Buddy Read: Satyajit Roy's Professor Shonku Samagra

Welcome to the world of Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, the wise scientist who is known for his sharp mind and profound knowledge. Let's dive into the interesting science fiction stories written by the eminent Bengali author, Satyajit Roy!

The name of the book:

Professor Shonku Samagra

The name of the author:

Satyajit Roy

List of participants:

1) Shirsha

2) Mushat

Reading schedule:

Day 1 (4/05/2025): Story 1 and story 2

Day 2 (5/05/2025): Story 3 and story 4

Day 3 (6/05/2025): Story 5 and story 6

Day 4 (7/05/2025): Story 7 and story 8

Day 5 (8/05/2025): Story 9 and story 10

Day 6 (9/05/2025): Story 11 and story 12

Day 7 (10/05/2025): Story 13 and story 14

Day 8 (11/05/2025): Story 15 and story 16

Day 9 (12/05/2025): Story 17 and story 18

Day 10 (13/05/2025): Story 19 and story 20

Day 11: (14/05/2025): Story 21 and story 22

Day 12: (15/05/2025): Story 23 and story 24

Day 13: (16/05/2025): Story 25 and story 26

Day 14: (17/05/2025): Story 27 and story 28

Day 15 (18/05/2025): Story 29 and story 30

Day 16 (19/05/2025): Story 31 and story 32

Day 17 (20/05/2025): Story 33 and story 34

Day 18 (21/05/2025): Story 35 and story 36

Day 19 (22/05/2025): Story 37 and story 38

Day 20 (23/05/2025): Story 39 and story 40

I completed the first story of the book. I'll start reading the second story after some time. Have you started reading the book?

Originally posted by: Shirsha

I completed the first story of the book. I'll start reading the second story after some time. Have you started reading the book?

Yes.. currently reading the first story' Bomjatrir diary

Originally posted by: mushat

Yes.. currently reading the first story' Bomjatrir diary

I completed the second story too. I'll write my thoughts about them tomorrow.

A discussion of the first story and the second story:

Story 1: Byomjatri Diary (The Diary of a Space Traveller)

This is the first story where Satyajit Roy introduced the wise scientist Professor Shonku. The story is interesting and fun-filled. I received some information about Professor Shonku's robot, Bidhushekhar. A question remained unanswered at the end. Could Professor Shonku go back to the earth? Or did he stay forever on the planet he found?

Story 2: Professor Shonku o Egyptiyo Atonko (Professor Shonko and the Egyptian Terror)

Even though both of the stories are interesting, I liked the second story more. The story is about Egyptian culture and mummies. It's interesting to notice that the view of some Egyptian people about excavation and Professor Shonku's view about excavation were completely different from each other. The man who repeatedly threatened Shonku came to his house to attack him. However, I couldn't understand one thing. Why did that man look like the mummy? Was he a reincarnation of that mummy? Maybe sometimes, some questions should remain unanswered because that makes the stories more mysterious.

A discussion of the first story and the second story:

Story 1: Byomjatri Diary (The Diary of a Space Traveller)

This is the first story where Satyajit Roy introduced the wise scientist Professor Shonku. The story is interesting and fun-filled. I received some information about Professor Shonku's robot, Bidhushekhar. A question remained unanswered at the end. Could Professor Shonku go back to the earth? Or did he stay forever on the planet he found?

Story 2: Professor Shonku o Egyptiyo Atonko (Professor Shonko and the Egyptian Terror)

Even though both of the stories are interesting, I liked the second story more. The story is about Egyptian culture and mummies. It's interesting to notice that the view of some Egyptian people about excavation and Professor Shonku's view about excavation were completely different from each other. The man who repeatedly threatened Shonku came to his house to attack him. However, I couldn't understand one thing. Why did that man look like the mummy? Was he a reincarnation of that mummy? Maybe sometimes, some questions should remain unanswered because that makes the stories more mysterious.

You can also write your thoughts about the two stories that you read yesterday.

Originally posted by: Shirsha

You can also write your thoughts about the two stories that you read yesterday.

I managed to finish only one story shirsha...I'll read the second one after lunch once I finish both stories I'll give short review...as you said second one is more interesting...I'm eager to read it 😁

A discussion of the third story and the fourth story:

Professor Shonku o Har (Professor Shonku and Bones)

This story revolves around Professor Shonku's interest in bones and a holy man's miraculous ability to resurrect animals. In the story, Professor Shonku tried to find out how the holy man resurrected animals because it was something unbelievable and exceptional. The story is good and has a supernatural touch.

Professor Shonku o Macaw (Professor Shonku and Macaw)

I liked this story even more than Professor Shonku o Har. In this story, Professor Shonku found a Macaw bird and understood it was very different from other birds. The bird knew 17 languages and had extraordinary abilities. In the stories of Professor Shonku, readers often see interesting animals and birds. That is a prominent trait of Professor Shonku's stories. The fun-filled moments of the story made my reading experience enjoyable.

A discussion of the fifth story and the sixth story

Professor Shonku o Aschorjyo Putul (Professor Shonku and Strange Dolls)

Both of the stories are extremely interesting! This story revolves around a Norwegian scientist's weird experiments and Professor Shonku's attempt to escape him. The story introduces the interesting concept of making human beings into dolls. This story shows that the intention of a scientist matters a lot. If a scientist has a good motive, he'll use his knowledge for the betterment of human beings and society. However, dangerous scientists can harm people and damage society.

Professor Shonku o Golok Rohossyo (Professor Shonku and the Mystery of the Sphere)

In this story, a different world and aliens are introduced. When Professor Shonku saw the mysterious sphere for the first time, he couldn't understand that it was actually a different planet. The most interesting aspect of the story is that the sphere was way smaller than Earth, yet the inhabitants of that sphere/planet were much more advanced than human beings. I liked this story a lot because it's quite unique. I really admire the uniqueness of Satyajit Roy's stories.