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{{Infobox character<br />
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| series = Parashor<br />
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| first = ''Goyenda Kobi Parashor'' (1932)<br />
| last = ''Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar''(1989)<br />
| creator = [[Premendra Mitra]]<br />
| portrayer = <br />
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| lbl2 = [[Friend|Friend(s)]]<br />
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* Krittibas Bhadra}}<br />
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| nickname = Parashor<br />
| occupation = [[Detective]], [[Poet]]<br />
| title = Barma<br />
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| religion = [[Hindu]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| lbl4 = Residence<br />
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'''Parashor Barma''' is a [[Fictional detectives|fictional detective]] character made by [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer [[Premendra Mitra]]. First Parashor story is ''Goyenda Kobi Parashor'' (Parashor, the Poet-Detective) and was published in 1932.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Parasar Samagra (Bengali)|last=Premendra Mitra|publisher=Ananda Publishers Pvt. Ltd|year=2004|isbn=8177563653|location=Kolkata}}</ref><br />
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== Character ==<br />
Although Parashor is a detective, his passion is poetry. Parashor never identifies himself as an investigator. The narrator of Parashor stories, Krittibas Bhadra, the editor of a magazine, is the friend of Parashor. According to Krittibas, Parashar is moody, jovial, little eccentric and a horrible poet, but a true genius.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dey |first=Anindita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hYBTEAAAQBAJ&dq=Parashor+Barma&pg=PA173 |title=Sherlock Holmes, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Feluda: Negotiating the Center and the Periphery |date=2021-12-27 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4985-1211-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bangla |first=Jiyo |date=28 November 2020 |title=কবিতা লিখতে লিখতে রহস্যের সমাধান করে ফেলেন এই 'অন্যরকম' গোয়েন্দা - জিয়ো বাংলা |url=https://www.jiyobangla.com/bn/news/bengali-fictional-detective-parashar-barma |access-date=13 March 2025 |website=JiyoBangla |language=Bengali}}</ref> Although his actions seem capricious and pointless to the reader (and even to Krittibas who often feels disgusted with his genius friend's caprices) at the beginning, he comes up with an unexpected solution at the end of each mystery. He can even solve a serious mystery while reading out his nonsense poems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/LibY45l3PWg0B2DYI8SsCN/Calcutta-noir.html|title=Calcutta noir|last=Shamik Bag|website=livemint.com|date=17 January 2015 |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Books and stories ==<br />
Premendra Mitra wrote a good number of [[Detective fiction]]s of Parashor Barma, some of are:<br />
* ''Goyenda Kobi Parashor'' (Detective-Poet Parashor)<br />
* ''Hippie Songe Parashor Barma'' (Parashor Barma in [[Hippie]] Company)<br />
* ''Cluber naam kumati'' (The Club named Kumati)<br />
* ''Nilem daklo parashor Barma'' (Parashor Called an Auction)<br />
* ''Premer Chokhe Parashor'' (Parashor in the Eye of Love)<br />
* ''Haar manlen Parashor Barma''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Har manlen Parashar Barma|last=Premendra Mitra|publisher=Mitra o Ghosh Publishers|year=1972|location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SG4QtwAACAAJ|title=Har manlen parashar barma|last=Premendra Mitra|year=1972|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><br />
* ''Parashor Barma O Bhanga Radio'' (Parashor Barma and the Broken Radio)<br />
* ''Parashor Barma O Ashlil Boi'' (Parashor Barma and a Obscene Book)<br />
* ''Parashor Ebar Johuri'' (Parashor the Jeweler)<br />
* ''Anke kancha Parashor Barma''(Parashor Barma's math is poor)<br />
* ''Wrong number''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rahasyavedi Parashor (Bengali)|last=Premendra Mitra|publisher=Pragati Library|year=1983|location=Kolkata}}</ref><br />
'''Two [[GhanaDa]] tales also include Parashar Barma''' :<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanada.wixsite.com/ghanada-gallery/short-stories-from-the-1980s|title=Parashare Ghanaday|website=ghanada.wixsite.com|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> <br />
* ''Parasharey Ghanaday''<br />
* ''Ghanada Phirlen''<br />
* ''Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar''(1989)<br />
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===Anthology===<br />
* ''Parashor Samagra''<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Premendra Mitra}}<br />
{{Bengali detective characters}}<br />
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