JYOTI ARORA

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JYOTI ARORA

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Day 26th Story

Day 26th Story

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When I first read the name Feluda, he instantly seemed someone like Sabu, the giant alien in Pran's Chacha Chaudhary comics. But Feluda turned out to be Prodosh Mitter, a normal man, but a detective with exemplary looks. Felu is the nickname of Prodosh and 'da' is the short form for 'dada' (elder brother). As Ray himself says, Feluda is very much like Sherlock Holmes with his Charminar cigarette and wits. Also, the story is told in the first person by Felu's cousin, Tapesh who acts as his Watson.


This book comprises four novellas filled with adventures of Feluda and Topshe (the nickname of Tapesh) where they solve mysterious cases along with Lalmohan Babu, a writer who acts as a faithful sidekick to Felu but is also easily scared. I loved all four. You might say that there could be nothing new because you already have Holmes, but the crisp narration, tight plots, the classy Bengali feel which for me was the best part, all combined into one is just great. The four novellas take us from Calcutta to the sand dunes of Rajasthan, the busy city of Bombay, and back. The Indian touch of these stories is satisfying.


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