EPISODE 14.25- MOTI NANDI: A TRIBUTE

January 31st, 2010

He was a sports journalist who created unforgettable characters. Gritty and resilient characters, in love with life and their game. Their ascendancy over the adversities of life, their triumphs both physical and spiritual, were the subject of MOTI NANDI’s tales. Moti Nandi passed away on 3rd January 2010.This episode is a tribute to this great Bengali author.

This is a video-podcast of my reading of the last chapter of his novel “STOPPER”. The recording is live, almost lousy and my rendition leaves a lot to ask for. Story-telling is a familiar art-form in USA, but it is not so popular amongst Indian/Bengali audiences. This is my first foray into story-telling before a live audience and the first video-podcast for BANGLA GOLPO. I hope you see the potential for this art form.

I WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANDER PAHAR (4/6) AS EPISODE 15. Because of personal reasons I will be podcasting at a very low frequency during the next 3 months. I hope you remain a steady and faithful follower of BANGLA GOLPO-BENGALI STORIES during and beyond this period.

P.S. Keep an eye out for a SHRUTI-NATOK (audio drama) release on BANGLA GOLPO WEBSITE as EPISODE 14.5 soon!!

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EPISODE 14-CHANDER PAHAR (3/6)

December 25th, 2009

Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhaya’s adventure classic- CHANDER PAHAR or ‘Mountain of the Moon’

Third of six episodes. Shankar resigns his job and sets out with Diego Alavarez towards the Richtersveld mountains in search of the elusive yellow diamond mine.

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EPISODE 13-CHANDER PAHAR (2/6)

December 2nd, 2009

Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhaya’s adventure classic- CHANDER PAHAR or ‘Mountain of the Moon’

Second episode of a total of six episodes. Shankar looks at death in the eye in an isolated railway station in the middle of nowhere. He eventually chances across a man who will change his life forever : A Portuguese prospector by the name of Diego Alvarez.

Episode artwork by Gautam Karan, coming soon!

Follow Shankar on his adventures: Interesting insights into and factoids about people and places in CHANDER PAHAR; http://banglagolpopodcast.blogspot.com/

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EPISODE 12-CHANDER PAHAR (1/6)

November 5th, 2009

Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhaya’s adventure classic- CHANDER PAHAR or ‘Mountain of the Moon’.

First episode of a total of six episodes. It is early 1900s. Shankar, a not so ordinary Bengali lad seeks a life extraordinary: He journeys to then British East Africa, to work for Uganda Railways. This is the story of his adventures in Africa.

Episode artwork is by Gautam Karan. More pictures by Gautam’da at we-and-our-world.blogspot.com/

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EPISODE 11-(Ghonada’r) BHASHA

September 25th, 2009

Premendra Mitra’s BHASHA- A tale spun by Ghonada- the ‘Dada’s Dada’ of Bengali literature.

Background music to this episode by Saurav Mitra (http://fractalss.podbean.com).

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EPISODE 10-BHUTER RAJA!

August 31st, 2009

Hemendrakmar Ray’s “Bhuter Raja!”. A bone-chilling ghost story set in pre-independence India.

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EPISODE 9-SHILADITYA

July 18th, 2009

Abanindranath Tagore’s SHILADITYA. This is the first story from “RAJ-KAHINI”-tales of the kings of Rajasthan. This is a classic Bengali fairy tale.

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EPISODE 8-BOU-CHONDI’R MAATH

June 27th, 2009

Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhaya’s BOU-CHONDI’R MAATH. Bengal is sometimes a young girl, sometimes a bashful village belle; This story is more poetry than prose.

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EPISODE 7- Howrah-Amta Line’e Durghotona!!

June 5th, 2009

Shibram Chakraborty’s ” Howrah-Amta Line’e Durghotona!! All the drama and action takes place on board Martins’ Light Rail on the 2.0 Ft narrow gauge train line running from Howrah to Amta! Fleeing son, pursuant father and a train guard seeped in mystery-novels. It is a potent combination for the absurd and hilarity!!

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EPISODE 6-KABULIWALA

May 3rd, 2009

Rabindranath Tagore’s KABULIWALA: On the surface we are all so different; but most human relationships are surprisingly familiar.

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EPISODE 5-DASHUR KIRTI

April 18th, 2009

Sukumar Ray’s DASHU’R KIRTI: One for all our friends in school.

Part 2 of ” Duibar-Sukumar”

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EPISODE 4-DRIGHANGCHU

April 4th, 2009

Sukumar Ray’s DRIGHANGCHU: A tale of nonsense, fantasy, farce.. and fun.

Part 1 of ” Duibar-Sukumar”

Read an excellent translation of Drighangchu here- Cafe Irreal

Visit the BENGALI STORIES STORE more books by Sukumar Ray.

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EPISODE 3- MOHESH

March 21st, 2009

Sharatchandra Chattopadhayas’ MOHESH: one of the best short stories in bengali literature. A story that tugs at the heartstrings, appeals to depths and corners of your being, you never knew existed.

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