Goenda Baradacharan

Goenda Baradacharan is a Bengali fictional detective character created by novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. The character first appeared in the novel Monojder Advut Bari. Thereafter, a short story Goenda Baradacharan was published in Anandamela magazine in 1976.^[1] Mukhopadhyay wrote a number of detective stories of Baradacharan, some of which were translated into English.^[2]

Goenda Baradacharan
First appearance	Monojder Advut Bari
Last appearance	Patalbabur Bipod
Created by	Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Portrayed by	Bratya Basu
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Title	Goenda (Detective)
Occupation	Private Investigator
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian

Character

Baradacharan is by profession a detective. He is a well built man, aged about 30 and uses a pistol. He has his old mother in his home. His nephew Chakku works as his assistant and he has a pet dog, Donkey. Baradacharan's activities is little comical and peculiar. He follows different and unorthodox styles of investigation to solve funny cases.^[3][4] Very often, he helps when people lose their vegetables or cattle.^[5][6]

Stories

• Kustir Pyanch
• Nayanchand
• Gayapatir Bipod
• Goenda Baradacharan
• Tahale
• Bahurupi Baradacharan
• Patalbabur Bipod

Film adaptation

Actor-politician Bratya Basu played the role of Baradacharan in Anindya Chattopadhyay’s movie Manojder Adbhut Bari.^[7][8][6]