Pandab Goenda
Pandab Goenda is a fictional detective novel series created by Bengali novelist Sasthipada Chattopadhyay. The stories of Pandab Goenda are popular and well known in Bengali Children's literature.
| Author | Sasthipada Chattopadhyay |
|---|---|
| Original title | পান্ডব গোয়েন্দা |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Mystery / Crime |
| Publisher | TollySerial Buzz |
| No. of books | 30+ |
Characters
Pandab Goenda is a detective gang of five children who love to solve mysteries. They are Bablu, Bilu , Bhombal, and two sisters named Bachhu, Bichhu. They live in Howrah, accompanied by a one eyed street dog Panchu. Bablu always leads the team Pandab Goenda, he also carries a pistol. The five are adventurous, intelligent and fearless. Pandab Goenda roam various parts of India to solve cases. There characters are loosely inspired by Enid Blyton's detective book The Famous Five.[1][2]
Stories
The stories of Pandab Goenda were published in Shuktara magazine in late 70's but the first book of was published in 1981 by New Bengal Press. Thereafter more than 30 books have been published in this series. Some stories were published in Bengali Child Magazines Anandamela and Shuktara.
Adaptation
A Bengali animation television series was developed on the Pandab Goenda stories. It was telecast for a period of 4 years by Akash Bangla Television station.[3] Under direction of Rahul Mukhopadhyay,[4] Pandab Goenda adapted in the small screen by Zee Bangla TV channel. Young actor Rob Dey is playing the character Bablu, the leader of Pandab Goenda. Bilu, Bhombal, Bachhu and Bichhu's characters are being played by Rishav Chakrabarty, Mayukh Chatterjee, Anumita Dutta and Shritama Mitra respectively. [5][6]
References
- ^ Bhaskar Chattopadhyay. "Following Bengal's appetite for detective fiction". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Nivedita Sen (3 July 2015). Family, School and Nation: The Child and Literary Constructions. ISBN 9781317410621. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Ssoftoons Entertainment Media LLP". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Pandab Goenda coming soon on Bengali television, See Teaser". Sangbad Pratidin. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "'Pandav Goenda' to be adapted for the small screen - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "জেন ওয়াইয়ের মগজাস্ত্রে শান দিতে ছোটপর্দায় আসছে 'পাণ্ডব গোয়েন্দা'". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 August 2020.