Gopa Majumdar
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Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray s short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that distinguishes his films. This collection brings together Ray s best short stories including such timeless gems as Khagam , Indigo , Fritz , Bhuto , The ...
Best-known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Rays short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that characterizes his films. This collection brings together Rays best short stories-including such timeless gems as Khagam, Indigo, Fritz, Bhuto, The ...
The first incredibly gripping adventure in a heart-stopping new series by Puffin called ‘Classic Adventures’. Follow Fotikchand’s adventures through the colourful and dangerous streets of Kolkata in this action-packed thriller!. An eleven-year-old boy, Bablu, gets kidnapped by four goons. As they make their escape in a stolen car, they meet with an accident and two of the goons die on the spot while the boy loses consciousness. The two ...
The search for a valuable scroll leads Feluda and his friends to a strange case of characters, and perhaps the most chilling case Feluda has ever been faced with. For among D.G.Sen, the collector of scrolls, his son Mahim, his secretary Nishit, the wildlife photographer Bilas Majumdar and the astrologer Laxman Bhattacharya, there is a cold-blooded criminal, and he must be stopped before it is too late… Feluda’s twelve ...
Two briefcases exchanged on a train. A priceless manuscript. An ambush in a dark alley… A prosperous gentleman employs Feluda to recover his blue briefcase, which has got switched with another passenger's on the Kalka Mail. What starts out as an innocuous case soon becomes one of Feluda's most thrilling adventures. Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu set off for Simla in search of the briefcase, but there are unexpected twists and turns all the ...
An American buys a yakshi head stolen from a Bhubaneshwar temple and subsequently dies in a plane crash. Trying to prevent the smuggling of priceless sculptures out of India, Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu follow the lead of the yakshi to the Ellora caves. But the appearance of a Bollywood film crew and a sudden murder complicate matters, and Feluda must draw on all his investigative skills to solve the case before the vandal strikes again.
An incident near the desolate Chinnamasta temple on the rocky riverbank of Rajrappa leads to the death of Mahesh Chowdhury, the head of a Hazaribagh family. Adding to the mystery are a set of coded diaries, a valuable stamp collection that is missing, and a tiger that is roaming the streets of Hazaribagh. One of Feluda’s most intriguing adventures, this shows the master sleuth at his best.
A client with an evil lookalike. A stabbing in a hotel. A gang that peddles spurious drugs… The murder of a stranger in a Calcutta hotel leads Feluda and his friends to Kathmandu, straight into the den of Maganlal Meghraj, their old adversary. With an incident at Swayambhunath, an ambush in a prayer wheel factory, a thrilling night at the casino, and a prolonged LSD-induced delusion for Jatayu, the case soon turns into a memorable adventure. ...
Visiting the famous hunter and wildlife writer Mahitosh Sinha-Roy in his Jalpaiguri palace, Feluda is presented with a riddle that holds the clue to ancestral treasure. But before he can begin unravelling the puzzle, Mr Sinha-Roy’s secretary is found dead in the forest, his body savaged by a big cat. Feluda’s investigations lead him deeper and deeper into a scandalous family secret, and bring him face to face with a ...
A disturbed grave in a century-old cemetery. A ciphered message. A mysterious `repeater's¦ On a visit to the Park Street cemetery in Calcutta, Feluda and his friends chance upon an old grave that has been dug into. Slight clues lead them into the heart of a mystery that is both complex and blood-curdling. When the jigsaw that involves a seance in a gloomy old building, a singer in a restaurant, a ruthless and rich collector and a midnight vigil at the ...
A boy who can recall his past life. A hint of hidden treasure. An adventure in the desert of Rajasthan¦ In one of their most hair-raising escapades ever, Feluda and Topshe set out for Rajasthan on the trail of the parapsychologist Dr Hajra and Mukul, a boy who claims he remembers his previous life. On the way they meet Jatayu, an author of popular crime thrillers, who decides to accompany them. After numerous adventures, including an impromptu camel ride ...
"Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin’s first major work in exile, My Girlhood is a sensitive retelling of her growing up as part of an extended family in Bangladesh and erstwhile East Pakistan. The pictures emerge like flashes from a colourful kaleidoscope, creating a brilliant image as the author moves back and forth between her own life and that of a fledgling nation. A child like innocence and freshness pervades her sharp observations of Bangladeshi ...