She also read sections of the book on the occasion, as children listened with rapt attention about the escapades of Feluda, Topshe and Lalmohan Babu, who, while on a holiday in Puri, discover a body on the beach.
Now this sleuth with a razor-sharp brain appears in an exciting new comic book series.” She said, “Satyajit Ray’s adventures of Feluda have been avidly read by children for years.
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Sengupta, who has scripted the comic series from the original in Bengali, is enthused by the response. Said Guha, “Ray had already illustrated the character of Feluda and other prominent characters in the series, like his cousin Topshe and friend Lalmohan Ganguli I kept these illustrations in mind while giving it final shape.” Their work was evaluated by Tapas Guha, who has done artwork for the comic book. They were asked to interpret the dialogues and “make their own comic” To make the occasion interesting, an interactive session was introduced where children were given a series of illustrations with blank boxes. The launch was attended by a group of enthusiastic children with their parents in tow, out for a fun-filled Sunday afternoon. The comic book is targeted at children in the age group of nine years and above and is the third in the series that has been launched by Penguin in the last few months, with two more in the pipeline.
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“Our aim is to introduce the new generation to the genius of Satyajit Ray by bringing his stories of Feluda, the professional detective with a super-sharp brain, in comic book form,” said Subhadra Sengupta at the launch of “Murder by the Sea” at Eureka Book Store in DLF Mall, Saket, the other day. His general knowledge is of excellent quality. He is also a voracious reader with a varied range of topics. He is also a connoisseur of delicious foods, popular movies and books.
He gets up early in the morning and stars his day with yogasana. Feluda likes to smoke cigarettes and chew betel leaves. He usually uses his brain to solve problems instead of muscle power and sophisticated instruments. However, he uses his physical power only when it becomes absolutely necessary. He is around 27 year old with a tall, athletic figure with enormous physical strength. Mitter’), His nickname is “Felu”, the suffix “da” being short for “dada” or “elder brother” in the Bengali language. Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children’s magazine called “Sandesh” in 1965.įeluda was always accompanied by his cousin Topshe and in later stories by a popular thriller writer Jatayu (Lalmohan Ganguly).įeluda’s real name is Pradosh Chandra Mitter (although Feluda prefers to spell his name as ‘Pradosh C. He is a private detective living at Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunj, Kolkata. Feluda is a fictional character starring in a series of novels and short stories written by the famous Indian film director and writer Satyajit Ray.
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