Arjun (character)

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Arjun
First appearanceKhutimari Range (1983)
Last appearanceArjun Ebaar Chilapatay (2019)
Created by Samaresh Majumdar
In-universe information
Full nameArjun Roy
OccupationTruth Investigator
FamilyArjun's mother
Nationality Indian
Residence Jalpaiguri
Other charactersAmal Shome
Major
Bistusaheb

Arjun is a young fictional detective character of Bengali literature. He lives at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. [1] The character was created by Samaresh Majumdar in 1983. [2] [3] Arjun's mentor is retired official cop, Mr. Amal Shome. Although in first few stories, Arjun started as an assistant of Shome, later in the series, he started to solve cases independently as truth investigator. [4]

Contents

Books of Arjun series

Adaptations

References

  1. The Lu Quartet: Super Sleuths and Other Stories. Hachette UK. 30 November 2012. ISBN   9789350096215.
  2. "Samaresh Majumdar's boy-next-door sleuth Arjun comes alive on celluloid".
  3. "A few Samaresh Majumdar classics" . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. "Prasanna Kumar Basu by Narayan Sanyal - Famous Bengali detectives who have made it to the big screen". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  5. "Arjun, Kalimponge Sitahoron - Times Of India". 2013-10-07. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  6. "Samareshda liked the promos of Arjun: Om - Times Of India". 2013-06-05. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

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