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Feluda #1-16
The Complete Adventures of Feluda, Vol. 1
Between 1965 and 1992, Satyajit Ray wrote a total of 35 Feluda stories, featuring the master sleuth Pradosh C. Mitter, AKA Feluda. The plots involve murder, mystery and adventure, most of the times in exotic locations, narrated in a racy, humorous style by the detective's cousin-cum-assistant Topeshranjan Mitter AKA Topshe, and in most cases, accompanied by the funny Lalmohan Ganguly AKA Jatayu, who himself was a famous crime writer. All of this makes for enormously entertaining fare - and it is no wonder that each Feluda book has been a best-seller. All the stories are now available together in this two volume omnibus. For the first time ever, the stories are arranged in chronological order of composition, and one can note Feluda's development from an unknown amateur detective to a famous investigator. This first volume contains some of the best Feluda stories ever written.
788 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
About the author
Satyajit Ray
696 books1,602 followersSatyajit Ray (Bengali: সত্যজিৎ রায়) 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—Feluda, 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—Feluda, 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
ভাগ্যিস ফেলুদা তুমি ছিলে। নাহয় জীবনের প্রেশারে যখন চ্যাপ্টা হয়ে যাচ্ছি, একটুখানি রিলিফ কোথায় খুঁজতাম? ছোটবেলায় ফেলুদা না পড়ে ভালোই করেছি। বড়বেলাটা ভালো না। এসময় এরকম বই অনেক দরকার।
November 6, 2020
ফেলুদার সাথে আমার প্রথম দেখা হয়েছিল ২০১৪ তে। এর আগে অনেক নাম ডাক শুনেছি কিন্তু পরিচিতি লাভের সুযোগ হয় নি। দেরি করে হলেও সুযোগ পেয়ে কাজে লাগালাম। ফেলুদা আর তোপসের সাথে এডভেঞ্চার শুরু। পথে পেলাম সহজ-সরল জটায়ুকে । জটায়ু না থাকলে বোধহয় এত আনন্দ পেতাম না। ফেলুদার কেস সমাধান থেকে শুরু করে জটায়ুর ভুলভাল ইংরেজি বলা, সব উপভোগ করেছি। It was an amazing journey with them :D
মনে হচ্ছিল যেন আমি ভারত উপমহাদেশ ভ্রমণে বের হয়েছি ফেলুদা, তোপসে আর জটায়ুর সাথে। লক্ষ্ণৌ, দার্জিলিং, গ্যাংটক, যশোহর রোড হয়ে কলকাতা, কলকাতার রাস্তাঘাট, রাজস্থানের মরুভূমি, বন-জঙ্গল, পাহাড়! কোথায় ঘুরিনি তাদের সাথে!?
বেশিরভাগ পাঠকের ক্ষেত্রেই দেখা যায়, ফেলুদাই আগে পড়া হয় তাদের। যদিও ফেলুদার যাত্রা শুরুর কাহিনীটা আগে পড়েছিলাম কিন্তু পুরোটা পড়া ছিল না। আগে পড়েছি শার্লক, মাঝে ব্যোমকেশ আর শেষে এসে ফেলুদা। উলটা!
কোনটা বেশি ভালো লেগেছে? শার্লক যেহেতু ভিনদেশী তাই তাকে সাইডে রাখি(বত্ব, আই এম শার্লকড :3) ব্যোমকেশ যেহেতু আগে পড়েছি সেই হিসেবে ব্যোমকেশ আর অজিতদের প্রতি একটা সফট কর্নার আছে :3 কিন্তু নিরপেক্ষতা অবলম্বন করে বলবো ফেলুদা বেশি উপভোগ করেছি, প্লট গুলো বিভিন্ন জায়গায় হওয়ার জন্য। আর ব্যোমকেশ তো বিবাহিত ছিল! অতো ঘুরতে পারে নাই বেচারা।
পর্দার পেছনের কাহিনী🐸
ঠিক যে কারণে ফেলুদা আগে পড়তে পারি নি, ঠিক সে কারণেই এই সমগ্রটা পড়তে এত সময় লাগলো। ব্যোমকেশের অর্ধেকটা আপুকে পড়ে শুনিয়েছিলাম। তো এই যাত্রায়ও সে সাথে ছিল। তাই আমাকে উচ্চস্বরে ফেলুদা পাঠ করতে হয়েছে। ১৬টার মধ্যে ১১টাই আমি পড়েছি আর বাকি ৫টা ইউটিউবে শুনেছি। ওদিকে আম্মু চিল্লাফাল্লা করতো একাডেমিক পড়া বাদ দিয়ে কি করতেছি। একদিন তো আচমকা ভয় পেয়েছিলাম। সেই ভয়েই দিনের বেলা আর কেস কাহিনীর সমাধান হয় নি, রাত ১১ঃ৩০ টার পরে শুরু হতো গোয়েন্দা ফেলুদা ও আমার ফিসফিসানি অভিযান🐸
যাইহোক তাও বহুত উপভোগ করেছি।
থ্রি চিয়ারস ফর ফেলুদা, হিপ হিপ হুররে!
~৬ নভেম্বর, ২০২০
মনে হচ্ছিল যেন আমি ভারত উপমহাদেশ ভ্রমণে বের হয়েছি ফেলুদা, তোপসে আর জটায়ুর সাথে। লক্ষ্ণৌ, দার্জিলিং, গ্যাংটক, যশোহর রোড হয়ে কলকাতা, কলকাতার রাস্তাঘাট, রাজস্থানের মরুভূমি, বন-জঙ্গল, পাহাড়! কোথায় ঘুরিনি তাদের সাথে!?
বেশিরভাগ পাঠকের ক্ষেত্রেই দেখা যায়, ফেলুদাই আগে পড়া হয় তাদের। যদিও ফেলুদার যাত্রা শুরুর কাহিনীটা আগে পড়েছিলাম কিন্তু পুরোটা পড়া ছিল না। আগে পড়েছি শার্লক, মাঝে ব্যোমকেশ আর শেষে এসে ফেলুদা। উলটা!
কোনটা বেশি ভালো লেগেছে? শার্লক যেহেতু ভিনদেশী তাই তাকে সাইডে রাখি(বত্ব, আই এম শার্লকড :3) ব্যোমকেশ যেহেতু আগে পড়েছি সেই হিসেবে ব্যোমকেশ আর অজিতদের প্রতি একটা সফট কর্নার আছে :3 কিন্তু নিরপেক্ষতা অবলম্বন করে বলবো ফেলুদা বেশি উপভোগ করেছি, প্লট গুলো বিভিন্ন জায়গায় হওয়ার জন্য। আর ব্যোমকেশ তো বিবাহিত ছিল! অতো ঘুরতে পারে নাই বেচারা।
পর্দার পেছনের কাহিনী🐸
ঠিক যে কারণে ফেলুদা আগে পড়তে পারি নি, ঠিক সে কারণেই এই সমগ্রটা পড়তে এত সময় লাগলো। ব্যোমকেশের অর্ধেকটা আপুকে পড়ে শুনিয়েছিলাম। তো এই যাত্রায়ও সে সাথে ছিল। তাই আমাকে উচ্চস্বরে ফেলুদা পাঠ করতে হয়েছে। ১৬টার মধ্যে ১১টাই আমি পড়েছি আর বাকি ৫টা ইউটিউবে শুনেছি। ওদিকে আম্মু চিল্লাফাল্লা করতো একাডেমিক পড়া বাদ দিয়ে কি করতেছি। একদিন তো আচমকা ভয় পেয়েছিলাম। সেই ভয়েই দিনের বেলা আর কেস কাহিনীর সমাধান হয় নি, রাত ১১ঃ৩০ টার পরে শুরু হতো গোয়েন্দা ফেলুদা ও আমার ফিসফিসানি অভিযান🐸
যাইহোক তাও বহুত উপভোগ করেছি।
থ্রি চিয়ারস ফর ফেলুদা, হিপ হিপ হুররে!
~৬ নভেম্বর, ২০২০
May 26, 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.
August 1, 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
ফেলুদা আগেও অনেকবার পড়া হয়েছিল কিন্তু এটা নিয়ে কিছু লেখা হয়নি কখনো, লিখবো লিখবো করেও লিখা হয়ে উঠতেছিল না। বলতে গেলে আমি প্রতি বছরই ফেলুদা একবার না একবার পড়ি।
ফেলুদা সমগ্রটা না কিনে আমি আনন্দের সিঙ্গেল কপিগুলো কিনেছিলাম। এগুলোর কভার দেখতে যা সুন্দর!
আমার সবচেয়ে প্রিয় ফেলুদা হচ্ছে রয়েল বেঙ্গল রহস্য, কারণ এটাতে একটা ধাঁধা আর গুপ্তধন আছে। আর আছে বাঘ দেখে জটায়ুর সেই মহান উক্তি। :v
ফেলুদা সমগ্রটা না কিনে আমি আনন্দের সিঙ্গেল কপিগুলো কিনেছিলাম। এগুলোর কভার দেখতে যা সুন্দর!
আমার সবচেয়ে প্রিয় ফেলুদা হচ্ছে রয়েল বেঙ্গল রহস্য, কারণ এটাতে একটা ধাঁধা আর গুপ্তধন আছে। আর আছে বাঘ দেখে জটায়ুর সেই মহান উক্তি। :v
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April 9, 2025
আমার প্রিয় ফেলুদা সমগ্র
Translation- I love 'Feludar Samagra'
They are really nostalgic. Need to re-read them again😅😅😅
This is a Bengali equivalent to Sherlock Holmes.
আমি ছোট বেলায় অনেক পড়তাম এই গুলো
অনেক বই ও দেখেছি
বাবাকে ধন্যবাদ ফেলুদার সাথে আমার পরিচয় করিয়ে দেওয়ার জন্য💖💖💖💖
Translation- I love 'Feludar Samagra'
They are really nostalgic. Need to re-read them again😅😅😅
This is a Bengali equivalent to Sherlock Holmes.
আমি ছোট বেলায় অনেক পড়তাম এই গুলো
অনেক বই ও দেখেছি
বাবাকে ধন্যবাদ ফেলুদার সাথে আমার পরিচয় করিয়ে দেওয়ার জন্য💖💖💖💖
January 1, 2015
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.
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May 15, 2026Time for my inner detective child to return, as I dive into Feluda’s world of mystery. 😄
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
বাড়িতে এই সমগ্রটা থাকা সত্বেও আমি একবারে পুরোটা শেষ করিনি। পছন্দের জিনিস মানুষ যেমন জমিয়ে রেখে অল্প অল্প করে খরচ করে আমিও তেমনটা করেছি। বই পড়া যখন একদম আটকে যেত। চারপাঁচ খানা বই নেড়েচেড়েও আগাতে পারতাম না। তখন এই সমগ্রটা হাতে নিয়ে পড়া শুরু করতাম। কেমন এক যাদুমিশ্রিত উপায়ে রিডার্স ব্লক কেটে যেত! ঝরঝরে মেদহীন লেখা আর সুন্দর সব পরিবেশ বর্ণনার পাশাপাশি এক অসাধারণ চরিত্র ফেলুদার সাথে সময়টা একদম হুরহুর করে নিমিষেই শেষ হয়ে যেত। এ স্মৃতি সহজেই ভুলে যাওয়ার নয়। এই স্মৃতি রোমন্থন করেও মাঝেমধ্যে খানিকটা স্বস্তির হাসি হেসে উঠি। এই লেখাগুলোর সাথে কেমন জানি এক সাচ্ছন্দ্যবোধ মিশে আছে
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
ফেলুদা হচ্ছে ফেলুদা। যাকে তাকে দিয়ে, যে সে ফেলুদা হয়ে যেতে পারে না। ফেলুদা হতে গেলে 'কিছু একটা' লাগে। থাকতে হয়।
বলছিলাম বাঙ্গালীর আবেগ সত্যজিৎ রায়ের ফেলুদার কথা। সৃজিত মহোদয় দার্জিলিং জমজমাট গল্প নিয়ে চেয়েছিলেন জমিয়ে গল্প বলতে.. কিন্তু! কিন্তু! কিন্তু! এই ফেলুদা দেখে আমার ক্যান জানি দম বন্ধ দম বন্ধ লাগতেসিল.. অস্বস্তি তো আছেই। ফেলুদা কোথায়? এ যেন দম দেয়া পুতুল.. জটায়ুরূপী ভাঁড়.. উফ! বিভীষিকা। সেই দু:সহ স্মৃতি ভুলতে হাতে তুলে নিলাম আদি ও অকৃত্তিম ফেলুদা। সত্যজিৎ রায়ের জাদুকরী লেখা, তার আঁকা ছবি আর সিনেমা দেখে ওই ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা ভুলতে চেষ্টা করছি। থাক বাবা! নতুন এক্সপেরিমেন্টের দরকার নাই। আমার সৌমিত্র ফেলুদা ভালো, আমার সব্যসাচী ফেলুদাই ভালো। আর কারও দরকার নাই। বই আর এরা কখনও পুরানো হবার নয়। চির নতুন, চির তরুণ এবং প্রথমদিনের মতোই এক্সাইটিং।
বলছিলাম বাঙ্গালীর আবেগ সত্যজিৎ রায়ের ফেলুদার কথা। সৃজিত মহোদয় দার্জিলিং জমজমাট গল্প নিয়ে চেয়েছিলেন জমিয়ে গল্প বলতে.. কিন্তু! কিন্তু! কিন্তু! এই ফেলুদা দেখে আমার ক্যান জানি দম বন্ধ দম বন্ধ লাগতেসিল.. অস্বস্তি তো আছেই। ফেলুদা কোথায়? এ যেন দম দেয়া পুতুল.. জটায়ুরূপী ভাঁড়.. উফ! বিভীষিকা। সেই দু:সহ স্মৃতি ভুলতে হাতে তুলে নিলাম আদি ও অকৃত্তিম ফেলুদা। সত্যজিৎ রায়ের জাদুকরী লেখা, তার আঁকা ছবি আর সিনেমা দেখে ওই ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা ভুলতে চেষ্টা করছি। থাক বাবা! নতুন এক্সপেরিমেন্টের দরকার নাই। আমার সৌমিত্র ফেলুদা ভালো, আমার সব্যসাচী ফেলুদাই ভালো। আর কারও দরকার নাই। বই আর এরা কখনও পুরানো হবার নয়। চির নতুন, চির তরুণ এবং প্রথমদিনের মতোই এক্সাইটিং।
November 7, 2020
একটু রহস্য, বহু মূল্যবান পাথ পাথর, হুমকি দিয়ে চিরকুট, বাক্স, রিভলভার, জটায়ু,ফেলুদা আর তোপশে।
আগেই বলে নেই জটায়ু চরিত্র টা অত্যন্ত হাইস্যকর একটা চরিত্র আমার কাছে😆 তার ইংরেজী উচ্চারণগুলো গল্পে রসিকতা যোগ করেছে।তার একেকটা অদ্ভুত অস্ত্র শস্ত্র আর সব জায়গায় সাসপিসিয়াস কিছু পাওয়াটা আরও একটু রস যোগ করে দিয়েছে প্রতিটা স্টোরিতে। এককথায় অসাধারণ একেকটা গল্প।
অপরদিকে ফেলুদা সমগ্রকে ভ্রমণ কাহিনীও বলা চলে। নির্দিষ্ট একটা স্থান কেন্দ্রিক নয় গল্পগুলো। প্রতিটা গল্পের সারাংশে লুকিয়ে আছে একেকটা ভ্রমণ কাহিনী যা কিনা থ্রিলার আর এডভেঞ্চারে ভরা।
আগেই বলে নেই জটায়ু চরিত্র টা অত্যন্ত হাইস্যকর একটা চরিত্র আমার কাছে😆 তার ইংরেজী উচ্চারণগুলো গল্পে রসিকতা যোগ করেছে।তার একেকটা অদ্ভুত অস্ত্র শস্ত্র আর সব জায়গায় সাসপিসিয়াস কিছু পাওয়াটা আরও একটু রস যোগ করে দিয়েছে প্রতিটা স্টোরিতে। এককথায় অসাধারণ একেকটা গল্প।
অপরদিকে ফেলুদা সমগ্রকে ভ্রমণ কাহিনীও বলা চলে। নির্দিষ্ট একটা স্থান কেন্দ্রিক নয় গল্পগুলো। প্রতিটা গল্পের সারাংশে লুকিয়ে আছে একেকটা ভ্রমণ কাহিনী যা কিনা থ্রিলার আর এডভেঞ্চারে ভরা।
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
June 22, 2010
Satyajit Ray – 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 – I started reading it in December 2011 and could only finish it in early August 2012 – 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’t think I can do any justice to that.
In no ways is this book bad or substandard. It’s just that it can’t be anything but meant for kids. It reminds you of the children’s 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’s 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’s just that it can’t be anything but meant for kids. It reminds you of the children’s 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’s 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 😍
February 4, 2012
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Summary –
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 –
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 “Author” Ray through his translated short stories in “Kishor” magazine much before I had watched any of his films. So when one day my local librarian showed me a new book titled “The Golden Fortress” 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’s magazine “Sandesh” started by his grandfather. He started writing Feluda stories in 1965 and between 1965and 1992 wrote 35 stories featuring Pradosh C. Mitra, nicknamed “Felu”, a young, athletic and brilliant detective. Feluda (‘da” in Bengali means elder brother) is accompanied in his adventures by his 14 year old cousin Tapesh. Tapesh or “Topshe” 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’s 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’s hometown Calcutta. Ray introduced Lalmohan Ganguli a.k.a. Jatayu, writer of bestselling thrillers whose hero – Prakhar Rudra is nothing short of a superman. In Ray’s own words Jatayu offers “dollops of humour” 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’s Poirot stories. In fact we can see the influence of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot throughout the series. As Feluda himself says “we have nothing new to do, we just follow the paths of the past masters Holmes and Poirot”.
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’s Ring, Trouble in Gangtok, The Golden Fortress and Tintoretto’s Jesus.
Reading the stories takes us back in time and it’s a pleasing ride worth taking especially in the city of Calcutta due to Ray’s minute attention to details. Reading about the by lanes of Calcutta is reminiscent of Sjowall and Wahloo’s Stockholm during the same period.
Read it to your children or read it for yourself; I am sure you will definitely enjoy it.
Summary –
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 –
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 “Author” Ray through his translated short stories in “Kishor” magazine much before I had watched any of his films. So when one day my local librarian showed me a new book titled “The Golden Fortress” 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’s magazine “Sandesh” started by his grandfather. He started writing Feluda stories in 1965 and between 1965and 1992 wrote 35 stories featuring Pradosh C. Mitra, nicknamed “Felu”, a young, athletic and brilliant detective. Feluda (‘da” in Bengali means elder brother) is accompanied in his adventures by his 14 year old cousin Tapesh. Tapesh or “Topshe” 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’s 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’s hometown Calcutta. Ray introduced Lalmohan Ganguli a.k.a. Jatayu, writer of bestselling thrillers whose hero – Prakhar Rudra is nothing short of a superman. In Ray’s own words Jatayu offers “dollops of humour” 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’s Poirot stories. In fact we can see the influence of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot throughout the series. As Feluda himself says “we have nothing new to do, we just follow the paths of the past masters Holmes and Poirot”.
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’s Ring, Trouble in Gangtok, The Golden Fortress and Tintoretto’s Jesus.
Reading the stories takes us back in time and it’s a pleasing ride worth taking especially in the city of Calcutta due to Ray’s minute attention to details. Reading about the by lanes of Calcutta is reminiscent of Sjowall and Wahloo’s 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.
November 4, 2014
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.
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’t 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
রহস্য-জগতে আমার সবচেয়ে প্রিও চরিত্র ফেলুদা। তার খুড়তুতো ভাই 'তপেশ 'ওরফে 'তোপসে' ফেলুদার প্রতিটি রহস্যের সাক্ষী এবং সঙ্গি। তোপসের বর্ণিত গল্পে মাঝে অনাবিল হাসি ও সরসতার আশ্চর্য দরজা খুলে দেয় রহস্য রোমাঞ্চ ঔপন্যাসিক লালমোহন বাবু ওরফে জটায়ু। ফেলুদা আমার কাছে একটা Hero বলা চলে। আমার মনে হয় ফেলুদার রহস্য যদি কেউ না পরে তাহলে তার জীবন অসম্পূর্ণ থেকে যাবে। নিজের দৃষ্টিভঙ্গিরও পরিবর্তন ঘটে ফেলুদা পড়ার মাধ্যমে। আসা করি এই বইটি কিছুদিনের জন্যে আপনার অবসরের সঙ্গি হবে।
April 6, 2021
I don't think I could've read anything better in this Mystery Special Week of Goodreads than this. To me, Feluda is an emotion ❤ 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 "ফেলুদা সমগ্র ১" is "ছিন্নমস্তার অভিশাপ।" The onus of Satyajit Ray's feluda is লালমোহনবাবু, 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?
August 25, 2022
*****Reviewed as I read. No proofreading editing done.
Incomplete thoughts and literary mistakes ahead, proceed with caution*****
I don't really know how big an impact Feluda have on youth of my generation. Globalism has made Sherlock Holmes very popular and all my friends and even older family members know about him. However, I am sure the Bengalis know Feluda and I have heard them refer to him quite some times, even when we were children. So yeah, they have not forgotten about him but his legacy is definitely fading.
However, I feel like Feluda had and still has (although smaller) maintained a cult. Just like Bengalis are immensely proud of Satyajit Ray's movies, they share pride over the fact that their person could produce a substitute for the famous Sherlock Holmes (Byomkesh Bakshi also). Although the target audience is different and of course surrounding culture is contrasting, I couldn't help but compare these stories with Holmes. It was good that Ray had acknowledged the inspiration early on so that he cannot be accused of exactly ripping off.
I am currently away from Bengal and what I miss the most is its culture. How muri was found in every shop, rosgolla, chop, sandesh was present in every few paces. I have a strange yearning of hearing people speak Bengali and me to reply in it. I miss it so much and Feluda gave a taste of Bengal. I am especially amazed at its timelessness. Even though it was written long before I still find the settings to be quite relatable. The stories don't feel old at all.
1. I found it a bit underwhelming and thought the ending was not that thrilling or unexpected. It felt a bit rushed as if the ends were forcefully met together just to have a closure. Also the motive behind the crime was too petty. But all these are easily accepted once we think about the young children it was aimed at. To them it would be no less of a thriller. Also, it was the first Feluda story and Ray had little experience writing detective stories even though he had read a lot.
I love the fact that Feluda hadn't been able to solve his first case. Goes on to show his humble, amateur detective beginning.
The setting strangely reminded me of the sunlight in Daarjeeling and my evening in the Mall. Unfortunately, now it is more crowded. But I hope the benches are kept such that the right one has evening light falling upon it.
2. Great improvement from the 1st story. Feluda's character seems much more credible. That zoo seemed creepy. Makes me want to visit Lucknow, esp. the maze.
3. The Hieroglyphic for a moment took me back to the case of 'Dancing Men'. I was like, "God forbid it, don't let this turn into Feluda version of that story." Thankfully, it was just briefly mentioned as if to pay homage. Twins and detective fictions are old friends.
4. Ok, I hadn't seen the Mr. Bose twist coming. I need to be wary of every single side-char who seemingly plays no role.
5. Sonnar Kella
Now here comes a significant story as it was also adapted to screen. I know the twist now but I am still looking very forward to watching the movie next week to get a taste of Ray's direction and Bengali dialogues.
After reading this, I really, REALLY want to visit the places described in the story esp. since they are so close...
I vow that I will visit them one day. Anyway, I would like to complain that the fraud impersonation trick has been overused by Ray. I would like for him to move on to newer ones.
The story was sprinkled with interesting tidbits about Feluda's though process. Some conversations just stick with me and make me see them in a different light. For example he briefly mentioned how the Rajastani men were stronger because according to him, there was stronger sunlight here and obviously his rendezvous with geometry has to be mentioned.
6.Incident on the Kalka Mail
Another story taking place where I have been to. I sort of want to see Shilma back then, how empty it must have been. Restarted Feluda after a long time and I will finish it this time.
This story gives me an urge to shout "Bommerang" at random moments.
7.Killer in Kailash
I don't remember anything of the ending, all the entanglement and then untangling it. I don't know of any Kulkarni or Ghole. I just remember the feeling of happiness which I got after listening to my forgotten songs while the cool breeze blew into my face. It took away the heaviness of Internet, overthinking, and thoughts of loneliness. Instead it made me rediscover the gift of feeling totally content with oneself. The total integration of mind and body. Then came crashing disappointment of 16 overs. Everything currently has been overshadowed by happiness and exhilaration which this 30 June has brought me. The best ending to a Saturday which is to be remembered for some time now.
Anyway back to the story. I researched abt the questions asked in the beginning of the story. And it seems that some progress has been made since the 1970s.
-Qutab Minar's pillars have not rusted as they were made from 98% wrought iron and I have too much trauma from Engineering Chemistry to revisit the rusting chapters.
-Nazca Lines have also been kind of explained
Idk if the explanations were really not there or Ray just mentioned to make Feluda seem more intellectual.
I had also seen thru Feluda's 2nd disguise. Whenever Lalmohan or Topse is trying to overcompensate by saying how crazy a new person, know in your heart that it is Feluda.
Also, I now need to visit Mumbai and Aurangabad which I until now had assumed, was in UP.
8. Royal Bengal Mystery
The title will give the vibe of it being a mighty big tiger mystery while it turned out to be a story of deceit, forgery and human jealousy to be recognized.
First of all the venue. Happy to say I have traversed the path, even to Bhutan so it is a relief that I don’t have to add another place to my list. Even happier to say that I recently have gone to Jalpaiguri but the experience has been very unpleasant.
No longer it is full of lush trees and canopy cover. In rainy days, it is no longer pleasantly cool. It is instead rampant with portholes, cement and trying to live off unappealing tourism. It is sad to contrast two different times, one which was full of life, characteristics and vibrancy. I am not romanticising a time when tigers roamed free or when shikaries were “legal”. But I miss the time when a place was known for something, when it had some uniqueness within it. Now you get the same packets, mall, brands everywhere in India. I understand the logic of universality too but that doesn’t stop me from missing it.
Anyway, Siliguri was different back then. Those times were masculine, smoky and more authentic(???). That was Bengal. Now it can be any other corner of the world.
Back to plot, I don’t focus much there, just enjoy it as a movie. I am there just to be transported back in time.
9. The Locked Chest
Tbh, longer Feluda stories are better. Has more buildup and seems more realistic. This one right here was just silly. But then I was there for the village scenery not story.
Also I came to know thru this that Mayapur was in Nadia and I was like how didn’t I know that. I had also not heard of Plassey which seems like a British name. I had surely heard of Palash trees enough in my life.
Anyway, all the village description transported me back to area around my old school and the places our driver uncle took us to. We were not lucky enough to witness any sunrise or sundown but I remember the acres of green field. In winters, some fields held some flowers while during harvesting we saw ppl bent over, picking up crops.
The morning dew thing is real and so beautiful. Especially when you see a blade of grass holding that fragile drop of water. That shade of green and texture is so precious. Takes me back to sports days when we stood shivering, fog in the air and all of us laden with layers of clothing which progressively shed as all of us ran. I think that time can compare to morning in this story. Fog gathering below and dissipating as sunlight filtered through.
Plot wise, I would say meh.
10. The Key
The chapter opened with a banger theory. It is for these off topic observations/pseudoscience which Feluda spews self-importantly and traveling, that I am still reading the book.
Happy to say that hitting Feluda took me by surprise. But still that resemblance which was later conveniently dismissed and that melody & name statement didn’t exactly make a good impression.
I have skipped some stories in middle.
Cemetery Story:
A story finally set in Kolkata and I want to go to Park Street now. I mean isn’t it shameful that I have travelled Kolkata properly. I want to see esplanade and cemetery thru my own eyes and track the roads as written in the book.
I really want to go to a cemetery now, maybe I will go here in Bangalore.
How proud I feel to read that all the good publishers were already existing back in the days in the city and even thru the story, I could smell the Victorian era. No other city can possess it.
Also just one more story to go.😭😭
Curse of the Goddess:
Scarcely feels like the last story. It was surprisingly set in Hazaribagh, home to one of my friend’s. However, not enough scenery description was given. Plot wise, this story may have been one of the better ones. Too much here and there.
And with that my India of past tour comes to an end. I have been reading it for 3 years now, after the initial skepticism, I was totally engrossed in it every time I read.
Someone give an uncle like Feluda. 5 stars for sheer nostalgia, despite it being simple and mostly a predictable read. The aura of it overpowers my rational reviewing.
Incomplete thoughts and literary mistakes ahead, proceed with caution*****
I don't really know how big an impact Feluda have on youth of my generation. Globalism has made Sherlock Holmes very popular and all my friends and even older family members know about him. However, I am sure the Bengalis know Feluda and I have heard them refer to him quite some times, even when we were children. So yeah, they have not forgotten about him but his legacy is definitely fading.
However, I feel like Feluda had and still has (although smaller) maintained a cult. Just like Bengalis are immensely proud of Satyajit Ray's movies, they share pride over the fact that their person could produce a substitute for the famous Sherlock Holmes (Byomkesh Bakshi also). Although the target audience is different and of course surrounding culture is contrasting, I couldn't help but compare these stories with Holmes. It was good that Ray had acknowledged the inspiration early on so that he cannot be accused of exactly ripping off.
I am currently away from Bengal and what I miss the most is its culture. How muri was found in every shop, rosgolla, chop, sandesh was present in every few paces. I have a strange yearning of hearing people speak Bengali and me to reply in it. I miss it so much and Feluda gave a taste of Bengal. I am especially amazed at its timelessness. Even though it was written long before I still find the settings to be quite relatable. The stories don't feel old at all.
1. I found it a bit underwhelming and thought the ending was not that thrilling or unexpected. It felt a bit rushed as if the ends were forcefully met together just to have a closure. Also the motive behind the crime was too petty. But all these are easily accepted once we think about the young children it was aimed at. To them it would be no less of a thriller. Also, it was the first Feluda story and Ray had little experience writing detective stories even though he had read a lot.
I love the fact that Feluda hadn't been able to solve his first case. Goes on to show his humble, amateur detective beginning.
The setting strangely reminded me of the sunlight in Daarjeeling and my evening in the Mall. Unfortunately, now it is more crowded. But I hope the benches are kept such that the right one has evening light falling upon it.
2. Great improvement from the 1st story. Feluda's character seems much more credible. That zoo seemed creepy. Makes me want to visit Lucknow, esp. the maze.
3. The Hieroglyphic for a moment took me back to the case of 'Dancing Men'. I was like, "God forbid it, don't let this turn into Feluda version of that story." Thankfully, it was just briefly mentioned as if to pay homage. Twins and detective fictions are old friends.
4. Ok, I hadn't seen the Mr. Bose twist coming. I need to be wary of every single side-char who seemingly plays no role.
5. Sonnar Kella
Now here comes a significant story as it was also adapted to screen. I know the twist now but I am still looking very forward to watching the movie next week to get a taste of Ray's direction and Bengali dialogues.
After reading this, I really, REALLY want to visit the places described in the story esp. since they are so close...
I vow that I will visit them one day. Anyway, I would like to complain that the fraud impersonation trick has been overused by Ray. I would like for him to move on to newer ones.
The story was sprinkled with interesting tidbits about Feluda's though process. Some conversations just stick with me and make me see them in a different light. For example he briefly mentioned how the Rajastani men were stronger because according to him, there was stronger sunlight here and obviously his rendezvous with geometry has to be mentioned.
6.Incident on the Kalka Mail
Another story taking place where I have been to. I sort of want to see Shilma back then, how empty it must have been. Restarted Feluda after a long time and I will finish it this time.
This story gives me an urge to shout "Bommerang" at random moments.
7.Killer in Kailash
I don't remember anything of the ending, all the entanglement and then untangling it. I don't know of any Kulkarni or Ghole. I just remember the feeling of happiness which I got after listening to my forgotten songs while the cool breeze blew into my face. It took away the heaviness of Internet, overthinking, and thoughts of loneliness. Instead it made me rediscover the gift of feeling totally content with oneself. The total integration of mind and body. Then came crashing disappointment of 16 overs. Everything currently has been overshadowed by happiness and exhilaration which this 30 June has brought me. The best ending to a Saturday which is to be remembered for some time now.
Anyway back to the story. I researched abt the questions asked in the beginning of the story. And it seems that some progress has been made since the 1970s.
-Qutab Minar's pillars have not rusted as they were made from 98% wrought iron and I have too much trauma from Engineering Chemistry to revisit the rusting chapters.
-Nazca Lines have also been kind of explained
Idk if the explanations were really not there or Ray just mentioned to make Feluda seem more intellectual.
I had also seen thru Feluda's 2nd disguise. Whenever Lalmohan or Topse is trying to overcompensate by saying how crazy a new person, know in your heart that it is Feluda.
Also, I now need to visit Mumbai and Aurangabad which I until now had assumed, was in UP.
8. Royal Bengal Mystery
The title will give the vibe of it being a mighty big tiger mystery while it turned out to be a story of deceit, forgery and human jealousy to be recognized.
First of all the venue. Happy to say I have traversed the path, even to Bhutan so it is a relief that I don’t have to add another place to my list. Even happier to say that I recently have gone to Jalpaiguri but the experience has been very unpleasant.
No longer it is full of lush trees and canopy cover. In rainy days, it is no longer pleasantly cool. It is instead rampant with portholes, cement and trying to live off unappealing tourism. It is sad to contrast two different times, one which was full of life, characteristics and vibrancy. I am not romanticising a time when tigers roamed free or when shikaries were “legal”. But I miss the time when a place was known for something, when it had some uniqueness within it. Now you get the same packets, mall, brands everywhere in India. I understand the logic of universality too but that doesn’t stop me from missing it.
Anyway, Siliguri was different back then. Those times were masculine, smoky and more authentic(???). That was Bengal. Now it can be any other corner of the world.
Back to plot, I don’t focus much there, just enjoy it as a movie. I am there just to be transported back in time.
9. The Locked Chest
Tbh, longer Feluda stories are better. Has more buildup and seems more realistic. This one right here was just silly. But then I was there for the village scenery not story.
Also I came to know thru this that Mayapur was in Nadia and I was like how didn’t I know that. I had also not heard of Plassey which seems like a British name. I had surely heard of Palash trees enough in my life.
Anyway, all the village description transported me back to area around my old school and the places our driver uncle took us to. We were not lucky enough to witness any sunrise or sundown but I remember the acres of green field. In winters, some fields held some flowers while during harvesting we saw ppl bent over, picking up crops.
The morning dew thing is real and so beautiful. Especially when you see a blade of grass holding that fragile drop of water. That shade of green and texture is so precious. Takes me back to sports days when we stood shivering, fog in the air and all of us laden with layers of clothing which progressively shed as all of us ran. I think that time can compare to morning in this story. Fog gathering below and dissipating as sunlight filtered through.
Plot wise, I would say meh.
10. The Key
The chapter opened with a banger theory. It is for these off topic observations/pseudoscience which Feluda spews self-importantly and traveling, that I am still reading the book.
Happy to say that hitting Feluda took me by surprise. But still that resemblance which was later conveniently dismissed and that melody & name statement didn’t exactly make a good impression.
I have skipped some stories in middle.
Cemetery Story:
A story finally set in Kolkata and I want to go to Park Street now. I mean isn’t it shameful that I have travelled Kolkata properly. I want to see esplanade and cemetery thru my own eyes and track the roads as written in the book.
I really want to go to a cemetery now, maybe I will go here in Bangalore.
How proud I feel to read that all the good publishers were already existing back in the days in the city and even thru the story, I could smell the Victorian era. No other city can possess it.
Also just one more story to go.😭😭
Curse of the Goddess:
Scarcely feels like the last story. It was surprisingly set in Hazaribagh, home to one of my friend’s. However, not enough scenery description was given. Plot wise, this story may have been one of the better ones. Too much here and there.
And with that my India of past tour comes to an end. I have been reading it for 3 years now, after the initial skepticism, I was totally engrossed in it every time I read.
Someone give an uncle like Feluda. 5 stars for sheer nostalgia, despite it being simple and mostly a predictable read. The aura of it overpowers my rational reviewing.
September 5, 2026
Until I read this collection, while I had heard that Satyajit Ray was a writer in addition to being a director, I had thought the books would be decent but nothing great.
Well. This collection of 16 novellas of Detective Feluda are absolutely a masterclass.
The stories are detection, adventure and tourism combined. Each story takes you deep into a particular location - Darjeeling, Gangtok,Varnasi, Mumbai, etc., and each one has you traverse the place like a tourist while Feluda evades gangsters, spies, does whodunnits, howdunnits, finds missing priceless jewels, finds kidnappers and killers.
This would make for an amazing web series. How come no one is making it?
Well. This collection of 16 novellas of Detective Feluda are absolutely a masterclass.
The stories are detection, adventure and tourism combined. Each story takes you deep into a particular location - Darjeeling, Gangtok,Varnasi, Mumbai, etc., and each one has you traverse the place like a tourist while Feluda evades gangsters, spies, does whodunnits, howdunnits, finds missing priceless jewels, finds kidnappers and killers.
This would make for an amazing web series. How come no one is making it?
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.
August 21, 2016
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...
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