳� 唳膏 唳膏唳ム 唳涏唳侧イ 唳む唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳距唰� 唳夃唰嵿唳膏唳Π唰� 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳唳� 唳曕Π唳む 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏啷� 唰оК唳熰唳� 唳Η唰嵿Ο唰� 唰оЁ唳熰唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳Α唳监唳涏 唳嗋Π 唳唳曕 唰唳� 唳囙唳熰唳夃Μ唰� 唳多唳ㄠ唳涏啷� 唳撪Ζ唳苦唰� 唳嗋Ξ唰嵿Ξ唰� 唳氞唳侧唳侧唳唳侧唳侧 唳曕Π唳む 唳忇唳距Α唰囙Ξ唳苦 唳Α唳监 唳唳� 唳︵唳唰� 唳曕 唳曕Π唳む唳涏啷� 唳忇唳︵唳� 唳む 唳嗋唳唳� 唳Ο唳� 唳唳唰囙唳苦Σ唳距Ξ啷� 唳膏唳� 唳Ο唳监唳� 唳︵唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳侧 唳嗋Π 唳曕唳� 唳曕唳灌唳ㄠ唳� 唳膏Ξ唳距Η唳距Θ 唳灌Ο唳� 唳ㄠ, 唳班唳� 唰оЁ唳冟З唰� 唳熰唳� 唳Π唰� 唳多唳班 唳灌Δ唰� 唳椸唳唰囙Θ唰嵿Ζ唳� 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳唳膏Λ唳苦Ω唳距Θ唳� 唳呧Ν唳苦Ο唳距Θ馃惛
唳唳囙唰嬥 唳む唳� 唳唰佮Δ 唳夃Κ唳唳� 唳曕Π唰囙唳苦イ
唳ム唳班 唳氞唳唳距Π唳� 唳Π 唳唳侧唳︵, 唳灌唳� 唳灌唳� 唳灌唳班Π唰�!
~唰� 唳ㄠΝ唰囙Ξ唰嵿Μ唳�, 唰ㄠЕ唰ㄠЕ
唳Θ唰� 唳灌唰嵿唳苦Σ 唳唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳唳班Δ 唳夃Κ唳唳距Ζ唰囙Χ 唳唳班Ξ唳｀ 唳唳� 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏 唳唳侧唳︵, 唳む唳Ω唰� 唳嗋Π 唳溹唳距Ο唳监唳� 唳膏唳ム啷� 唳侧唰嵿Ψ唰嵿Γ唰�, 唳︵唳班唳溹唳侧唳�, 唳椸唳唳傕唳�, 唳Χ唰嬥唳� 唳班唳� 唳灌Ο唳监 唳曕Σ唳曕唳む, 唳曕Σ唳曕唳む唳� 唳班唳膏唳む唳樴唳�, 唳班唳溹Ω唰嵿Ε唳距Θ唰囙Π 唳Π唰佮Ν唰傕Ξ唳�, 唳Θ-唳溹唰嵿唳�, 唳唳灌唳∴! 唳曕唳ム唳 唳樴唳班唳ㄠ 唳む唳︵唳� 唳膏唳ム!?
唳唳多唳班Ν唳距 唳唳犩唰囙Π 唳曕唳粪唳む唳班唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳唳, 唳唳侧唳︵唳� 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监 唳灌Ο唳� 唳む唳︵唳班イ 唳Ζ唳苦 唳唳侧唳︵唳� 唳唳む唳班 唳多唳班唳� 唳曕唳灌唳ㄠ唳熰 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监唳涏唳侧唳� 唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳唳班唳熰 唳Α唳监 唳涏唳� 唳ㄠ啷� 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监唳涏 唳多唳班唳侧, 唳唳澿 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳嗋Π 唳多唳粪 唳忇Ω唰� 唳唳侧唳︵啷� 唳夃Σ唳熰!
唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳多 唳唳侧 唳侧唳椸唳涏? 唳多唳班唳侧 唳唳灌唳む 唳唳ㄠΖ唰囙Χ唰€ 唳む唳� 唳む唳曕 唳膏唳囙Α唰� 唳班唳栢(唳Δ唰嵿Μ, 唳嗋 唳忇Ξ 唳多唳班唳侧唳� :3) 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳唳灌唳む 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监唳涏 唳膏唳� 唳灌唳膏唳 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳嗋Π 唳呧唳苦Δ唳︵唳� 唳唳班Δ唳� 唳忇唳熰 唳膏Λ唳� 唳曕Π唰嵿Θ唳距Π 唳嗋唰� :3 唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳ㄠ唳班Κ唰囙唰嵿Ψ唳む 唳呧Μ唳侧Ξ唰嵿Μ唳� 唳曕Π唰� 唳Σ唳 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳唳多 唳夃Κ唳唳� 唳曕Π唰囙唳�, 唳唳侧 唳椸唳侧 唳唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳溹唳唳椸唳 唳灌唳唳距Π 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ο啷� 唳嗋Π 唳唳唳唰囙Χ 唳む 唳唳唳灌唳� 唳涏唳�! 唳呧Δ唰� 唳樴唳班Δ唰� 唳唳班 唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳氞唳班啷�
唳Π唰嵿Ζ唳距Π 唳唳涏Θ唰囙Π 唳曕唳灌唳ㄠ馃惛
唳犩唳� 唳 唳曕唳班Γ唰� 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳嗋唰� 唳Α唳监Δ唰� 唳唳班 唳ㄠ, 唳犩唳� 唳膏 唳曕唳班Γ唰囙 唳忇 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳班唳� 唳Α唳监Δ唰� 唳忇Δ 唳膏Ξ唳 唳侧唳椸Σ唰嬥イ 唳唳唳唰囙Χ唰囙Π 唳呧Π唰嵿Η唰囙唳熰 唳嗋Κ唰佮唰� 唳Α唳监 唳多唳ㄠ唳唰囙唳苦Σ唳距Ξ啷� 唳む 唳忇 唳唳む唳班唳唳� 唳膏 唳膏唳ム 唳涏唳侧イ 唳む唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳距唰� 唳夃唰嵿唳膏唳Π唰� 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳唳� 唳曕Π唳む 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏啷� 唰оК唳熰唳� 唳Η唰嵿Ο唰� 唰оЁ唳熰唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳Α唳监唳涏 唳嗋Π 唳唳曕 唰唳� 唳囙唳熰唳夃Μ唰� 唳多唳ㄠ唳涏啷� 唳撪Ζ唳苦唰� 唳嗋Ξ唰嵿Ξ唰� 唳氞唳侧唳侧唳唳侧唳侧 唳曕Π唳む 唳忇唳距Α唰囙Ξ唳苦 唳Α唳监 唳唳� 唳︵唳唰� 唳曕 唳曕Π唳む唳涏啷� 唳忇唳︵唳� 唳む 唳嗋唳唳� 唳Ο唳� 唳唳唰囙唳苦Σ唳距Ξ啷� 唳膏唳� 唳Ο唳监唳� 唳︵唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳侧 唳嗋Π 唳曕唳� 唳曕唳灌唳ㄠ唳� 唳膏Ξ唳距Η唳距Θ 唳灌Ο唳� 唳ㄠ, 唳班唳� 唰оЁ唳冟З唰� 唳熰唳� 唳Π唰� 唳多唳班 唳灌Δ唰� 唳椸唳唰囙Θ唰嵿Ζ唳� 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳唳膏Λ唳苦Ω唳距Θ唳� 唳呧Ν唳苦Ο唳距Θ馃惛
唳唳囙唰嬥 唳む唳� 唳唰佮Δ 唳夃Κ唳唳� 唳曕Π唰囙唳苦イ
唳ム唳班 唳氞唳唳距Π唳� 唳Π 唳唳侧唳︵, 唳灌唳� 唳灌唳� 唳灌唳班Π唰�!
~唰� 唳ㄠΝ唰囙Ξ唰嵿Μ唳�, 唰ㄠЕ唰ㄠЕ
August 27, 2012
I am a probasi bengali. As probasi as it can get. I've born, brought up and ruined in Kanpur. Neither of my parents have any deep roots whatsoever in Kolkata. I've been to Kolkata just once(for a month though). I don't like fish(you can facepalm now) and can neither read or write my mother tongue.
So I've been told that essence of Satyajit Ray's writing has been lost somewhat in translation and no matter how much I like it, the bengali version of the stories will always be better. But even then, I was completely mesmerized by the first half of Feluda's adventures. I am now itching to travel to Kolkata and discover all the places that Ray mentions in his stories, do a Feluda walk if you'd like to call it.
Of late, I've been reading a lot of detective fiction(and the next set of books that I'll be ordering from Flipkart has a few of them as well). But these stories have been the most engrossing ones so far. The book has been unputdownable. Mind you that these stories were originally meant for kids(even teens) but Feluda is every bit your Sherlock Holmes and Topshe your Watson.. The stories are even more enjoyable thanks to the bumbling Lalmohan Babu or Jatayu as they know him.
This collection, this particular edition, though poor in print quality, has the stories in chronological order. So you can make sense of all the references and actually see the characters develop in front of your eyes. Satyajit Ray also takes you around the country, to the desert, to the mountains and to every nook and corner of Calcutta. To round off the experience, watch the Feluda movies once you've read the stories(Sonar Kella, Bombaier Bombete, Jai Baba Felunath to name a few).
Must read.
I am also planning to buy a set of Bomkesh Bakshi stories but am still looking for a complete collection and not scattered translations. May the force be with me.
Jai baba vishwanath!
So I've been told that essence of Satyajit Ray's writing has been lost somewhat in translation and no matter how much I like it, the bengali version of the stories will always be better. But even then, I was completely mesmerized by the first half of Feluda's adventures. I am now itching to travel to Kolkata and discover all the places that Ray mentions in his stories, do a Feluda walk if you'd like to call it.
Of late, I've been reading a lot of detective fiction(and the next set of books that I'll be ordering from Flipkart has a few of them as well). But these stories have been the most engrossing ones so far. The book has been unputdownable. Mind you that these stories were originally meant for kids(even teens) but Feluda is every bit your Sherlock Holmes and Topshe your Watson.. The stories are even more enjoyable thanks to the bumbling Lalmohan Babu or Jatayu as they know him.
This collection, this particular edition, though poor in print quality, has the stories in chronological order. So you can make sense of all the references and actually see the characters develop in front of your eyes. Satyajit Ray also takes you around the country, to the desert, to the mountains and to every nook and corner of Calcutta. To round off the experience, watch the Feluda movies once you've read the stories(Sonar Kella, Bombaier Bombete, Jai Baba Felunath to name a few).
Must read.
I am also planning to buy a set of Bomkesh Bakshi stories but am still looking for a complete collection and not scattered translations. May the force be with me.
Jai baba vishwanath!
August 22, 2022
唳唳侧唳︵ 唳嗋唰囙 唳呧Θ唰囙唳唳� 唳Α唳监 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏唳� 唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳忇唳� 唳ㄠ唳唰� 唳曕唳涏 唳侧唳栢 唳灌Ο唳监Θ唳� 唳曕唳ㄠ, 唳侧唳栢Μ唰� 唳侧唳栢Μ唰� 唳曕Π唰囙 唳侧唳栢 唳灌Ο唳监 唳夃唳む唳涏唳� 唳ㄠ啷� 唳Σ唳む 唳椸唳侧 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳唳班Δ唳� 唳唳班 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳忇唳唳� 唳ㄠ 唳忇唳唳� 唳Α唳监啷�
唳唳侧唳︵ 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳班唳� 唳ㄠ 唳曕唳ㄠ 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳嗋Θ唳ㄠ唳︵唳� 唳膏唳權唳椸唳� 唳曕Κ唳苦唰佮Σ唰� 唳曕唳ㄠ唳涏唳侧唳イ 唳忇唰佮Σ唰嬥Π 唳曕Ν唳距Π 唳︵唳栢Δ唰� 唳 唳膏唳ㄠ唳︵Π!
唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳膏Μ唳氞唳唰� 唳唳班唳 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳灌唰嵿唰� 唳班Ο唳监唳� 唳唳權唳椸Σ 唳班唳膏唳�, 唳曕唳班Γ 唳忇唳距Δ唰� 唳忇唳熰 唳о唳佮Η唳� 唳嗋Π 唳椸唳唳むΗ唳� 唳嗋唰囙イ 唳嗋Π 唳嗋唰� 唳唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳溹唳距Ο唳监唳� 唳膏唳� 唳唳距Θ 唳夃唰嵿Δ唳苦イ :v
唳唳侧唳︵ 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳班唳� 唳ㄠ 唳曕唳ㄠ 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳嗋Θ唳ㄠ唳︵唳� 唳膏唳權唳椸唳� 唳曕Κ唳苦唰佮Σ唰� 唳曕唳ㄠ唳涏唳侧唳イ 唳忇唰佮Σ唰嬥Π 唳曕Ν唳距Π 唳︵唳栢Δ唰� 唳 唳膏唳ㄠ唳︵Π!
唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳膏Μ唳氞唳唰� 唳唳班唳 唳唳侧唳︵ 唳灌唰嵿唰� 唳班Ο唳监唳� 唳唳權唳椸Σ 唳班唳膏唳�, 唳曕唳班Γ 唳忇唳距Δ唰� 唳忇唳熰 唳о唳佮Η唳� 唳嗋Π 唳椸唳唳むΗ唳� 唳嗋唰囙イ 唳嗋Π 唳嗋唰� 唳唳� 唳︵唳栢 唳溹唳距Ο唳监唳� 唳膏唳� 唳唳距Θ 唳夃唰嵿Δ唳苦イ :v
May 7, 2017
I finally got around to starting the Around the World tour I had been promising myself for a few months now. And where better to start than my own country, especially considering I haven't really read some of the literary gems from India.
The author is well known for his films and has received numerous awards. But it came as a surprise to me that he also wrote short stories and essays. The Complete Adventures of Feluda is a collection of short stories written in the Sherlock Holmes tradition, with Indian settings and a far nicer detective than Holmes (though I love the narcissistic Holmes to pieces). The author freely admits that he has been inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
The narrator is Topshe, or Tapeshranjan, Feluda's cousin. He is younger than Feluda and chronicles all of Feluda's cases in detail. The device works very well, and perhaps one of the rare cases where a young narrator is not irritating. Feluda, of course, is the detective who loves riddles and puzzles and is smart and intelligent. He is well-read and enjoys having different experiences. Lalmohan Ganguly aka Jatayu is their friend and accompanies them everywhere on their cases. He is a famous writer of mystery stories and gets his ideas from their trips and investigations. The trio make a wonderful team and work well together.
The stories were originally written for children, but they are far more than children's stories. They are a chronicle of life in the 60s and 70s. The cases take Feluda and his friends all over India. Ray has a way with words when it comes to describing a place or an event. He dragged me right inside the pages and I ended up actually visiting these places with the trio. Over the reading of this book, I visited cities like Lucknow, Varanasi, Gangtok, Aurangabad, Agra, Ranchi, and of course, Calcutta with the author. It was a beautiful experience.
The plots were simple but not boring. It is in the plots that a strong influence of Doyle is seen. Things like buried treasures and family squabbles over inheritance were imported straight from England to India, but they were not damaged in transit. Ray managed to make these stories intensely Indian. My favourite story was Bandits of Bombay which satirised Bollywood. There is a thread of humour running through all the stories and usually in the form of the bumbling and nervous Jatayu. I love Jatayu's character so much! In spite of being a crime writer, he could hardly survive the adventures. Definitely a touch of Hastings there! Jatayu's books are outlandish and Feluda consistently points out mistakes in his research. Well, I say research, but Jatayu does nothing of that sort! A lot of the humour arises from this simple device.
There are, of course, a couple of drawbacks. There are hardly any woman present in the book. Not just the trio, but the world they live in seem to be populated entirely by men. I don't know why this should be so because Bengali literature is scattered with strong and powerful female characters. So it is intensely disappointing that Ray left out women entirely from the lovely world of Feluda. I was a little annoyed at the glorification of hunting in The Royal Bengal Mystery as well. However, these are but small irritations in a book that is consistently interesting and well-written.
The author is well known for his films and has received numerous awards. But it came as a surprise to me that he also wrote short stories and essays. The Complete Adventures of Feluda is a collection of short stories written in the Sherlock Holmes tradition, with Indian settings and a far nicer detective than Holmes (though I love the narcissistic Holmes to pieces). The author freely admits that he has been inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
The narrator is Topshe, or Tapeshranjan, Feluda's cousin. He is younger than Feluda and chronicles all of Feluda's cases in detail. The device works very well, and perhaps one of the rare cases where a young narrator is not irritating. Feluda, of course, is the detective who loves riddles and puzzles and is smart and intelligent. He is well-read and enjoys having different experiences. Lalmohan Ganguly aka Jatayu is their friend and accompanies them everywhere on their cases. He is a famous writer of mystery stories and gets his ideas from their trips and investigations. The trio make a wonderful team and work well together.
The stories were originally written for children, but they are far more than children's stories. They are a chronicle of life in the 60s and 70s. The cases take Feluda and his friends all over India. Ray has a way with words when it comes to describing a place or an event. He dragged me right inside the pages and I ended up actually visiting these places with the trio. Over the reading of this book, I visited cities like Lucknow, Varanasi, Gangtok, Aurangabad, Agra, Ranchi, and of course, Calcutta with the author. It was a beautiful experience.
The plots were simple but not boring. It is in the plots that a strong influence of Doyle is seen. Things like buried treasures and family squabbles over inheritance were imported straight from England to India, but they were not damaged in transit. Ray managed to make these stories intensely Indian. My favourite story was Bandits of Bombay which satirised Bollywood. There is a thread of humour running through all the stories and usually in the form of the bumbling and nervous Jatayu. I love Jatayu's character so much! In spite of being a crime writer, he could hardly survive the adventures. Definitely a touch of Hastings there! Jatayu's books are outlandish and Feluda consistently points out mistakes in his research. Well, I say research, but Jatayu does nothing of that sort! A lot of the humour arises from this simple device.
There are, of course, a couple of drawbacks. There are hardly any woman present in the book. Not just the trio, but the world they live in seem to be populated entirely by men. I don't know why this should be so because Bengali literature is scattered with strong and powerful female characters. So it is intensely disappointing that Ray left out women entirely from the lovely world of Feluda. I was a little annoyed at the glorification of hunting in The Royal Bengal Mystery as well. However, these are but small irritations in a book that is consistently interesting and well-written.
December 12, 2023
This volume includes sixteen Feluda stories translated wonderfully into English by Gopa Majumdar. Feluda stories are timeless classics. Unlike Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot, the simplicity in approach and the old world feel in the socio-cultural ethos of the time make them interesting and engrossing. No matter how many times you read and reread them, each time the reader would find narrative gripping and the chase thrilling.
December 11, 2022
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July 18, 2018
A fun read. I like the way they explored different cities in different adventures, just like Indian James Bond :P Jokes apart, the writing style is very good and more often than not I wasn't able to guess the actual culprit / mystery. As I said - A Fun Read :)
August 6, 2022
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November 7, 2020
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January 15, 2022
This book is the Indian version of Sherlock Holmes with Indian counterpart of Watson, written by a very eminent writer and director ever- Mr. Satyajit Ray.
This book contains 16 stories that will keep you thinking.
What intrigued me was that, this book was written when there was no internet and the description of the places Feluda visits were so picturesque perfect.(Although there was slight discrepancy of the train between Khandala and Matheran)
The language was good, without grotesque descriptions of crime and narrating the story without any foul language. The author has shown, that a good mystery can be written with a simple plot and still make it a mind tickling one.
Loved this one. Will read the Volume 2 soon.
This book contains 16 stories that will keep you thinking.
What intrigued me was that, this book was written when there was no internet and the description of the places Feluda visits were so picturesque perfect.(Although there was slight discrepancy of the train between Khandala and Matheran)
The language was good, without grotesque descriptions of crime and narrating the story without any foul language. The author has shown, that a good mystery can be written with a simple plot and still make it a mind tickling one.
Loved this one. Will read the Volume 2 soon.
July 1, 2018
It's a mystery why I hadn't read any Feluda stories till date. However, better late than never. Feluda (Pradosh C. Mitter) is a detective who is assisted by his young cousin Tapesh & an author Lalmohan Ganguli in solving the many mysteries that come across his way.
This book has a collection of 16 short stories which travel from Darjeeling to Gangtok and from Varanasi to Bombay. The mysteries range from loss of something valuable to past life memories to even a murder sometimes!
Satyajit Ray has portrayed Feluda as an intelligent, young man with a keen sense of observation & a photographic memory with an ability to remember most things. He's also shown to be good at networking and maintaining friendly relationships with all.
Tapesh is in awe of his elder cousin and tries to emulate him as much as he can. Mr. Ganguli is an author who tries to write books inspired by the mysteries he is part of.
In addition to taking us through the adventures, the stories are a great tourism advertisement as well. I loved reading the descriptions Feluda visited and can't wait to visit at least some, if not all the places mentioned in the book. Ray is known to be a great storyteller and it was fascinating to read all the stories with some vivid descriptions.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection of short stories. My favourites were Trouble In Gangtok, The Mystery of the Elephant God & The Bandits of Bombay.
Additional reading which I wish to do after reading the book :)
Juan Vucatich
Shambhucharan Bose
Malik Ambar
Dr. Matrix numbers
Nanasaheb
Some of the many places mentioned in the book:
Imambara of Lucknow
Jodhpur/Jaisalmer
Kurseong
Bhubaneshwar
Ellora Caves
Das Avatar caves
This book has a collection of 16 short stories which travel from Darjeeling to Gangtok and from Varanasi to Bombay. The mysteries range from loss of something valuable to past life memories to even a murder sometimes!
Satyajit Ray has portrayed Feluda as an intelligent, young man with a keen sense of observation & a photographic memory with an ability to remember most things. He's also shown to be good at networking and maintaining friendly relationships with all.
Tapesh is in awe of his elder cousin and tries to emulate him as much as he can. Mr. Ganguli is an author who tries to write books inspired by the mysteries he is part of.
In addition to taking us through the adventures, the stories are a great tourism advertisement as well. I loved reading the descriptions Feluda visited and can't wait to visit at least some, if not all the places mentioned in the book. Ray is known to be a great storyteller and it was fascinating to read all the stories with some vivid descriptions.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection of short stories. My favourites were Trouble In Gangtok, The Mystery of the Elephant God & The Bandits of Bombay.
Additional reading which I wish to do after reading the book :)
Juan Vucatich
Shambhucharan Bose
Malik Ambar
Dr. Matrix numbers
Nanasaheb
Some of the many places mentioned in the book:
Imambara of Lucknow
Jodhpur/Jaisalmer
Kurseong
Bhubaneshwar
Ellora Caves
Das Avatar caves
October 28, 2014
Satyajit Ray 鈥� I have fallen in love with the author with each book. I have read most of his books and thoroughly enjoyed them. So when I picked up Feluda his greatest and most popular creation, I was doubtless that this will be another feather in his cap. But sorry to say I am too grown up to read Feluda. It has never taken me so long to finish a book 鈥� I started reading it in December 2011 and could only finish it in early August 2012 鈥� 7 long months. Agree it was big with multiple stories in one and 700 page long. I kept leaving it and picking it up back again and again in between other books. Finally when I finished it I wondered if I should actually pick its part 2 with remaining stories. But nope, I don鈥檛 think I can do any justice to that.
In no ways is this book bad or substandard. It鈥檚 just that it can鈥檛 be anything but meant for kids. It reminds you of the children鈥檚 movies which used to be broadcasted on Doordarshan every Sunday afternoon, where common kids show courage and smartness to defeat the local gundaas and villains. I would have loved to read it as a kid and enjoyed the movie made by Satyajit Ray. The detective is smart but it鈥檚 quiet obvious that mysteries just erupt wherever he goes. Some of the stories are so basic using nursery rhymes as the key to the mystery. The villains and comedians are straight out of Bollywood, which will amuse children and bring the required drama for a masala film.
So just to be fair to one of my favourite authors I would give it 2.5 stars. Read it if you have love for children detective stories or buy it if you have to gift it to younger cousins or friends of yours.
In no ways is this book bad or substandard. It鈥檚 just that it can鈥檛 be anything but meant for kids. It reminds you of the children鈥檚 movies which used to be broadcasted on Doordarshan every Sunday afternoon, where common kids show courage and smartness to defeat the local gundaas and villains. I would have loved to read it as a kid and enjoyed the movie made by Satyajit Ray. The detective is smart but it鈥檚 quiet obvious that mysteries just erupt wherever he goes. Some of the stories are so basic using nursery rhymes as the key to the mystery. The villains and comedians are straight out of Bollywood, which will amuse children and bring the required drama for a masala film.
So just to be fair to one of my favourite authors I would give it 2.5 stars. Read it if you have love for children detective stories or buy it if you have to gift it to younger cousins or friends of yours.
September 25, 2016
Entertaining till the last page. A treat to see classic cities of Lucknow, Varanasi through the eyes of a thespian like Ray. Feluda is the perfect Indian Holmes - with his Charminar and unmatched perspicacity. Topshe and Jatayu are superb foils in his adventures. Also, Calcutta is painted so beautifully through Ray's words - it's like looking at sepia tinted Polaroids of the city! An amazing read for rainy weekends and coffee. :)
June 30, 2020
always favourite 馃槏
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.
May 5, 2012
As this is collection the review will be more about the characters that make up this string of stories rather than any specific story. The character of Feluda is no doubt inspired by other famous fictional detectives, primarily Holmes and Poirot; a point which the character himself points out in on of the tales. Satyajit Ray's genius is in realizing the true magic of Holmes lies not in the characterization of the main characters but in the detailed environment that exists around them. Reading through the various stories it is so easy to pulled into the locales that Mr. Ray so beautifully portrays. It is a must read for any fan of popular detective stories.
There are two regrets whenever I read these stories. One, I wish I could read it in the original Bengali. While my friends tell me that the translation is quite competent I am sure that the original would have had an even more magical touch, especially since the master wrote it. The other regret is that I could not read it in the original form of each story/chapter coming out in consecutive issues of the magazine. How magical it would have been to wait for the next issue to come.
All in all a good book to own.
There are two regrets whenever I read these stories. One, I wish I could read it in the original Bengali. While my friends tell me that the translation is quite competent I am sure that the original would have had an even more magical touch, especially since the master wrote it. The other regret is that I could not read it in the original form of each story/chapter coming out in consecutive issues of the magazine. How magical it would have been to wait for the next issue to come.
All in all a good book to own.
February 11, 2012
These adventures had not only given us the only full-fledged Bengali detective since Byomkesh Bakshi, but had also given us our very own Sherlock Holmes (Feluda is as closely modelled on Sherlock Holmes as is possible, and yet a lot more easily accessible for us). The adventures are brilliant and compact pieces of mystery-solving, but it is the combination of Feluda-Topshe and Jatayu that had caught our imagination, and has kept us in its grip even after the demise of the creator. But once again, ANANDA has not provided us with any additional information or annotation that could have enhanced the importance of this edition. Otherwise, recommended.
May 30, 2016
3.5/5 As a child, i had read Holmes, Tintin, Hardy Boys, a bit of Nancy Drew, even Chacha Chaudhary :P in crime fiction. I wonder how i never heard of Feluda until recently ?
Good clean fun, suitable for all ages 10+, and ofcourse, lucidly written. The stories have just the right balance and depth to appeal to children and adults alike. Some stories - Gangtok, Royal Bengal tiger, Elephant god were genuinely good and apart from a couple of hurriedly written ones, most held my attention.
The 35 stories were written over a period of 25 yrs and perhaps are our only piece of quality children's crime/adventure fiction ? Hats-off Ray once again.
Good clean fun, suitable for all ages 10+, and ofcourse, lucidly written. The stories have just the right balance and depth to appeal to children and adults alike. Some stories - Gangtok, Royal Bengal tiger, Elephant god were genuinely good and apart from a couple of hurriedly written ones, most held my attention.
The 35 stories were written over a period of 25 yrs and perhaps are our only piece of quality children's crime/adventure fiction ? Hats-off Ray once again.
April 6, 2021
I don't think I could've read anything better in this Mystery Special Week of 欧宝娱乐 than this. To me, Feluda is an emotion 鉂� Whenever I'm going through any reading slump this is the book I return to from time to time. Being a riddle lover, my favourite story of "唳唳侧唳︵ 唳膏Ξ唳椸唳� 唰�" is "唳涏唳ㄠ唳ㄠΞ唳膏唳む唳� 唳呧Ν唳苦Χ唳距Κ啷�" The onus of Satyajit Ray's feluda is 唳侧唳侧Ξ唰嬥唳ㄠΜ唳距Μ唰�, and his comical personality coupled with the subtle use of humor.
What's your thought on this book? And what's your favourite story?
What's your thought on this book? And what's your favourite story?
February 9, 2025
This is an excellent rendition of the indomitable Sherlock Holmes for Indian middle school kids by Satyajit Ray. Feluda, the titular character isn鈥檛 exactly like Holmes in his deduction but he is methodical, action oriented and cool as hell. Topshe, his cousin narrates the story similar to Watson. Lalmohan Babu is the third person who adds that funny wheel to the whole story. All the stories take place in different places in India although some of the stories have their core in Kolkata. The stories by themselves are well thought out. There is murder, grave robbery, tiger attacks, thieves and several strange events to keep the reader hooked. Overall a nice breezy read. Highly recommend it.
March 22, 2021
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September 22, 2017
Surprisingly, I have (had) read quite a few "on" Satyajit Ray but never one "by" him so far. Blame the availability in the book stores or getting my Kindle too late or may be too few Bengali friends around ;) whatever it may be! Till, I praised Agatha Christie's and Arthur Conan Doyle's works in front of a Hardcore Patriot, that I had read recently finished and also showed him what all I had from them. He just said one thing which got me thinking big time that "You are one of those quite a few Indians who haven't been to Leh - Laddakh but praise Grand Canyon to no end", and I was like "Whats the point dude?". It took me quite a while to actually decode (You see I am no Feluda) but when I got the point, I vowed to not to read a Christie ever till I finish "Feluda" completely. To my shock, amazement and ashamed confession - I even had the first of the two book series already on my Kindle which I picked I guess quite a while ago when it was being sold at a paltry 99/-. But as a true Satyajit Ray fan I have already got the second of the series too, all thanks to a friend who almost has every book that I can think of or at least he can source one at the drop of a hat :) (You know who you are and I love you for that). And am I glad? WHOA! I am super happy to have come across these gems, guys! If you haven't read these yet, you have no idea what you have missed. Although Satyajit Ray claims to have written them for children but no ways, these are too good to be ignored by adults or for that matter anyone who loves thrillers. Supremely clean of Violence, Blood and Gore stuff, it doesn't even have a female character in any of the stories - just imagine.
The Author himself is a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes and he mentioned the same at the very start in the opening note that he has read all Sherlock Holmes stories when he was a kid himself and the inspiration is quite evident. Not only that I will even say that his works are not in league with Doyle or Christie but the audience that he was catering to, seeing from that angle I can very well say they are not only fantastic but mind-blowing with ample of comic moments to keep one not only engrossed but happy too. The three main characters in all stories are Feluda (The Detective, real name Pradosh C Mitter), his side kick Topshe (Watson, real name Tapeshranjan Mitter - Cousin) and the hilarious Lalmohan Babu without which no story goes any further, who happens to be a B grade thriller writer who writes under the pseudonym "Jatayu", gets all his plots from Feluda and Topshe's adventures. The Adventure stories are written from the perspective of Topshe (a teenager) who sees it all happening in front of his eyes as his cousin Feluda not only takes him and us on the thrilling rides but makes him understand it all too. Among-st the three lead characters my favorite will always be Jatayu, the way he cracks the situation up is simply amazing and always had me in splits, may it be the way he screws it all up or the way he talks, the use of words, his vocabulary which keeps getting better with time and so much more. And of-course my favorite story will always be "The Golden Fortress" not only because I have seen the movie and I could visualize it all but because the way the entire chase and sequence is written that too with Rajasthan as background is simply superb.
In all its a huge collection of Fifteen stories each almost equally good. What is more outstanding is the way he has covered not only Bengal but the other cities and states like Rajasthan, Assam and even Bombay in the stories is superb. They are always travelling, either on a Train, or an Airplane or later half on Jatayu's new acquired car that he buys from his books selling so well :). Solving the cases of Emperor's Ring (a ring from Mughal Era) to solving the cases of Bandits of Bombay, Feluda gets to do it all and in style. From the bylanes of Calcutta to Mumbai, Benares, Lucknow, Gangtok, Darjeeling, Jaisalmer and even on moving trains. How Feluda starts from a mid 20's inexperienced unknown guy next door to a full-fledged very well known Detective almost all across is the book all about. His body language, mannerisms, book that he reads, movies that he watches and what not is simply amazing. For some reason young Satyajit Ray's face kept coming in front of my eyes as I kept reading the Feluda stories. One thing I missed in these stories may be in the first part is that they don't go out of India anywhere. Who knows, may be in the next they get to go out, I so much wished that Feluda at-least gets to go to England once :).
If you have read Feluda's adventures, do let know how you liked them but if you haven't, you exactly know what to do now. As I move on eagerly to the second part to see if Feluda goes out and solves some International cases too.
The Author himself is a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes and he mentioned the same at the very start in the opening note that he has read all Sherlock Holmes stories when he was a kid himself and the inspiration is quite evident. Not only that I will even say that his works are not in league with Doyle or Christie but the audience that he was catering to, seeing from that angle I can very well say they are not only fantastic but mind-blowing with ample of comic moments to keep one not only engrossed but happy too. The three main characters in all stories are Feluda (The Detective, real name Pradosh C Mitter), his side kick Topshe (Watson, real name Tapeshranjan Mitter - Cousin) and the hilarious Lalmohan Babu without which no story goes any further, who happens to be a B grade thriller writer who writes under the pseudonym "Jatayu", gets all his plots from Feluda and Topshe's adventures. The Adventure stories are written from the perspective of Topshe (a teenager) who sees it all happening in front of his eyes as his cousin Feluda not only takes him and us on the thrilling rides but makes him understand it all too. Among-st the three lead characters my favorite will always be Jatayu, the way he cracks the situation up is simply amazing and always had me in splits, may it be the way he screws it all up or the way he talks, the use of words, his vocabulary which keeps getting better with time and so much more. And of-course my favorite story will always be "The Golden Fortress" not only because I have seen the movie and I could visualize it all but because the way the entire chase and sequence is written that too with Rajasthan as background is simply superb.
In all its a huge collection of Fifteen stories each almost equally good. What is more outstanding is the way he has covered not only Bengal but the other cities and states like Rajasthan, Assam and even Bombay in the stories is superb. They are always travelling, either on a Train, or an Airplane or later half on Jatayu's new acquired car that he buys from his books selling so well :). Solving the cases of Emperor's Ring (a ring from Mughal Era) to solving the cases of Bandits of Bombay, Feluda gets to do it all and in style. From the bylanes of Calcutta to Mumbai, Benares, Lucknow, Gangtok, Darjeeling, Jaisalmer and even on moving trains. How Feluda starts from a mid 20's inexperienced unknown guy next door to a full-fledged very well known Detective almost all across is the book all about. His body language, mannerisms, book that he reads, movies that he watches and what not is simply amazing. For some reason young Satyajit Ray's face kept coming in front of my eyes as I kept reading the Feluda stories. One thing I missed in these stories may be in the first part is that they don't go out of India anywhere. Who knows, may be in the next they get to go out, I so much wished that Feluda at-least gets to go to England once :).
If you have read Feluda's adventures, do let know how you liked them but if you haven't, you exactly know what to do now. As I move on eagerly to the second part to see if Feluda goes out and solves some International cases too.
October 12, 2020
Ambitious and ahead of its time, its a ode to sir aurthur conan Doyle's sherlock holmes and its about time they make a live action movie of it.
February 9, 2017
I read some few stories of Feluda during my school days. I enjoyed those few stories and at that time I thought there are only few stories but recently when i saw the book The Complete Adventures of Feluda, i suddenly remembered that this was the same stories which i had read some 5 or 6 years ago.. without any hesitation i picked it up and started reading stories.
The main character is Feluda who is an amateur sleuth and is accompanied by his cousin Topshe. The sharpness of Feluda's mind and the light humor makes this stories worth of your time. There is no doubt that Satyajit Ray is regarded as one of the best person in cinema industry in not only In India but in world too and when he was given a task to write murder mystery stories intended for children which includes no violence, sex and drugs.. he took this task masterfully and wrote some of the best murder mystery stories which can surpass some of the great works on murder mystery..
The first volume mainly deals with Feluda rising to become a professional detective and Satyajit Ray takes his readers to different landscapes and environment in India.. Nevertheless, stories are not drifted away from its main plot and does not become like Travel book..
These stories will always remain my favorites and I recommend it to anyone who likes such type of murder mystery books.. Must read stories...
The main character is Feluda who is an amateur sleuth and is accompanied by his cousin Topshe. The sharpness of Feluda's mind and the light humor makes this stories worth of your time. There is no doubt that Satyajit Ray is regarded as one of the best person in cinema industry in not only In India but in world too and when he was given a task to write murder mystery stories intended for children which includes no violence, sex and drugs.. he took this task masterfully and wrote some of the best murder mystery stories which can surpass some of the great works on murder mystery..
The first volume mainly deals with Feluda rising to become a professional detective and Satyajit Ray takes his readers to different landscapes and environment in India.. Nevertheless, stories are not drifted away from its main plot and does not become like Travel book..
These stories will always remain my favorites and I recommend it to anyone who likes such type of murder mystery books.. Must read stories...
December 31, 2024
I am short of words after reading this EPIC book of 788 pages. This is the first time I have picked up a book by the great "Satyajit Ray". He is an extraordinaire writer and I dont think there can be anyone like him ever. The book is excellent with fantabulous twists and turns. Its a clean book (no crime passionnel) with mind blowing ending for every story. The characters are intricately woven in the whodunnit plot which will keep you glued to the book. If you happen to put down the book for some godforsaken reason, your hand, mind and soul would be itching to get back to the book as soon as possible. The plots are way ahead of its time.
His intelligible writing transports you to the world of FELU MITTER and the numerous places he visits during his expeditions (the images start to float and there is nothing like when a book comes alive to the reader and captures ones body and mind).
The book depicts that Satyajit Ray was a traveler by heart and a voracious reader (the knowledge the book imparts on different subjects is astounding). The book is for all age groups.
Felu Mitter rocks!!!
I am waiting to get lost in the second volume of the book.
A special and heart warming mention for the translator Gopa Majumdar who has done a splendid job. Thanks for bringing Mr. Satyajit Ray to the non-bengalis.
His intelligible writing transports you to the world of FELU MITTER and the numerous places he visits during his expeditions (the images start to float and there is nothing like when a book comes alive to the reader and captures ones body and mind).
The book depicts that Satyajit Ray was a traveler by heart and a voracious reader (the knowledge the book imparts on different subjects is astounding). The book is for all age groups.
Felu Mitter rocks!!!
I am waiting to get lost in the second volume of the book.
A special and heart warming mention for the translator Gopa Majumdar who has done a splendid job. Thanks for bringing Mr. Satyajit Ray to the non-bengalis.
July 6, 2017
I used to read Feluda books when I was in school and after reading his adventures again after a long gap of almost 20 years I still feel the same thrill and excitement. I was so engrossed and immersed into the world weaved by Satyajit Ray that I become completely indifferent to my surroundings. Such is the affect of Satyajit and his iconic and immortal character Feluda that even I began to observe minute details and started drawing conclusions.
Satyajit Ray had shown that there is no need of brutal murders or complex threatening situations to write mysterious novel. A simple riddle or puzzle is also enough to keep readers hooked to the mystery till the end.
The author had never hidden the real culprit in the crowd nor refrain the details of investigation. Everything was in front of the readers was like an open challenge to the readers to guess the real culprit before Feluda; to use brain just like Feluda to solve the mystery.
Satyajit Ray's neat and clean mysteries, Feluda's character made this series a treasure which could be pass on from generation to generation.
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Satyajit Ray had shown that there is no need of brutal murders or complex threatening situations to write mysterious novel. A simple riddle or puzzle is also enough to keep readers hooked to the mystery till the end.
The author had never hidden the real culprit in the crowd nor refrain the details of investigation. Everything was in front of the readers was like an open challenge to the readers to guess the real culprit before Feluda; to use brain just like Feluda to solve the mystery.
Satyajit Ray's neat and clean mysteries, Feluda's character made this series a treasure which could be pass on from generation to generation.
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June 16, 2020
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August 5, 2012
It took me a long time to sink my teeth into this classic work but better late than never, I suppose.
No Holmes but Conan Doyle woulda twirled that splendid mush of his and nodded his approval.
Ray, ye fuckin' genius ye!!!
No Holmes but Conan Doyle woulda twirled that splendid mush of his and nodded his approval.
Ray, ye fuckin' genius ye!!!
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