Tintorettor Jishu (novel)
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Tintorettor Jishu (Tintoretto's Jesus) is a mystery novel by
Plot summary
A famous painting by the Italian maestro Tintoretto is gifted to the Neogi family by the aristocratic Italian Cassini family. However, not everyone is aware of the value of the painting. One of the family members steals it, and international buyers are interested in it. Feluda chases the criminals all the way to Hong Kong. There was a surprise waiting for him there. Eventually, Feluda (with the help of a relative stranger, who turns out to be a Neogi family member) succeeds in solving the mystery.
True incidence behind this story
This is related to an actual story of a Miniature Italian painting, belonging to the aristocratic Neogi family, Rajas of
Feluda and the former Maharajas
The native princes play an interesting part in the history of British India. Though under the protection of the British Raj, they had a certain amount of power within their domain. Apart from patronizing cricket in India, many of them were involved in promoting social and cultural activities in India.
In Tintorettor Jishu we meet the (fictional) former Maharaja of Bhagwanagarh, Mr Bhudev Singh. Another former Maharaja Suraj Singh appears in
Adaptation
A film based on this novel was released in 2008, directed by Sandip Ray.
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