New Issue: Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge — Volume 14, Issue 1 (Summer 2026)

The Sherlock Holmes Society of India is pleased to present the latest issue of our biannual e-magazine, Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge. The new volume brings together a varied collection of Holmesian writing, including scholarship, reflections, fiction, and Society news.

This issue continues the tradition of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge as the Society’s e-magazine, published twice a year and shared freely for download and distribution. As always, the issue reflects the broad range of interests that animate Sherlockians in India and beyond.

Inside this issue, readers will find articles including:

• Sherlock Holmes Day in Hungary.
• Introducing the real-life sister of Sherlock (and Mycroft) Holmes.
• Nancy Barclay, nee Devoy.
• The Body Guard Case.
• A Study in AI – An Experiment.

A special highlight of this volume is The Idol of the Broken Lotus, a Sherlock Holmes adventure set in Varanasi in 1892, which closes the issue with a post-Reichenbach tale of disguise, devotion, and deduction - and, most interestingly, written by an unexpected author.

We hope you enjoy reading this new issue as much as we enjoyed bringing it together. The magazine is available now for readers, members, and fellow Sherlockians to enjoy and share.

See the issue here.

Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge - Winter 2025

It's been 13 years - such a long time! It's the first of December, and time for the winter issue of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge!

Here's the issue - Winter 2025

As always, it's free for download and distribution, so feel free to spread the cheer - it's good for the upcoming holiday season!!

Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge - Summer 2025

Sveltering tropical summer - and time for the summer issue of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge!

Here's the issue - Summer 2025

As always, it's free for download and distribution, so feel free to spread the cheer - with the temperatures around here, we could most certainly do with some!!

Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge - Winter 2024

Christmas is coming - and it is time for the winter issue of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge!

Here's the issue - Winter 2024

As always, it's free for download and distribution, so feel free to spread the cheer!!

Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge - Summer 2024

While some people enjoy the summer, we in India are mostly NOT enjoying it at all, with recordbreaking high heat and all! Anyway, at least there's some good stuff - and it is time for the summer issue of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge!

Here's the issue - Summer 2024

As always, it's free for download and distribution, and if you want to use anything, please contact the authors directly - all the IP remains with the authors!!

Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge - Winter 2023

And it is time for the winter issue of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge!

Here's the issue - Winter 2023

As always, it's free for download and distribution, and if you want to use anything, please contact the authors directly - all the IP remains with the authors!!

Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge - Summer 2023

And it is time for the summer issue of Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge!

Here's the issue - Summer 2023

As always, it's free for download and distribution, and if you want to use anything, please contact the authors directly - all the IP remains with the authors!!