Byomkesh gradually ages over time in them. The books are written in classical Bengali and are a linguistic feast, yet the mood is clearly that of noir – fast, gripping, uncompromising in their portrayal of violence or lust, with touches of wry humour. One cannot say the same for Sherlock Holmes. His responses can sometimes be called compassionate. Refreshingly, though, there is no air of moral preaching in the detective. For all the outward conformity of his personal life, however, Byomkesh’s cases peel the layers off a ruthless, wild underbelly of society. It is Ajit who stays on as the bachelor friend, becoming a brother-in-law to his wife Satyabati and an uncle to Byomkesh’s son. He’s different Unlike Sherlock, Byomkesh falls in love, gets married and starts a family. Byomkesh’s only addiction is smoking, he has no musical ear to speak of, but like many modern young Bengalis of the time, he has a solid grasp over Bengali literature and a working knowledge of the Sanskrit classics, from which both he and Ajit quote freely. But apart from a few early plot influences, the similarities end there. Byomkesh Bakshi and his chronicler Ajit are Saradindu Bandopadhyay’s vernacular answer to Arthur Conan Doyle. Just the one man: Byomkesh Bakshi, seeker of the truth. But I am not here to talk about the resurgence of the detective thriller.
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