Byomkesh SamagraByomkesh Samagra is a Bengali book by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, who popularized the fictional detective character called Byomkesh Baksi. This character has made a significant impact in Bengali literature and has become a loved character. Influenced by Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Baksi is intelligent and a bit odd, intriguing readers with his quirks. This book is a collection of Byomkesh's stories and some of his peculiarities are that according to him

At ten he had worked out the connection between the possession of artistic skill and the granting of sexual favours

hard science

boatloads of raiders and settlers came to Britain to find new lands and steal treasure

revels in the freedom of movement her husband's long absences on the submarines provide - even with the arrival of the first of her four children

bumps into her at a lavish LA cocktail party

Which makes everyone feel like they belong

almost as much as he wants her

now in its third edition

patterns and projects

Our society is shaped by our media - now more than at any time in history

Standing underneath it in rain can result in painful blisters

from ancient China and the Roman Empire