''Durgo Rahasya'' () is an adventure detective novel written in 1952 by

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali dete ...

Plot

Past

The story starts with the history of the Fort. Janikaram is king who got his title from Nawab Alibardar, setting up his family in the Fort, soon after the death Mughal emperor

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. His descendants, Rajaram and son Jayram are the rulers during the

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, during which the British troops head towards the Fort, to loot. Sending the women, children and servants to a safe place, the father-son duo start hiding the treasure though they are late, falling into the hands of the British troops. A few months later, their family finds them missing, apparently dead, with the treasure hidden in a place that they do not know about. Their family moves far way, and after 3 more generations, two brothers born into the family, Rambinod and Ramkishore Singh, decide to buy the Fort and revive their family's glory. However, Rambinod dies of cholera, leaving Ramkishore alone to handle their growing business, finally amassing enough wealth to buy the land around the Fort, building a mansion adjacent to it to live with his family.

Present

Byomkesh and Ajit receive a letter from DCP Purandar Pandey, mentioning the suspicious death of Professor Ishaan Chandra Majumdar, Byomkesh's former college teacher. Finding the case interesting, the duo leave Kolkata, leaving a pregnant Satyabati with her brother Sukumar. The meeting with the family leaves Byomkesh suspicious. He and Ajit start living in the Fort, to study the family better. Ramkishore Singh has 5 children; Bangshidhar, Murlidhar, Haripriya, Gadadhar and Tulsi. Bangshidhar's wife died of suspected suicide, whereas Haripriya died of snakebite, during the family's annual picnic in the jungle. Finding clues from Prof. Majumdar's notebook, Byomkesh embarks on an adventure to find the culprit, finding the location of the treasure on the way.

Characters

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective created by Bengali author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. A self-proclaimed "satyanweshi" (literally seeker of truth), Bakshi is known for his keen observation, logical thinking, and knowledge of forensic sc ...

*Ajit Bandyopadhyay *Satyabati *DSP Purandar Pandey *Dr.Ashwini Ghatak *Professor Ishan Chandra Majumder *Sadhu Rambinod Singh *Ramkishore Singh *Secretary Chandmohan Dutta *Bangshidhar Singh *Manilal *Murlidhar Singh *Haripriya *Ramapati *Tulsi *Gadadhar Singh *Ganapat (servant) *Sitaram *Munshi Ataullah *Bulaki Lal (coachman) *Himangshu (lawyer)

Adaptations

Television

* This was one of the stories of the 1993 TV series ''

'' titled "Kile Ka Rahasya", that were recreated for broadcasting on

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, the Indian national network, by

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, and immediately went on to become one of the most memorable episodes. * The story was adapted into another TV series in 2014, '' Byomkesh'', which aired on Bengali channel

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Web series

* This is the last of all the stories adapted into series in which Bengali film actor

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played the role of Byomkesh. However, the adaptation of this story is not directly related to '' Byomkesh'', and is a spin-off of the original series.

Film

* In 2023, ''

Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya ''Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya'' () is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language detective thriller film directed by Birsa Dasgupta and written by Subhendu Dasmunshi. The film stars Dev as Byomkesh Bakshi along with Rukmini Maitra, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Raja ...

'', a film based on this novel, directed by

Birsa Dasgupta Birsa Dasgupta (born 2 November 1979) is an Indian Bengali film director based in Tollywood. He has directed films such as '' Shudhu Tomari Jonyo'', ''Gangster'', '' Mukhosh'' and '' Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya''. Early life Born in Kolkata, ...

was set to be released.

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plays the character of

References

Indian Bengali-language novels Indian mystery novels Detective fiction Indian novels adapted into television shows 1952 Indian novels Byomkesh Bakshi {{1950s-mystery-novel-stub