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Dhaka Collegiate School, circa 1940 |
Feluda's House |
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21 Rajani Sen Road, Kolkata 29 |
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Scottish Church, Felu's Alma Mater |
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A very young Felu in a college debate, circa 1960 |
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Feludas favourite cigarette, the oldest brand in India, manufactured by Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co. |
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Feluda's Binoculars |
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Feluda’s green exercise book/diary where he scribbles his
observations and analysis in the English language but in Greek alphabet
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Feluda's favourite camera |
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Feluda's Mountaineering Boots (Gangtok) |
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Feluda's Timetable |
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The Newman Bradshaw |
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Feluda’s revolver – the Colt .32 snub nosed New Police Detective Special,
manufactured circa 1958. The original .32 had a longer barrel until the late 1920s when J H Fitzgerald shortened the .32 Colt
Police Positive Special to use as a belly gun. Feluda’s firearm was probably the second generation and he had used this
revolver to good effect.
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TAPESH RANJAN MITRA - TOPSHEY
What Dr Watson is to Sherlock Holmes, Topshe is to Feluda. He was Feluda’s cousin and lived
in the same house. There is a possibility that his mother and Feluda’s mother were sisters. He is the only teenage assistant
to a crime fighter known. About 13 years younger than Feluda, Topshe was an indispensable companion and was the narrator of
Feluda’s exploits. He did not possess much personal paraphernalia and whatever could be gleaned are presented.
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Topshey's favourite puzzle |
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Jules Verne's 'The Carpathian Castle' one of Topshey's books |
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Lalmohan Ganguli, aka Jatayu
Feluda and Topshe’s inseparable companion. He was a writer of best selling mystery and adventure
thrillers for a young audience. First meeting the duo in Sonar Kella, Jatayu’s contribution to Feluda’s exploits
was immense. He lived in Garpar Road, North Calcutta and studied in Athenaeum Institution.
He wanted to be an actor but ended up being a mystery writer. He had probably been inspired by Mrs Ariadne Oliver, Hercule
Poirot’s friend and writer of detective fiction. It was Jatayu who bought a car that significantly helped Feluda in
getting mobile.
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Jatayu's weapon: Boomerang (Baksho Rohosshyo) |
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Jatayu's Weapon: A Smoke Bomb (Kailashey Kelenkari) ''356 Metagon'' |
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Jatayu's Weapon: A Nepali Khukuri (Rust Free) (Sonar Kella) |
Jatayu's Car |
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An indispensable accessory in many of Feludas adventures- a Mark II Ambassador |
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