Feluda - Badshahi Angti

Badshahi Angti (The Emperor's Ring) is a novel by Satyajit Ray featuring the private detective Feluda first published in 1969. This is the first Feluda novel created by Satyajit Ray. Feluda along with Topshe and Topshe's father decide to visit their advocate uncle who stays near Bara Imambara, Lucknow. There they meet Dr Srivastav, whose home was burgled the previous night apparently to steal a precious ring gifted to him by his recently deceased friend, Pyarelal. The ring is believed to have been the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb's. Fearing more burglary attempts, the doctor decides to keep the ring in his friend's home. But, unfortunately, the ring is lost. Meanwhile, Feluda meets an interesting person in doctor's neighborhood, Mr. Bonobihari Sarkar. Bonobihari babu has ferocious and poisonous creatures like crocodile, African tiger, hyena, rattlesnake, scorpion and a black widow spider in his backyard. Feluda also meets Mahavir, late Pyarelal's son and an actor who believes a foul play behind his father's death. Later, it is found that the ring was already taken by Feluda himself to keep it safe from miscreants. They traveled to Lakshman Jhula and Haridwar. Bonbihari was the mastermind behind burglary who earlier unsuccessfully tried to take it from Pyarelal. In one such attempt, Pyarelal died. He also tries to take it from Feluda. He traps Feluda and Topshe in a log cabin with a rattle snake for company, but Feluda with his skill, intelligence and bravery, keeps the ring safe and nabs Bonobihari Babu and his assistant, Ganesh Guha