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Betrayal ! Nerve leprosy ! And a ghastly murder !
Khoon Se Ranga Chaaku (a bloodstained knife) is a very intricate murder mystery penned by eminent Hindi mystery writer Surendra Mohan Pathak. It’s a novel under his popular Sunil Series whose hero – Sunil Kumar Chakravarty is a Bengali youth … Continue reading
Idealistic journalism ! Fearless journalism !
The late seventies saw the emergence of Sikh militancy in Punjab. Innocents started paying the price of selfish politics in the form of their lives. Bloodshed became the order of the day. The dirty game of blaming, buck-passing and mud-slinging … Continue reading
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Thuggery in gambling with a hidden motive
Gambling is a vice, no doubt. However, speaking philosophically, sometimes the whole life appears to be a kind of gamble only. Gambling is illegal in India (though the government itself runs certain kinds of gambling in our country) but habitual … Continue reading
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Tagged a journalist and a spy, an unforgettable lesson, Blast, Book Review - Khoon Ka Khel (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), Cheating appears to be a standard rule of the game, communal riots are provoked by unscrupulous people in India, dishonesty is the best policy, fictitious metropolitan city of Rajnagar., Gambling is a vice, Gambling is illegal in India, much bigger motive behind, noble philosophy of giving flowers in return for stones, normal human-being who possesses the human weaknesses, novelty of the theme, Rajnagar, run-of-the-mill murder mysteries, sometimes the whole life appears to be a kind of gamble only, Special Intelligence, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series
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A spicy dish to satiate the reader’s appetite
In my review of an old Bollywood movie – Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), I had written that entertainment products whether they are movies, theatre-plays or fiction-books, have to be prepared like spicy dishes with all the spices mixed in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blast, Book Review - Jhaansa (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), corporate functioning, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankie Donato the conman, how corporate laws and rules can be used by the cunning ones to settle personal scores, if you are the needy person’s friend / well-wisher you should protect his self-respect also, Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1968), murder mystery, mystery, not only entertains but also underscores the virtues of life, romantic angles, simple yet spicy, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series, suspense
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Mysterious murder in a trout-fishing region
Before starting my review, let me clarify that only the title of this book is in English, else it is not an English novel. It is a Hindi novel penned by the famous Hindi pulp fiction writer of mystery and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blast, Book Review - Prime Suspect (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), British / Americal pulp fiction, heart-warming story, Hindi fiction, investigative journalist, Jhery, mystery, Puraane Gunaah Naye Gunaahgaar, Rajnagar, S.M. Pathak, Satyamev Jayate, Sunderban, Sunil Kumar Chakravarty, Sunil Series, trout-fishing region
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The murderous Diwali night
Diwali is the biggest festival of the Hindu community worldwide. Lord Ram is supposed to have arrived at his kingdom – Ayodhya back after an exile of 14 years in forests on this day and hence this festival, the Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged Blast, Book Review - Diwali Ki Raat (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), mystery, Rajnagar, Sunil Series
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The insider who was a blackmailer
‘Ghar Ka Bhedi’ is an idiomatic expression in Hindi language whose origin is the story of the Indian epic – Raamayan. It’s a term used for a member inside the house (quite naturally, knowing the secrets of the house) whose … Continue reading
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