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Shajarur Kanta
''Shajarur Kanta'' ( bn, শজারুর কাঁটা) (Lit: ''The Quill of the Porcupine'') is a Bengali mystery novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay in 1967. The murderer kills people using porcupine quills thrust from behind into the heart. Characters *Byomkesh Bakshi *Ajit Bandyopadhyay *Satyabati *Debasish Bhatto *Deepa Bhatto, wife of Debashish *Udaymadhab Mukherjee, grandfather of Deepa and Bijoy *Neelmadhab Mukherjee, father of Deepa and Bijoy *Prabal Gupta, lover of Deepa *Sujan Mitra, an actor *Nripati Laha * *Bijoy Madhab Mukherjee, brother of Deepa *Kharag Bahadur, footballer *Kapil Bose *Mother of Deepa and Bijoy *Dr. Sen *Dr. Gupta Adaptations Television * This was one of the stories in the 1993 TV series ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' titled "Sahi Ka Kanta", that were recreated for broadcasting on Doordarshan, the Indian National Network, by Basu Chatterjee, and immediately went on to become one of the most memorable episodes. * The story adapted into another T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shajarur Kanta (2015 Film)
''Shajarur Kanta'' is a 2015 Byomkesh Bakshi mystery film based on the novel of same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film is directed by Saibal Mitra, and produced by Pradip Churiwal and Saikat Mitra. It is the second ''Shajarur Kanta'' film adaptation in Bengali, another was 1974 film of same name. Plot The film begins with a drama performance by a group theater ‘Swapnochari’. Deepa who plays the lead role, is the star of the evening, but expresses no joy despite the audience's approval. Next week, she is being married off, against her wishes, to a young industrialist by the name of Debashish Bhatto and this is her last show. Deepa has nothing against Debashis. He is good-looking, extremely well-to-do and interested in the arts, but she is in love with someone else. She dare not tell her family about him because all hell would then break loose. Nripati Laha, the founder member of the group, and Deepa's brother Vijay look forward to the wedding as they both have m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Sharadindu composed stories of a wide array of varieties including: novels, short stories, crime and detective stories, plays and screenplays. He wrote historical fictions like Kaler Mandira, Gourmollar (initially named as Mouri Nodir Teere), Tumi Sandhyar Megh, Tungabhadrar Teere, Chuya-Chandan, Maru O Sangha (later made into a Hindi film named Trishagni), Sadashib series and stories of the unnatural with the recurring character Baroda. Besides, he composed many songs and poems. Personal life and education He was born to Tarabhushan and Bijaliprabha Bandyopadhyay at his maternal grandparents' home in Jaunpur, United Province, India on 30 March 1899. The ''Bandyopadhyay'' family's residence was at Purnia, Bihar, India, his father ''Tarabhushan's'' workpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee ( bn, বাসু চ্যাটার্জ্জী; 10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Chatterjee became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmakers, such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya, whom he assisted on ''Teesri Kasam'' (1966). Like their films, his films dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships, with exceptions such as ''Ek Ruka Hua Faisla'' (1986) and ''Kamla Ki Maut'' (1989), which delved into social and moral issues. He is best known for his films '' Us Paar'', ''Chhoti Si Baat'' (1975), ''Chitchor'' (1976), ''Rajnigandha'' (1974), ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1972), ''Khatta Meetha'', ''Swami (1977 film)'', ''Baton Baton Mein'' (1979), ''Priyatama'' (1977), '' Man Pasand'', ''Hamari Bahu Alka'', ''Shaukeen'' (1982), and ''Chameli Ki Shaadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Kolkata
The culture of Kolkata concerns the music, art, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within Kolkata. It is the former capital of India and, , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Geir Heierstad writes that Bengalis tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature. Cited by: Arts The city has a long tradition of commercial theatres and group theatres. As opposed to commercial theatres, group theatres usually do not have any profit making agenda. Group theatre activists use the proscenium stage to portray some social message. The commercial theatres of the city, however, has been declining in popularity since the 1980s, and only a handful of commercial theatre productions are made, as of 2009. Notable group theatres include the Little Theatre Group, Gandharba, Calcutta Theatre, Nandikar, Bahurupee etc. and movements like the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). Famous drama and theatrics personalities include Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay, Utpal Dutta, Rudr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Novels
Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels. Some of the most famous heroes of detective fiction include C. Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. Juvenile stories featuring The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Boxcar Children have also remained in print for several decades. History Ancient Some scholars, such as R. H. Pfeiffer, have suggested that certain ancient and religious texts bear similarities to what would later be called detective fiction. In the Old Testament story of Susanna and the Elders (the Protestant Bible locates this story within the apocrypha), the account told by two witnesses broke down when Daniel cross-examines them. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Mystery Novels
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Indian Bengali-language Novels
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Novels
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species '' Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American football: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in the First AFL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shajarur Kanta (1974 Film)
''Shajarur Kanta'' is a 1974 Byomkesh Bakshi film based on the novel of same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film was directed by actress-turned-director Manju Dey, and co-produced by Dey and Star Productions. Cast * Shyamal Ghosal as Byomkesh Bakshi * Shailen Mukherjee as Ajit Kumar Banerjee * Satindra Bhattacharya * Pahari Sanyal * Tarun Kumar * Sambhu Bhattachayra * Gita Dey * Manju Dey Soundtrack http://play.raaga.com/bengali/album/Sajarur-Kanta-songs-B0000894 References See also * Byomkesh Bakshi * Abar Byomkesh * Byomkesh Phire Elo ''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' is a 2014 Indian mystery thriller film on Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, released on 19 December 2014. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the third installment of '' Byomkesh series'' By Anjan Dutt, ... * Satyanweshi Bengali-language Indian films Indian detective films 1974 crime drama films 1974 films 1970s Bengali-language films Byomkesh Bakshi films {{1970s-crime-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETV Bangla
Colors Bangla, previously known as ETV Bangla, is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Bengali language. It was launched in 2000 as ETV Bangla, owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network. It was later sold to TV18 and was rebranded under the Colors moniker. History The channel aired the Filmfare Awards East 2017. The channel was re-branded under the Viacom18 Colors franchise on 1 April 2015. Colors Bangla started their HD channel from 2 May 2016 along with the HD versions of Colors Kannada and Colors Marathi. On 30 August 2021 6:30 PM IST, on account of Janmashtami it rebranded and introduced new graphics after almost 5 and a half years, where it is not only pink colour, but also with violet swoosh, and the wordmark 'Bangla' is now of white colour instead of red colour and the red colour is bordering the 'Bangla' wordmark. The channel changed its tagline to 'Notun Shopner Rong'. Currently broadcasts Fiction Drama series Dubbed shows Non-fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byomkesh (2014 TV Series)
''Byomkesh'' was a 2014 Indian Bengali crime fiction television series based on the Bengali sleuth ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The series starred Gaurav Chakrabarty, Saugata Bandyopadhyay and Ridhima Ghosh as Byomkesh Bakshi, Ajit and Satyabati respectively. The series premiered on 20 November 2014 on Colors Bangla channel and ended on 14 November 2015. The first episode was narrated by Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. Summary Byomkesh Bakshi (Gaurav Chakrabarty) is a young Bengali private detective who solves spine-chilling cases with his chronicler and associate Ajit Bandyopadhyay (Saugata Bandyopadhyay). Cast Main * Gaurav Chakrabarty as Byomkesh Bakshi * Saugata Bandyopadhyay as Ajit Kumar Banerjee * Ridhima Ghosh as Satyabati Episodic appearance * Kaushik Bhattacharya as DSP Purandar Pandey * Krishnendu Dewanji as Inspector Rakhal Sarkar * Arjun Chakrabarty as Debashish Bhatta * Amrita Chattopadhyay as Deepa Bhatta * Paran Bandyopadhyay as An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959. Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile service throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas. History Beginnings The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission started in 1965 as part of All India Radio, with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri. Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967, and became a news anchor. '' Krishi Darshan'' debuted on Doordarshan on 26 January 1967, and is Indian television's longest ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
