Rambharosar Motorgari

The miserly hardfisted Rambharosa Agarwal, an affluent businessman of Herbertgunj wants to lead a life of piling money but for his wife and son who want to have their own family car. Their insistence gets the better of him and he agrees to purchase one. Happy at the prospects, Suresh, the son, immediately gets some catalogues and shows his dad. But hearing the price of the vehicles that runs in lakhs, Rambharosa is shell shocked. But as he had already promised, Rambharosa cannot take back his word. So he gets hold of an agent to buy a second hand car. With his bare minimum budget of just 10000, what happens next is a hilarious comedy full of merriment and fun. Though somewhat predictable at times, but the best thing of the story is its fast paced refreshing humour with its comically colourful characters that freshens up the mind while enlivening the reading moments.

Jugalratna Tiktiki Office

Ashapurna Devi's pickpockets turned investigators, T(n)yapa & Madna (T(n)yapa Charan Pal & Madan Kumar Das) find themselves practically living next door to the victims of a violent crime. Two sets of ornaments from an astrologer's room gets missing and the man was found in a pool of blood but living in the temple inside his residence. The secret chambers, known only to a few, where the valuables were kept was found ransacked and everything missing. The head of the house, the astrologer, was hospitalized and though he recovers his brain seemed to be affected. The members of the huge joint family then seeks help of the local pair of not so well known detectives though several hold them in contempt. Then the story becomes fast paced as the investigators gathers clues and with their near telepathic understanding traps the criminal with damnable evidences. Though some chance happenings help them, as it sometimes happens in detective stories, the best part is that the author acknowledges these in style as she does in all the episodes.

This pair had been introduced during my childhood in one of the magazines but passed into oblivion may be due to the introduction of other private eyes in the fictions. Still I was only fascinated once more going through this piece. The unconventional duo as depicted by Ashapurna Devi is another addition to the class of Bengali detective fictions and as scripted in a dialogue of a character in Anjan Dutta's 'Chalo Let's Go', that every other Bengali writer has his or her series of detectives, Ashapurna Devi's pair though may not be the geniuses but will surely secure the place among the classics.

Samagra Kishore-Sahitya Vol. IV

• Ghoramamar Abadan
• Swayam Tinii
• Sada Hasyamukhe Thakbe
• Boltudar Utsaha Labh
• Gajakeshtababur Haasi
• Saheber Upahar
  
• The Great Ch(n)atai
• Anyamanaska Chor
• Lankanatham Kattasundaram
• Ghantadar Kablukaka
• Journey by Car
• Ticket
• Porer Poishae
• Pishemoshaer Mamar Galpo
• Kabitar Janma
• Shayataner S(n)ako
• Ghoramamar Cutlet
• Kh(n)aramoshai
• Naama Rahasya
• Rachanar Rahasya
• Haate Haatei
• Haridas aar Neel Maachi
• Ekdiner Uposh
• Pratidwandee
• Halde Bus
• Laal Ghora
• Sei Cheleta
• Cricket maane Jh(n)ijh(n)i
• Karim Mia
• Doctor Zakeer Hossain (Smritikatha)
• Chotobelar Smriti (Atmajeebanee)
• Pabitra Gangopadhyayke lekha chithi

A glance at the above will reveal that the volume is a mixture of a variety of literatures penned by the creator of Tenida, Pyala, Haub, Kyabla. Another bout of laughter galore, the volume is mostly humorous but blended, I think with just the correct proportion of nostalgic memoirs, letters, articles and some of the author's creations that he wrote during a very early age. Acknowledgement is thus due to Asha Devi and Abhijit Gangopadhyay to compile this volume. Also the majority of the smileys are not again reserved to Teni and his group's activities alone but other interesting characters have found their place suitably in the volume, that shows that if Narayanbabu had wished to start a series with any of the other characters,Bengali readers would not have been dissapointed. Of particular interest is the stories he wrote during his childhood that infact parallels many of the matured writings of the writer. Infact I think readers may find it interesting if they start savouring his stories from this volume only.

Fyatarur Kumbheepak

The hilarious magic realism contains the exploits

• Arthabhabe Fyataru
• IPLe Fyataru
• Basanta Utsabe Fyataru
• Susheel Samaje Fyataru 
• TVr Gyanjame Fyataru
• Fyatarur RDX
• 200 Bachar Pore Fyataru

It started from where it ended in Byombachak. I don’t know whether it is the fact now that I’ve been acquainted with the flying Fyatarus and their curious cases or whether it is really a bit unlike its predecessor but this compilation is less humorous. Concerning more recent events like IPL, terrorism, publicity stunts, atmospheric threats, the Fyatarus again makes the public gape in wonder at their presence and their capabilities. DS’ dim-wit and raw emotions, Purandar’s frustrations and his poems guided by Madan’s will and cunning makes the team a force to reckon with creating nuisance for the force and the so called intelligentsia. DS’ leg-pulling by Purandar gives some enjoyable moments in the book. The recurrent character Nabani Dhar and Meghuboudi reappears in the most hilarious situations as do Bajra Ghosh with his infamous novels and stories. With these again the depictions are grimly funny and immensely enjoyable.

Mausoleum

Marshal Vodi and his band of choktars along with the fyatarus hatches up another of his extra-ordinary plots with the help of Daarkaak, Begum Johnson and a new senior advisor, Banabiral. Initially they tries starting a weekly magazine but the venture fails miserably. Then came the grand twist as Vodi feigns death and his body is displayed as mummy. Unsurprisingly this causes a stir among every class of people and as some supports this new feather in the Bengali cap others oppose it vehemently. This only fuels up the much needed publicity and ultimately the mnetary profits piles up. Written in the signature style of Bhattacharya, the boorish language adds to the appeal but the attractiveness of "Fyatarur Bombachak" is missing surely. Well this type of literature has a charm of its own but enthusiast readers must bear in mind that this may not be recommended for all.

Aami Weds Aami

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