Super spy Gobardhan Garai, the Bengali version of James Bond

Before the entry of Nero Mullick into the world of criminal investigation I had created Gobardhan Garai, a super spy and the Bengali version of James Bond. In his words, he was the jury, judge and executioner and had authority to take his own decisions where the safety and security of the country was concerned.
While his exploits were written exclusively for Mashik Romancho, the detective Nero Mullick was meant for Mashik Rahasya and both the Editors accepted that decision. The reasons were obvious - the lifestyle of a spy was different to that of a homely detective. The storylines would also be molded accordingly – more of brawn for the spy and more of brain for the detective. There was no conflict and each of them looked at the world in his own way. He spy was a smart alec, the detective was a wizened old soul.
My problem was to identify a plot and decide whether it should go to Gobardhan Garai or Nero Mullick – as their creator, I could bend the rules to suit my convenience. A murder case that could have gone to Nero Mullick could very well be dumped the lap of Gobardhan Garai because of involvement of foreign elements.
Therefore, once I decided on a general storyline, my pen would begin its journey. Yes, the journey of a pen could run into several thousands of kilometers as claimed by some manufacturers of pens. In those days, writers had to toil – never would any story come out OK in the first attempt. Sequence of events would need to be recast, paragraphs would have to be rewritten, and words would have to be replaced. And – the process could go on for quite a long time to finalize a story that could be sent to the editor. (to be continued …)


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