So, it is only the title, the author’s name and the blurb that will attract readers towards this book at first glance.Ĥ short mysteries are covered in the book, namely: The Menagerie (Chidiyakhana), The Jewel Case (Monimondon), The Will That Vanished (Khunji Khunji Nari) and The Quills of the Porcupine (Shajarur Kanta). I was excited to know if the translation had preserved the true essence of the mysteries. So, when a friend recommended this book, I just had to read it myself. I had been on the lookout for good translations of Byomkesh Bakshi stories either in Hindi or English to read. The Menagerie and other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries contains four Byomkesh Bakshi stories that are translated in English by Sreejata Guha. And made this character so well known outside the Bengali community. So, it was this TV series in Hindi that brought the Bengali character into our non-Bengali knowledgeable homes. This was aired on Doordarshan and featured Rajit Kapoor as Byomkesh. I truly fell in love with him after watching the very famous TV series based on his cases. Resembling a little like Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh can be said to be the Indian Sherlock. ![]() Byomkesh Bakshi is an evergreen character of a Bengali Investigator who despised the word “Detective” to describe his profession but instead liked to call himself a “Truth Seeker”.
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