Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa

Byomkeśa samagra

An Irresistible Volume For Crime Fiction Enthusiasts When, In 1932, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay Decided To Try His Hand At Detective Fiction Looked Down Upon In Bengali Literary Circles Of That Time As Frivolous Ventures He Scarcely Expected Byomkesh Bakshi To Become One Of The Most Popular And Enduring Creations In Bengali Literature. Although Largely Modelled On Such Greats As Conan Doyle S Holmes And Chesterton S Father Brown, Byomkesh S Appeal As The Self-Styled Inquisitor, A Detective Not By Profession But By Passion, Found Him A Dedicated Following Among Generations Of Readers. The Present Collection Of Stories, All Set In Calcutta Of The Fifties And Sixties, Brings Together Four Mysteries That Put The Sleuth S Remarkable Mental Agility To The Ultimate Test. In The Menagerie (Adapted By Master Film-Maker Satyajit Ray For His 1967 Film Chiriakhana) Byomkesh Cracks A Strange Case Involving Broken Motor Parts, A Seemingly Natural Death And The Peculiar Inhabitants Of Golap Colony Who Seem Capable Of Doing Just About Anything To Safeguard The Secrets Of Their Tainted Pasts. In The Jewel Case He Investigates The Mysterious Disappearance Of A Priceless Necklace, While In The Will That Vanished He Solves A Baffling Riddle To Fulfil The Last Wish Of A Close Friend. And In The Quills Of The Porcupine, The Shrewd Detective Is In His Element As He Expertly Foils The Sinister Plans Of A Ruthless Opportunist. Sreejata Guha S Translation Captures Brilliantly The Thrill And Ingenuity Of Byomkesh S Exploits Just As It Does Bandyopadhyay S Remarkable Portrayal Of A City Struggling To Overcome Its Colonial Past And Come Into Its Own.

The Menagerie and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries

Saradindu

Bidyunmala, the princess of Kalinga, is on her way for a marriage of political convenience with Devaraya, the king of Vijaynagar, when a mysterious young man called Arjunvarma makes his appearance in her life and becomes part of her entourage. While preparing to wed the beautiful Bidyunmala, Devaraya is threatened by a treacherous brother within and enemies preparing for war without; worse still, Bidyunmala seems to be in love with Arjunvarma, a man Devaraya has come to trust. And so begins Saradindu Bandyopadhyay's classic tale of intrigue, love and war, set on the banks of the river Tungabhadra in fourteenth-century India.

By the Tungabhadra

Aitihāsika kāhinī samagra

Tungabhadrar Tire

Armchair travelling-from one incarnation to the next, delving into the depths of human character, sweeping bygone eras lost in the mist of time, finding solutions to intricate problems- this selection of stories has it all.

The Scarlet Dusk

Detective fiction has never lacked devoted fans. The undying popularity of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot vouch for that fact. In the early thirties, a detective by the name of Byomkesh Bakshi made an unobtrusive entry into the world of Bengali fiction. He preferred calling himself a satyanneshi, a seeker of truth, and within days was a household name, courtesy his cerebral skills and the exciting situations he found himseft in. In the tradition of Doyle and Christie, Byomkesh is accompanied on his adventures by his friend, Ajit, Slightly obtuse and the perfect foil to him.

Byomkesh Bakshi

Classic tales of crime detection featuring Byomkesh Bakshi, the master inquisitor. Written long before Satyaji Rays Feluda series, Saradindu Bandyopadhyays Byomkesh Bakshi mysteries heralded a new era in Bengali popular fiction. Set in the old-world Calcutta of the Raj, these stories featuring the astute investigator and his chronicler friend Ajit are still as gripping and delightful as when they first appeared. Byomkeshs world, peopled with wonderfully delineated characters and framed by a brilliantly captured pre-Independence urban milieu, is fascinating because of its contemporary flavour. In the first story, Byomkesh works undercover to expose an organized crime ring trafficking in drugs. In The Gramophone Pin Mystery, he must put his razor-sharp intellect to good use to unearth the pattern behind a series of bizarre roadside murders. In Calamity Strikes, the ace detective is called upon to investigate the strange and sudden death of a girl in a neighbours kitchen. In the next story, he has to lock horns with an old enemy who has vowed to kill him with an innocuous but deadly weapon. And in Picture Imperfect, Byomkesh unravels a complex mystery involving a stolen group photograph, an amorous couple, and an apparently unnecessary murder. Available in English for the first time in a superb translation, these stories will captivate every lover of crime fiction, young and old alike. Translated from the Bengali by Sreejata Guha

Picture Imperfect and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries

Śaradindu amnibāsa

A thrilling tale of swashbuckling adventure! When sixteen-year-old Sadashiv is forced to leave his village, he has no idea that he will shortly become part of a legendary band of soldiers, united under the most inspiring Maratha ruler of all time - Shivaji. As Shivaji and his men fight for the independence of their land from the invading rulers of more powerful kingdoms, Sadashiv learns how to fight against overwhelming odds for a leader who inspires love and trust.

A Year on the Road with Shivaji

Band of Soldiers

A Byomkesh Quintet

The Mystery of the Fortress and Other Stories

Classic whodunnits for crime fiction addicts! Saradindu Bandyopadhyays immortal detective Byomkesh Bakshi has enjoyed immense popularity for several decades. From being a household name in the Calcutta of 1930s when he was first created to a popular face on TV in the 1990s, Byomkesh and his friend-cum-foil Ajit are perhaps the best loved of Indias literary detectives. These three mysteries are classic whodunnits that represent the best of detective fiction. From a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects, to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then busting a black marketeering ring in rural Bengal, the stories in this volume take Byomkesh to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out the ingenuity and astuteness of this super sleuth. Translated into English for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava Sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action- packed adventures will win Byomkesh a new generation of admirers.

Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa

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