Rijuda Explained

ঋজুদা
First:	Rijudar Songe Jongole
Last:	Rijudar Songe Sufkore
Creator:	Buddhadeb Guha
Lbl21:	Residence
Data21:	Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata
Full Name:	Riju Bose
Nickname:	Riju (ঋজু)
Occupation:	Adventure enthusiast and detective
Gender:	Male
Relatives:	Rudra
Nationality:	Indian

Rijuda (Bengali: ঋজুদা) is a fictional character written by Buddhadeb Guha.^[1] Rijuda is an adventure enthusiast who explores jungles with his sidekick Rudra and also with Titir and Bhotkai who are the friends of Rudra.^[2] Rudra is the narrator of these stories.^[3] The jungles that he wrote about were mainly in Eastern India. He first appeared in Rijudar Songe Jongole, published April, 1973. Rijuda, who was a former hunter, later on became a conservator. The books of Rijuda teach us a great deal of things about the forests of India and about its beauty. It also knocks some moral sense into the readers.^[4]

Stories of Rijuda

• Albino (Ananda Pub)
• Aro Dui Rijuda (Sahityam)
• Aro Dui Notun Rijuda Kahini (Sahityam)
• Saptam Ripu
• Teen Nombor
• Aro Tin Rijuda Kahini (Sahityam)
• Bagher Mangsho Ebong Onnyo Shikar (Ananda Pub)
• Bonobibir Bon e (Ananda Pub)
• Duti Rijuda Kahini (Sahityam, 2004)
• Gugunogumbarer Deshe (Ananda Pub)
• Langra Pahan (Ananda Pub)
• Moulir Raat (Ananda Pub)
• Ninikumari r Bagh (Ananda Pub)
• Rijuda Kahini (Sahityam)
• Kuruboker Deshe
• Projati Projapoti
• Jomduar
• Rijuda Samagra [1-5] (Ananda Pub, 1993)
• Rijudar Char Kahini (Sahityam, 2002)
• Rijudar Songe Jongole (Ananda Pub)
• Rijudar Songe Boxer Jongole Ebong (Ananda Pub)
• Rijudar Songe Lobongi Bone (Ananda Pub)
• Rijudar Songe Sodorbone o Anyanyo Golpo (Sahityam)
• Rijudar Songe Sufkor e (Ananda Pub)
• Ru Aha (Ananda Pub)
• Taar Baghoa (Ananda Pub)
• Tin Rijuda (Sahityam)
• Ashtam Ripu (Sharadiya Bartaman, 1427)
• Tin Rijuda (Sahityam)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pandey. Jhimli Mukherjee. August 31, 2021. Rijuda's creator, singer, painter, CA passes away in Kolkata . 2021-11-08. The Times of India. en.
2. Web site: 2015-10-02. Direction is my priority now, says actor Arindam Sil. 2021-11-08. Hindustan Times. en.
3. Web site: Priyanka Dasgupta. Jul 2, 2015. Rijuda to make screen debut with Ritwick in lead Kolkata News . 2021-11-08. The Times of India. en.
4. Web site: Rijudar_Songe_Labangibone . Calcuttaweb.com . 2012-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045823/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=%2Fshop%2Fusa%2Fbook%2Fbuddhadeb_guha.jpg&picdesc=RIJUDAR_SONGE_LABANGIBONE . 22 February 2012 .
5. Web site: Ananda Publishers – Category – Books for Children . Anandapub.com . 2012-07-15.