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dc.contributor.author: Gupta, Niharranjan
dc.date.accessioned: 2015-09-22T13:22:21Z
dc.date.available: 2015-09-22T13:22:21Z
dc.date.digitalpublicationdate: 2014/02/17
dc.date.citation: 1960
dc.identifier.barcode: 07019990363073
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dc.identifier.uri: http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/457021
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dc.description.totalpages: 464
dc.language.iso: Bengali
dc.publisher.digitalrepublisher: Digital Library Of India
dc.publisher: Amar Sahitya Prakashan, Kolkata
dc.rights: In Public Domain
dc.source.library: Birchandra State Central Library, Tripura
dc.subject.classification: Literature
dc.subject.classification: Poetic Work Collection
dc.subject.keywords: Bishkumbha
dc.subject.keywords: Mrityuban
dc.subject.keywords: Ratri Jakhan GavirHay
dc.subject.keywords: Aloklata
dc.subject.keywords: Chakradharpur
dc.title: Kiriti Omnibus Vol. 3
dc.type: Print - Paper
dc.type: Book
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dc.date.accessioned: 2015-09-22T13:22:21Z
dc.date.available: 2015-09-22T13:22:21Z
dc.date.digitalpublicationdate: 2014/02/17
dc.date.citation: 1960
dc.identifier.barcode: 07019990363073
dc.identifier.copyno: 1
dc.identifier.uri: http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/457021
dc.description.scannerno: 01
dc.description.scanningcentre: North Eastern States Libraries
dc.description.main: 1
dc.description.tagged: 0
dc.description.totalpages: 464
dc.language.iso: Bengali
dc.publisher.digitalrepublisher: Digital Library Of India
dc.publisher: Amar Sahitya Prakashan, Kolkata
dc.rights: In Public Domain
dc.source.library: Birchandra State Central Library, Tripura
dc.subject.classification: Literature
dc.subject.classification: Poetic Work Collection
dc.subject.keywords: Bishkumbha
dc.subject.keywords: Mrityuban
dc.subject.keywords: Ratri Jakhan GavirHay
dc.subject.keywords: Aloklata
dc.subject.keywords: Chakradharpur
dc.title: Kiriti Omnibus Vol. 3
dc.type: Print - Paper
dc.type: Book
dc.description.diskno: NE-DLI-TR-4668
Kiriti Roy | |
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Kiriti Roy character | |
First appearance | Kalo Bhramar |
Last appearance | --(according to time of writing) --(according to time of publishing) |
Created by | Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta |
Portrayed by | Chiranjeet Chakraborty Indraneil Sengupta Priyanshu Chatterjee |
Real name | Kiriti Roy |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Friend | Subrata |
Information | |
Gender | Male |
Title | Roy |
Occupation | Private investigator |
Family | Krishna Roy (wife) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Kiriti Roy is an iconic professional and fictional detective of Bengali literature created by noted dermatologist, Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta.[1] Standing over 6 ft tall, stoutly built, stylish, ingenious and rational, Kiriti Roy is known for his sartorial statements. The first story introduces him as follows: 'Kiriti Roy is six and a half feet tall, fair and stout. His curled hair is mostly combed back, and the black celluloid spectacles make his clean-shaven face highly attractive.' One of the most popular yesteryear detective characters, he is also sophisticated, classy and dignified, in a manner of speaking. He is immaculately suited and booted during his professional duties and wears a dressing gown at home, a silk kimono and tatami grass slippers (at home).
With a long coat and cap, and a Briar pipe hanging from his lips, he is a dashing detective and very different from other sleuths. Kiriti Roy brings in a sense of suave and scientific rationality to the job. Mostly, he carries a magnifying glass with him. His stories have a sense of adventure, of stalking criminals in the night, in general, a certain blood-curdling quality. He is perhaps the only Bengali detective who deconstructs a crime. Kiriti solves crimes with the help of his associate, Subrata Roy. The gluttonous local police officer, inspector Rathin Sikdar and Subrata are ‘regulars’ at Kiriti's place where they devour huge rajbhogs from a special shop, with luchi or radhaballabi and aloor chhenchki.
Kiriti's stories were set in the early 1940s. His clientele were the creme de la creme of society — royal figures, zamindars and affluent businessmen. They were posh and equally well-dressed. Adding drama and pace to the stories are Kiriti's pet favourites of a black Ambassador car, a Havana cigar (substituted for the Briar pipe) and a black Panama hat.
Always a class apart, Kiriti is a deadly combination of intelligence and physical power. Though this private eye doesn't wear Bangaliana on his sleeve, but flaunts a Western look, he is roundly Bengali and nationalistic in thought. Kiriti Roy is described as a 'rahasyabhedi' (private eye in Bengali) and one of the few sleuths who takes the rich legacy of Bengali detective novels forward, with the tales being gripping and edgy. In his own words, 'In this universe, virtue and sin reside in parallel. Reward for virtue and scorn for sin is the thumb rule of the universe.' [2]
- 2Other characters
- 4Kiriti in other media
Kiriti's personal life[edit]
After saving her from a difficult situation in the tale 'Kalo Bhromor', Kiriti falls in love with Krishna Mehta, a Parsi lady. The courtship ends in marriage (In the tale 'Holud Shoitan'). Krishna is intelligent, happens to be a good singer (can sing Rabindrasangeet), can speak Bengali, has a mind of her own and takes keen interest in her husband's work.
Other characters[edit]
Subrata[edit]
Subrata Roy is the assistant cum friend of Kiriti. He is also the narrator of some kiriti stories.
Kiriti series[edit]
Kiriti Roy's mysteries are available in collected editions and are still popular. As part of the Kiriti series, there are around 80 novels and stories.
- Kalo Bhramar - Kalo Bhramar is a Robin-hood like character. A highly intelligent adversary, he begins a feud with Subrata and Kiriti. All four parts of the story are included in this archive.
- Rotibilap - This is a novel where the events are explosive.
- Rat Nijhum
- Ghum Nei
- KolonkoKhotha
- Hira Chuni Panna
- Mrityubaan
- Tri-Rahasya
- Teen Kiriti
- Char Kiriti - This book contains four expeditions of Kiriti, namely - 'Marich Songhar', 'Samne Somudro Nil', 'Golaper Rong Lal', 'Rokto Gerua'. All are full of suspense and thrill.
- Dui Dojonn Kiriti
- Kiriti Omnibus - This is a collection of the stories of Kiriti Roy, in 15 volumes.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 1) - contents: - 1. Kiriti Tatya (Role), 2. Kiritir Abirbhab, 3. Rahasyabhedi, 4. Chokri, 5. Bouranir Bill and 6. Harer Asha.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 2) - contents: - 1. Role, 2. Duti kotha (Nihar Ranjan Gupta), 3. Holud Shoitan, 4. Dainir Banshi, 5. Dragon, 6. Momer Alo, 7. Basanta Rajani and Kalo Pakhi.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 3) - contents: - 1. Role, 2. Bishkumbha, 3. Mrityubaan, 4. Ratri Jokhon gabhir hoy and 5. Aloklota.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 4) - contents: - 1. Role (Sri. Bijanbihari Bhattacharya), 2. Atal Soikote, 3. Banamorali, 4. Subhadra Haran and 5. Bidyut Bahni.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 5) - contents: - 1. Role (Ashutosh Bhattacharya), 2. Mon Paban, 3. Adrishya Shatru, 4. Projapoti Rong, 5. Charer Angka and 6. Adim Ripu.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 6) - contents: - 1. Role (Dr. Arun Kumar Mukherjee), 2. Mrigatrishna, 3. Mithun lagna and 4. Monikundola.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 7) - contents: - 1. Role (Sumathnath Ghosh), 2. Krishna kaberi, 3. Ratibilap and 4. Madan bhashma.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 8) - contents: - 1. Role (Pranoy Kumar Kundu), 2. Ripu sanghar, 3. Nagpal, 4.Setarer sur and 5. Ora tinjon chhora.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 9) - contents: - 1. Role (Dr. Sri. Nanilal Sen), 2. Kalohaath, 3. Chhaya kuheli, 4. Mrityubish and 5. Padmini.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 10) - contents: - 1. Role (Ajit Kumar Ghosh), 2. Ghum nei, 3. Kolonka kotha and 4. Heera chunni panna.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 11) - contents: - 1. Aholya ghum, 2. Heerkangurio, 3. Ghum bhangar raat and 4. Neelkuthi.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 12) - contents: - 1. Role (Jitendra Nath Chakrabarti), 2. Sarpil, 3. Raktolobhi nishachor, 4. Batrishh singhashon, 5. Nirala prohor and 6. Ratna monjil.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 13) - contents: - 1. Role (Subodh Kumar Majumdar), 2. Aloke andhar, 3. Nagar noti, 4. Rokter daag, 5. Blue-print, 6. Reshmi fansh, 7. Padyadoher pishach and 8. Panchamukhi heera.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 14) - contents: - 1. Role (Sujit Kumar Sengupta), 2. Urbashi Sandhya, 3. Basanter Din Shiter Ratri and 4. Marich Sanghar.
- Kiriti Omnibus (Volume 15) - contents: - 1. Role (Barnik Ray), 2. Jugal Bandi, 3. Samne Samudra Neel, 4. Manashi Tumi and 5. Abagunithota.
Kiriti in other media[edit]
Films[edit]
Though the sleuth's celluloid debut happened late, the timeless appeal of Kiriti has already procreated number of movies. So far, the character of Kiriti has been essayed by Chiranjeet Chakraborty in Kiriti Roy (2016 film),[3]Indraneil Sengupta in Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor (2016)[4][5] and Nilacholey Kiriti (2018), Priyanshu Chatterjee in Ebong Kiriti (2017).
Year | Title | Actor | Director | Book | Producer | Ref. |
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2016 | Kiriti Roy | Chiranjeet Chakraborty | Aniket Chattopadhyay | Setarer Sur | Eskay Movies | |
2016 | Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor | Indraneil Sengupta | Anindya Bikas Datta | Kalo Bhramar | Camellia Films Private Ltd | |
2017 | Ebong Kiriti | Priyanshu Chatterjee | Anirban Paria | Ratibilaap | Dream Light Movie | |
2018 | Nilacholey Kiriti | Indraneil Sengupta | Anindya Bikas Datta | Basanta Rajani | Camellia Films Private Ltd |
Television[edit]
There are future plans to create a TV series on Kiriti Roy.
Radio[edit]
The radio adaptations of Kiriti are mainly in the form of Sunday Suspense stories over the last few years. In and around the nineteen eighties, an attempt was made to create a radio series on Kiriti's tales including Roktomukhi Neela, Bagh Nokh and Reshmi Phaansh.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Das, Nalini (30 November 2012). The Lu Quartet: Super Sleuths and Other Stories. Hachette India. ISBN9789350096215.
- ^Roy, Pinaki (2008). The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading of the Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi Stories. Sarup & Sons. ISBN9788176258494.
- ^'Bengali sleuth film: After Feluda and Byomkesh, comes Kiriti'. https://www.hindustantimes.com/. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.External link in
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(help) - ^'Now a film on popular fictional sleuth Kiriti in Bengal'. India Today. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^'Popular sleuth Kiriti Roy to debut on silver screen - Times of India'. The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^Roy, Siddharthya Swapan (5 April 2015). 'Byomkesh again?'. The Hindu. ISSN0971-751X. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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