গল্প-কথার আসর ("Golpo Kothar Asor" - Bengali Stories told here)
We read stories from Bengali ("bangla") literature, for our own pleasure and edification, and hopefully for your enjoyment as well! We share our readings as a podcast; please subscribe to it to check us out. And do leave your feedback and suggestions at our website, golpokotharasor.org; you can also find a complete episode guide there, as well as listen to the latest episodes, and the introductory episode of this podcast.
Episodes
563 episodes
শঙ্কুর শনির দশা (Shonku and His Nemesis)
In this episode: Rudra reads another story by Satyajit Ray starring Professor Shonku.
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Season 7
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Episode 563
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53:49
ফাঁদ (The Snare)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Gajendrakumar Mitra.
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Season 7
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Episode 562
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25:56
প্রেতিনী কন্যার কাহিনী (A Phantom Woman’s Tale)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Adrish Bardhan starring his fictional detective.
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Season 7
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Episode 561
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1:04:29
ঘনাদার পিসতুতো ভাই (Ghanada’s Younger Cousin)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story of contemporary science by Enakshi Chattopadhyay that is a tribute to the iconic character created by Premendra Mitra.
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Season 7
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Episode 560
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19:22
তিন বিধাতা (The Council of the Gods)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Parashuram.
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Season 7
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Episode 559
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30:09
ঝুঁকোবাবু (The Shuffling Man)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Shailajananda Mukhopadhyay.
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Season 7
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Episode 558
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20:24
হাজার চুরাশি-র মা - ৪ (Mother of Corpse No. 1084 - 4)
In this episode: Rudra reads the fourth and last part of an iconic landmark novel by Mahasweta Devi, on this her birth centenary.
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Season 7
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Episode 557
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1:05:04
হাজার চুরাশি-র মা - ৩ (Mother of Corpse No. 1084 - 3)
In this episode: Rudra reads the third part of an iconic landmark novel by Mahasweta Devi, on this her birth centenary.
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Season 7
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Episode 556
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36:05
হাজার চুরাশি-র মা - ২ (Mother of Corpse No. 1084 - 2)
In this episode: Rudra reads the second part of an iconic landmark novel by Mahasweta Devi, on this her birth centenary.
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Season 7
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Episode 555
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1:09:13
হাজার চুরাশি-র মা - ১ (Mother of Corpse No. 1084 - 1)
In this episode: Rudra reads the first part of an iconic landmark novel by Mahasweta Devi, on this her birth centenary.
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Season 7
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Episode 554
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1:10:51
পেশোয়ার কী আমীর (Magical Mango)
In this episode: Rudra reads a humorous short story by Narayan Gangopadhyay starring Teni-da.
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Season 7
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Episode 553
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19:39
সাতকাহন (Spanning a Literary Spectrum)
In this episode: Rajib and Rudra open the seventh season of the podcast, and explain their intention of continuing to stretch its footprint further into the vast continent of Bengali literature.
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Season 7
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Episode 552
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16:55
বাড়ী থেকে পালিয়ে - ৩ (Runaway - 3)
In this episode: Rudra reads the last of three parts of a classic of Bengali literature by Shibram Chakrabarty that sees a metropolis in the turmoil of pre-independence history through the innocent eyes of a young boy.
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Season 6
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Episode 551
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1:00:48
বাড়ী থেকে পালিয়ে - ২ (Runaway - 2)
In this episode: Rudra reads the second of three parts of a classic of Bengali literature by Shibram Chakrabarty that sees a metropolis in the turmoil of pre-independence history through the innocent eyes of a young boy.
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Season 6
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Episode 550
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49:01
বাড়ী থেকে পালিয়ে - ১ (Runaway - 1)
In this episode: Rudra reads the first of three parts of a classic of Bengali literature by Shibram Chakrabarty that sees a metropolis in the turmoil of pre-independence history through the innocent eyes of a young boy.
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Season 6
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Episode 549
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58:44
ঝিলের ধারে একদিন - ৩ (A Day by the Lake - 3)
In this episode: Rajib reads the last of three parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that stars his unique character Kikira.
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Season 6
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Episode 548
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1:10:49
ঝিলের ধারে একদিন - ২ (A Day by the Lake - 2)
In this episode: Rajib reads the second of three parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that stars his unique character Kikira.
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Season 6
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Episode 547
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1:00:20
ঝিলের ধারে একদিন - ১ (A Day by the Lake - 1)
In this episode: Rajib reads the first of three parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that stars his unique character Kikira.
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Season 6
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Episode 546
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50:50
নাকু-গামা - ৩ (The Perilous Journey of Naku and Gama - 3)
In this episode: Rudra reads the last of three parts of a boys’ adventure story by Leela Majumder.
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Season 6
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Episode 545
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44:19
নাকু-গামা - ২ (The Perilous Journey of Naku and Gama - 2)
In this episode: Rudra reads the second of three parts of a boys’ adventure story by Leela Majumder.
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Season 6
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Episode 544
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45:21
নাকু-গামা - ১ (The Perilous Journey of Naku and Gama - 1)
In this episode: Rudra reads the first of three parts of a boys’ adventure story by Leela Majumder.
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Season 6
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Episode 543
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41:25
ষষ্ঠী সমাপন (Sixth Extinction)
In this episode: Rajib and Rudra close the sixth season of the podcast, with a few remarks about the season, and a promise to be back early in 2026 with the seventh.
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Season 6
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Episode 542
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8:25
লেখক (Author)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and manages to strike a heartfelt poignant note in a very short span.
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Season 6
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Episode 541
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15:24
