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This is a bilingual podcast in Hindi and Bangla for those interested in short stories in the two languages. The Hindi pieces are my own translations from the Bangla originals. Hope you like them! :)

  1. 06/18/2022

    Rakkhushi by Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla)

    The only poet to ever be hyphenated with Tagore is nearly not as well-known for his short stories. 'Rakkhushi' combines the lilting, rustic cadences of the speech of the Bagdis of Birbhum with the artful sophistry of Robert Browning's crazed dramatic monologuists. This is twenty minutes of pure reading heaven, and I hope it makes you want to pick up the text for yourself.

  2. 06/05/2022

    Mandakini ki Prem Kahani by Leela Majumdar (Hindi)

    Leela Majumdar's stories are all kinds of delightful. Though she is best known for her children's writing, she was equally adept at churning out the occasional dissection of adult emotions. This one is a simple, slice-of-life story to make you smile on a dull afternoon. Happy listening! :)

  3. 04/17/2022

    Aadaab by Samaresh Basu (Bangla)

    In a tale for our time and a tale for every time, Basu explores the eternal human condition: that of the best in us trying to ward off the worst. We are people above all else. A shared greeting is all it takes to convey that to another, he seems to say.

  4. 03/19/2022

    Baap Re Baap by Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Hindi)

    A one-of-a-kind gem that could only have flowed out of the inimitable Nabaneeta Dev Sen's pen. Published way ahead of its time in the early 1980s, 'Baap Re Baap' is a supremely original take on the experience of gender transitioning, in that it manages to be tongue-in-cheek, unflinching, sympathetic and unabashed all at once. There's no way you wouldn't enjoy it.

  5. 03/05/2022

    Kuashar Bhitor Mrityur Shomoy by Jibanananda Das (Bangla)

    The greatest Bangla poet since Tagore, yes, but also the most beguiling writer of prose. Each time you read a line of Jibanananda's short stories, you re-examine your ideas of sentence structure and word association. You are forced to question your own abilities of comprehension. And yet, this man isn't difficult to read at all. All he wants to do is to show you a new way of expressing yourself, a fresh route to arrive at wonder. What a man, what a poet, what a teacher.

  6. 02/12/2022

    Pul by Sunil Gangopadhyay (Hindi)

    A poet writes a short story. Read it as an extended metaphor, or make of it what you will.

  7. 01/02/2022

    Shohoje Ki Borolok Howa Jay? (Bangla) by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

    The first man of one of Bengal's most illustrious families, Upendrakishore contributed much more to Bangla prose than just the Tuntuni stories. Listen in for a story of exploration and experience.

  8. 12/25/2021

    Virupaksh Dev ki Kahani (Hindi) by Buddhadeva Bose

    A bittersweet tale about writing, writers and priorities. While the story barely extends beyond a single conversation between two characters, Bose manages to casually infuse it with the flavours of 1930s Calcutta. Happy listening!

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This is a bilingual podcast in Hindi and Bangla for those interested in short stories in the two languages. The Hindi pieces are my own translations from the Bangla originals. Hope you like them! :)

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