रंगांधळा [Rangandhala]

by Ratnakar Matkari, रत्नाकर मतकरी

All of a sudden, he got up in the middle of the night as he heard some prominent sound as if some glass broke somewhere. He searched the room to find the origin of the sound. When he realised that the sound was of the door bolt, he was shocked. He remembered that he had bolted the door securely but now the bolt had come off automatically. The door started opening slowly, again automatically. Jagannath was confined to the place where he was, there was a very old man standing at the door. He was totally bald, not even a single hair on his abnormally long head. His face was over wrinkled. The high cheek bones were very prominent. His body resembled a skeleton. But his eyes, they were sparkling as if like fire. The old man looked intently at Jagannath. Jagannath screamed loudly, but to his surprise no voice came out. The old man gestured him to follow him. Jagannath started walking. He did not want to but he had lost all control over his will power. He wanted to gather all his strength, he wanted to run away, but his legs were not obeying his mind. Where were the two leading? Ratnakar Matkari takes his readers to a novel place, totally different from the usual sights; he takes them to an unknown destination; to a fearsome, mystic, anonymous land. The readers are equally thrilled. They keep on reading page after page hauntingly.The stories here will surely hypnotize the young readers.

Genres: Marathi

278 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Matkari's first work, the one-act play Wedi Manase,was presented in 1955 on All India Radio in Mumbai.His play Pahuni was presented the next year at another venue.

Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote the column Soneri Savalya n Apale Mahanagar for four years.

Matkari's 98 works thus far include 33 plays, 8 collections of his one-act plays, 18 books of his short stories, 3 novels, a book of poems for children, and 14 plays and three collections of plays for children.His works include Gudha Katha --mysteries—for adults which maintain realism.Matkari wrote a few plays in Indian languages other than Marathi.Many of Matkari's novellas have been adapted for the stage.

Reviews

[Purvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliantly thoughtful Stories - Its equal bit complex, trippy, logical and somehow relatable & something beyond explanations and expectations!

[Reader Vivek · Rating 4 out of 5]

ह्या पुस्तकात लेखकाने गुढ कथा समाविष्ट केल्या आहेत. प्रत्येक गोष्टीत गुढपणा लपला आहे, सोबतच काहि गोष्टी भयभित करतात, तर काहि थरकाप उडवतात.
पुस्तकात एकुण १५ कथा आहेत, आणि सगळ्याच कथेचं लेखन चांगल आहे. कोणतिही कथा वाचतांना बोर होत नाहि, पण उत्सुकताच वाढवतात.
माझ्या वैयक्तिक आवडीच्या सांगायच्या झाल्यास, मला
म्हातारीची तरुण मुलगी
आणि
वशीकरण
ह्या दोन कथा जास्त आवडल्यात.

बघा तुम्ही पण वाचुन.

[Aditya Patil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is 12th book of Ratnakar Matkari that I have completed. I was hooked to his writing after reading Khekda & Madhyaratriche Padgham. But, I am not seeing the same suspense or the big reveal he does at the end of the story in this & many other books.
I'll still be reading at least 2 more of his books. Hope to find one more gem in them 🤞.

[Ajaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping.. Breath taking..

Some stories are just horror.. Predictable.. Some are beyond imagination..
Plot twists.. Great feast for readers.. Awesome book
It changes your genre of reading for sure

[Aniket Patil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some are fantastic and some are good stories. Overall satisfaction.

[Ameya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Thriller Stories-. गुढ आणि विलक्षण

Except last story the book is awesome...!! ओघवती भाषा आणि वाचकांना खिळवून ठेवणारी शैली अवर्णनीय आहे. Must read by everyone..

[Shashank Gosavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb supernatural stories

[अनिकेत · Rating 2 out of 5]

A subconscious state of mind & a chain of dreadful thoughts together create a mysterious circle around people, then they start visualizing the non-existent to existent, strange things into their normal life. Most of the stories in this book are tied to this theme. found okay to read once..