Malgudi Days

In the end of 70s and beginning of 80s, Doordarshan (a public broadcast Terrestrial television channel run by Prasar Bharati, a board nominated by the Government of India) use to broadcast many famous stories from independent producers and directores to popularize telivision serials. Malgudi days was one of those successful collective programme.

Directed by Kannada actor Late Shankar Nag and produced by T.S. Narasimhan of the Padam Rag Films. The whole serial was shot near Agumbe in Shimoga District, Karnataka, The serial was shote with great artist of that time.

The music was composed by T.S. Vaidyanathan and the cartoons drawn none other than R.K. Lakshman: Narayan’s own brother.

Swami

Swami, who was born and brought up in Malgudi, attending his monotonous schooling in Albert Mission School. Rajam, son of a police officer joins his school and the dispute that occurs between Rajam and Mani (who is also Swami's friend.) and thereinafter the steady friendship between Swami, Rajam and Mani. The only aim of this profound creature is to form a cricket team.

What started as an ambition, parted his friendship with Rajam. Rajam moves out of the town without even saying a word to Swami. Swami gifts Rajam his favourite book which is accepted by rajam through his ambiguous wave.

Byomkesh Bakshi

Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional Bengali detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay in 1932. The character though inspired by Sherlock Holmes is completely adapted to Indian situation by the author. At that time detective writing was looked down upon in Bengali literature circles and Bandyopadhyay himself would not have expected that Byomkesh Bakshi will become such popular.

There are fours set of stories, all of them set in Calcutta of the 1950s, which displays Byomkesh Babu remarkable skill to solve mysteries. The book titled The Menagerie and other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries has The Menagerie in which the detective is trying to solve case which involves broken motor parts, a death which looks deceptively natural and strange people residing in Golap Colony who have a tainted past. The Menagerie was made into a movie by Satyajit Ray under the title of Chiriakhana (zoo) in 1967. The Jewel Case is a story of disappearance of an expensive necklace; The Will That Vanished has Byomkesh solving a case so that last wish of a close friend of his can be fulfilled. In The Quills of the Porcupine the detective foils the plans of a ruthless opportunist.

Byomkesh and his friend for life, Ajit, meet in Satyanneshi and later share a flat on Harrison Street. Ajit, who had ambitions to become a writer, narrates their cases. Ajit also taught Byomkesh how to play chess. They are shown getting most of their leads from Dainik Kalketu, their favorite newspaper. Byomkesh later marries a girl he met during solving a case. Through all their novels Puntiram is their faithful servant.

The stories were made into television series by Basu Chatterjee featuring Rajit Kapoor as Byomkesh Bakshi.

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Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, the creation of novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first appeared in publication in 1887. Mystery readers throughout the decades have learned of the British detective's deductive prowess through 56 short stories and four novels, narrated by Holmes' friend, side-kick, and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson.

Sherlock Holmes stories appeared in London's Strand magazine in serial form over the course of forty years. This was a common form of publication in the late 19th century and many authors, including Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, debuted their work in such media.


Personality and Habits

Holmes is noted for his deductive reasoning, his quirky personal habits, and his extensive knowledge. Gradually, by reading the series, one learns that Holmes is a master of disguise, a student of chemistry, a casual user of cocaine and morphine, the keeper of a substantive ego, and a loyal friend.

Holmes never married, although he professed affection for Irene Adler and she is mentioned in several stories and appear is "A Scandal in Bohemia."


Holmes vs. Moriarty

Any good sleuth needs a nemesis and Holmes' arch-enemy is Professor James Moriarty. It is with Moriarty that Holmes plunges (supposedly) to his death over the Reichenbach Falls. (Conan Doyle wanted to end the series to concentrate on more scholarly work, but revived the detective because of the outpouring of popular demand.)

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