Pandab Goenda
{{Short description|Indian Bengali Animated Series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox book series
| name = Pandob Goenda
| image = Pandab goenda.jpg
| books =
| author = Sasthipada Chattopadhyay
| title_orig = পাণ্ডব গোয়েন্দা
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| genre = Mystery / Crime
| publisher = Ananda Publishers, Deb Sahitya Kutir
| pub_date =
| number_of_books = 30+
}}
Pandab Goenda is a fictional detective novel series created by Bengali novelist Sasthipada Chattopadhyay. The stories of Pandab Goenda are well known and popular in Bengali Children's literature.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-10|title=Pandab Goenda: All about Sasthipada Chattopadhyay, author of the books that inspired this ZEE5 Original series - Zee5 News|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/pandab-goenda-all-about-sasthipada-chattopadhyay-author-of-the-original-series|access-date=2021-12-24|website=ZEE5|language=en|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224182733/https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/pandab-goenda-all-about-sasthipada-chattopadhyay-author-of-the-original-series|url-status=live}}
Characters
Pandab Goenda is a detective gang of five children who love to solve mysteries. They are Bablu, Bilu, Bhombol, and two sisters named Bachchu, Bichchhu.{{Cite news|title='Pandab Goenda' to go off-air soon - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/pandab-goenda-to-go-off-air-soon/articleshow/81908520.cms|access-date=2021-12-24|website=The Times of India|date=5 April 2021 |language=en|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224205811/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/pandab-goenda-to-go-off-air-soon/articleshow/81908520.cms|url-status=live}} They live in Howrah, accompanied by a one eyed street dog Panchu. Bablu always leads the team Pandab Goenda, he also carries a pistol. The five are adventurous, intelligent and fearless. Pandab Goenda roam various parts of India to solve cases. There characters are loosely inspired by Enid Blyton's detective book The Famous Five.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/arts/detective-fiction-byomkesh-bakshi-bengal-feluda-patang-agatha-christie-blyton/story/1/13560.html|title=Following Bengal's appetite for detective fiction|last=Bhaskar Chattopadhyay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183606/https://www.dailyo.in/arts/detective-fiction-byomkesh-bakshi-bengal-feluda-patang-agatha-christie-blyton/story/1/13560.html|archive-date=2018-03-18|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2018}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PkWCgAAQBAJ&q=Shasthipada+Chattopadhyay&pg=PA126|title=Family, School and Nation: The Child and Literary Constructions|last=Nivedita Sen|date=3 July 2015|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317410621|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925131825/https://books.google.com/books?id=5PkWCgAAQBAJ&q=Shasthipada+Chattopadhyay&pg=PA126|url-status=live}}
Stories
The stories of Pandab Goenda were published in Shuktara magazine in late 70's but the first book was published in 1981 by New Bengal Press. Thereafter, more than 30 books have been published in this series. Some stories were published in Bengali child magazines Anandamela and Shuktara.
Adaptation
A Bengali animation television series was developed on the Pandab Goenda stories. It was telecast for a period of 4 years by Akash Bangla Television station.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ssoftoons.com/?portfolio=pandav-goyenda|title=Ssoftoons Entertainment Media LLP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183252/http://www.ssoftoons.com/?portfolio=pandav-goyenda|archive-date=2018-03-18|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2018}} Under the direction of Rahul Mukhopadhyay,{{Cite web|date=2020-08-19|title=Pandab Goenda coming soon on Bengali television, See Teaser|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/television/pandab-goenda-coming-soon-on-bengali-television-see-teaser/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Sangbad Pratidin|language=bn|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001043510/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/television/pandab-goenda-coming-soon-on-bengali-television-see-teaser/|url-status=live}} Pandab Goenda was adapted on the small screen by Zee Bangla TV channel titled Pandab Goenda. This series was adapted from the original series but was based on a much more modern time frame. It earned huge popularity among the masses. The original storyline of the series was altered a lot and due to this particular reason, this series faced a lot of criticism from the viewers as well as from Sasthipada Chattopadhyay himself after the initial promo was released.{{Cite news|title='Pandav Goenda' to be adapted for the small screen - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/pandav-goenda-to-be-adapted-for-the-small-screen/articleshow/77627370.cms|access-date=2020-08-21|website=The Times of India|date=19 August 2020 |language=en|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129052513/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/pandav-goenda-to-be-adapted-for-the-small-screen/articleshow/77627370.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=জেন ওয়াইয়ের মগজাস্ত্রে শান দিতে ছোটপর্দায় আসছে 'পাণ্ডব গোয়েন্দা'|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/pandav-goyenda-is-coming-soon-for-small-screen-dgtl-1.1191761|access-date=2020-08-21|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129051013/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/pandav-goyenda-is-coming-soon-for-small-screen-dgtl-1.1191761|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Prohor|title='আমার দুর্ভাগ্য, মরার বয়সে পাণ্ডব গোয়েন্দার এই পরিণতি দেখে যেতে হল' : ষষ্ঠীপদ চট্টোপাধ্যায় - Prohor|url=https://www.prohor.in/index.php/sastipada-chattapadhyay-reacts-about-upcoming-pandav-goenda-tv-series|access-date=2021-12-24|website=‘আমার দুর্ভাগ্য, মরার বয়সে পাণ্ডব গোয়েন্দার এই পরিণতি দেখে যেতে হল’ : ষষ্ঠীপদ চট্টোপাধ্যায় - Prohor|language=en|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224182244/https://www.prohor.in/index.php/sastipada-chattapadhyay-reacts-about-upcoming-pandav-goenda-tv-series|url-status=live}}
References
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Category:Fictional Bengali people