▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁A ▁Small ▁Case ▁For ▁Ins pect or ▁Gh ote ? ▁( 2 0 0 9 ). ▁▁ ▁Gh ote ' s ▁father ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Mur der ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁Gh ote ▁is ▁married ; ▁his ▁wife , ▁Pro t ima , ▁is ▁a ▁beautiful , ▁spir ited , ▁and ▁argument ative , ▁though ▁lov ing , ▁Beng ali . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁son , ▁V ed , ▁invari ably ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁nov els ▁as ▁" l ittle ▁V ed ". ▁In ▁most ▁nov els , ▁Gh ote ▁finds ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁spend ▁almost ▁as ▁much ▁time ▁fighting ▁the ▁Indian ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system ▁b ureau c racy ▁as ▁he ▁does ▁in ▁fighting ▁crim inals . ▁He ▁also ▁tends ▁to ▁get ▁little ▁respect ▁from ▁the ▁often ▁rich ▁and ▁powerful ▁people ▁he ▁must ▁investigate ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁his ▁work , ▁though ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁he ▁typically ▁wins ▁the ▁day ▁through ▁she er ▁do gg ed ness . ▁In ▁these ▁characteristics , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁fict ional ▁detect ive ▁Col um bo . ▁▁ ▁Gan esh ▁Gh ote ' s ▁character ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁mov ies ▁and ▁serial s . ▁The ▁noted ▁actor ▁N ase er ud din ▁Shah ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Gh ote ▁in ▁The ▁Per fect ▁Mur der . ▁Gh ote ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁BBC ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Ins pect or ▁Gh ote ▁Hun ts ▁the