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Byomkesh Bakshi
First appearance Satyanweshi
Last appearance Bishupal Bodh
Created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Information
Nickname(s) Satyanweshi
Gender Male
Occupation Private investigator
Title Satyanweshi
Family Bakshi
Spouse(s) Satyabati
Children Khoka
Nationality Indian

Byomkesh Bakshi (or Byomkesh Baksi or Byomkesh Bakshy) (Bengali: ব্যোমকেশ বক্সী) is a fictional detective in Bengali literature created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.

Character

Byomkesh hated being called a detective. He preferred the term satyanweshi, meaning seeker of truth. Unlike many other fictional detectives, Byomkesh ages, marries, has a son, starts a publishing firm with his assistant-cum-chronicler Ajit (he makes a more stable income from this than from his seeking of the truth), buys a house in South Calcutta, and ponders buying a car for his wife Satyabati (note that ‘satya’ occurs here again).[1]

Byomkesh’s only addiction is smoking, he has no musical ear to speak of, but like many modern young Bengalis of the time, and a passion for football like any other bengali (especially for mohunbagan,as he is a ghoti) he has a solid grasp over Bengali literature and a working knowledge of the Sanskrit classics, from which both he and Ajit quote freely.[2]

Stories

The first story appeared in print in 1932. The stories are chronicled by Ajit, a writer who meets Byomkesh in Satyanweshi.

The books are written in classical Bengali, with a mood of noir — fast, gripping, uncompromising in their portrayal of violence or lust, with touches of wry humour. There are 32 stories in all. Byomkesh gradually ages in them.[2]

In 1936, in only his tenth outing, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, wanted to retire Byomkesh. He married him off (an almost unheard-of thing for detectives across the world) and thought that was the end of it. He did not write another Byomkesh story for 16 years and settled in Bombay as a writer for Himanshu Roy’s Bombay Talkies. But, on a visit to Calcutta, he discovered that Bengalis still hankered for his hero; graciously, he returned to Byomkesh and stayed with him till the end of his life.[1]

In a 1969 interview, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay worried about Byomkesh — he was now 60 years old (10 years younger than his creator). Though mentally and physically fit, he would like to retire but was helpless as long as a vast number of Bengali readers kept wanting to read more of him. And the author could not let them down.[1]

List of Stories

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay wrote 32 Byomkesh stories between 1932 and 1970, with one additional story remaining incomplete at the time of his death. The stories are as follows:[3][4]

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  • 1931 Satyanweshi aka The Inquisitor
  • 1932 Pother Kanta aka The Gramaphone Pin Mystery
  • 1932 Seemanto-heera aka The Hidden Heirloom
  • 1933 Makorshar Rosh aka The Venom Of The Tarantula
  • 1933 Arthamanartham aka Where There's a Will
  • 1933 Chorabali aka Quicksand
  • 1935 Agnibaan aka Calamity Strikes
  • 1935 Uposonghaar aka An Encore for Byomkesh
  • 1936 Roktomukhi Neela aka The Deadly Diamond
  • 1936 Byomkesh O Boroda aka Byomkesh and Barada
  • 1951 Chitrochor aka Picture Imperfect
  • 1952 Durgo Rahasyaaka Mystery of the Fortress
  • 1953 Chiriyakhana aka The Menagerie
  • 1955 Adim Ripu আদিম রিপু
  • 1956 Banhi-patanga বহ্নি-পতঙ্গ
  • 1956 Rokter Daag রক্তের দাগ
  • 1958 Monimondon aka The Jewel Case
  • 1959 Amriter Mrityu aka The Death of Amrito
  • 1959 Shailo Rahasya aka Phantom Client
  • 1960 Achin Pakhi aka The Avenger
  • 1961 Kohen Kobi Kalidas aka Thus spoke Kavi Kalidasa
  • 1961 Adrishyo Trikon aka The Invisible Triangle
  • 1961 Khunji Khunji Nari aka The Will that Vanished
  • 1961 Adwitiyo অদ্বিতীয়
  • 1963 Mognomoinak মগ্নমৈনাক
  • 1963 Dushtochokro aka The Crooked Circle
  • 1964 Henyalir Chhondo aka The Rhythm of Riddles
  • 1964 Room Nombor Dui aka Room Number 2
  • 1965 Chholonar Chhondo aka Man in a Red Coat
  • 1967 Shajarur Kanta aka The Quills of the Porcupine
  • 1968 Benishonghar বেণীসংহার
  • 1969 Lohar Biskut aka Iron Biscuits
  • 1970 Bishupal Bodh (incomplete) বিশুপাল বধ (অসমাপ্ত)[5]

In other media

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Main article: Byomkesh Bakshi in other media

Film adaptations

Radio adaptations

The Sunday Suspense series of 98.3 Radio Mirchi (Kolkata) adapted total seven novels of Byomkesh Bakshi for audio stories which include Satyanweshi, Makorshar Rosh, Agnibaan, Roktomukhi Neela, Khunji Khunji Nari, Adwitiyo and Lohar Biscuit.

Television adaptations

  • In the early 1980s Kolkata Doordarshan produced several episodes of Byomkesh Bakshi where Ajoy Ganguly acted as Byomkesh.
  • Byomkesh Bakshi (1993) directed by Basu Chatterjee was the critically acclaimed television adaptation of the series. Actor Rajit Kapur played the role of Byomkesh Bakshi, for which he was highly praised. Ajit was played by K.K. Raina and Satyabati was played by Sukanya Kulkarni who was the first actress to play the character. The series had 33 episodes, aired on DD 1 Season 1 in 1993 and Season 2 in 1997.[20]
  • Byomkesh Bakshi (2004) directed by Swapan Ghoshal was the second television adaptation of the series also aired on Doordarshan. Actor Sudip Mukherjee debuted with the role of Byomkesh Bakshi. Debdut Ghosh played the role of Ajit while Satyaboti was played by Maitreyi Mitra.
  • Byomkesh (2007) was also directed by Swapan Ghosal, who collaborated with Tara Muzik (a private Bengali T. V. channel). Actor Saptarshi Roy has played Bakshi while Ajit and Satyaboti were played by two lesser-known actors.
  • A 2014 TV series named Byomkesh airing on ETV Bangla, actor Gaurav Chakrabarty played the role of Byomkesh.

Legacy

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XoRJXBeDXqzmkOjxPuCuHI/The-curious-case-of-Byomkesh-Bakshi.html The Curious Case of Byomkesh Bakshi
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  22. ↑ 21st Century Byomkesh? Sushant Singh Rajput, Dibakar Banerjee on the Possibilities of Time Travel
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