The majority of the stories are told from the perspective of Ajit Kumar Banerjee, who encounters Byomkesh amid the chaos of Chinabazar. The narrative takes place in 1932 in Kolkata’s Chinabazar neighborhood, when a ‘non-government detective’ Byomkesh Bakshi, with permission from the police commissioner, begins living in shambles under the alias Atul Chandra Niyogi to investigate a string of murders. At the same time, his mother was the daughter of a Vaishnavite.īyomkesh Bakshi, the most well-known fictional character of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, initially debuted as a character in the novel Satyanweshi (The Inquisitor). His father, Mahadev Bakshi, was a school mathematics teacher who practiced Sankhya philosophy at home. The novella ‘Adim Ripu’ has some details regarding Byomkesh’s childhood. In ‘Arthamanartham,’ Byomkesh meets Satyabati, his future wife and the accused Sukumar’s sister. Later, he chooses to purchase land in Keyatala, South Kolkata, and relocates to his new house. Byomkesh Bakshi, unlike other protagonist characters incomparable detective fictional novels, marries, matures, and considers material concerns like purchasing a car.

It is also cynically used to refer to someone who asserts the obvious.

After first appearing in the 1932 novella Pother Kanta, the character’s fame grew tremendously in Bengal and other regions of India.īoth of Byomkesh’s names have been used to denote someone who is both clever and attentive in Bengali. Bakshi, who refers to himself as a “truth-seeker” or Satyanweshi in the novels, is recognized for his skill with observation, logical thinking, and forensic science, which he employs to solve complex crimes, typically murders. The Bookīyomkesh Bakshi is a fictional Indian-Bengali investigator created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The first episode aired on Saturday, October 14, 2017, and was the first Byomkesh web series globally on the OTT platform Hoichoi.

Anirban Bhattacharya plays the primary character, Byomkesh, while Subrat Dutta plays Byomkesh’s faithful friend-turned-aide, Ajit. The Byomkesh web series is set in the 1930s and follows the exploits of Byomkesh and his buddy and biographer Ajit, who frequently accompanies Bakshi on his investigations.

Byomkesh is a Bengali streaming web series based on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay’s character Byomkesh Bakshi.

Byomkesh Season 1 download all episode