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
478 episodes
তেনা-রা (Spirits)
In this episode: Rudra briefly discusses a unique character created by Premendra Mitra late in his life, and reads the story that introduced this character.
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Season 6
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Episode 478
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24:57
মারণ-মেশিন (Death Machines)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Adrish Bardhan starring his character Professor Nut-Boltu-Chakra.
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Season 6
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Episode 477
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29:02
মন্টুর মাস্টার (Montu’s Tutor)
In this episode: Rajib reads a humorous story by Shibram Chakrabarty.
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Season 6
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Episode 476
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31:17
কমলাকান্তের বিদায় - কমলাকান্তের পত্র ৫ (Goodbye - Letter 5 from the "Kamalakanta’s Column" collection)
In this episode: Rudra reads the next of the series of stories by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay told in the persona of Kamalaakaanta, a crotchety old good-for-nothing.
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Season 6
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Episode 475
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7:36
বুড়া বয়সের কথা - কমলাকান্তের পত্র ৪ (On Old Age - Letter 4 from the "Kamalakanta’s Column" collection)
In this episode: Rudra reads the next of the series of stories by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay told in the persona of Kamalaakaanta, a crotchety old good-for-nothing.
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Season 6
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Episode 474
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26:00
মেহগনি জঙ্গলের বিস্ময় (The Secret in the Mahogany Forest)
In this episode: Rudra discusses the science fiction of Adrish Bardhan, and reads a story by him starring his character Professor Nut-Boltu-Chakra.
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Season 6
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Episode 473
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59:41
শুদ্ধানন্দ প্রেতসিদ্ধ ও কিকিরা - ৪ (Kikira Versus the Occultist - 4)
In this episode: Rajib reads the last of four parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that forms part of this author’s work on debunking spurious supernatural claims.
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Season 6
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Episode 472
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42:02
শুদ্ধানন্দ প্রেতসিদ্ধ ও কিকিরা - ৩ (Kikira Versus the Occultist - 3)
In this episode: Rajib reads the third of four parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that forms part of this author’s work on debunking spurious supernatural claims.
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Season 6
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Episode 471
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1:00:58
শুদ্ধানন্দ প্রেতসিদ্ধ ও কিকিরা - ২ (Kikira Versus the Occultist - 2)
In this episode: Rajib reads the second of four parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that forms part of this author’s work on debunking spurious supernatural claims.
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Season 6
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Episode 470
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1:03:47
শুদ্ধানন্দ প্রেতসিদ্ধ ও কিকিরা - 1 (Kikira Versus the Occultist - 1)
In this episode: Rajib reads the first of four parts of a novella by Bimal Kar that forms part of this author’s work on debunking spurious supernatural claims.
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Season 6
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Episode 469
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54:55
বাঙালীর মনুষ্যত্ব - কমলাকান্তের পত্র ৩ (Humanity, Bengali Style - Letter 3 from the "Kamalakanta’s Column" collection)
In this episode: Rudra reads the next of the series of stories by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay told in the persona of Kamalaakaanta, a crotchety old good-for-nothing.
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Season 6
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Episode 468
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12:33
খেরোর খাতা - ৪ : কাটতি গল্প (Patchwork Scribblings - 4 : Popular Story Topics)
In this episode: Mahasweta reads four micro-stories by Leela Majumder on topics that, as she had been told as an young authoress, guaranteed popularity.
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Season 6
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Episode 467
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29:46
ডক্টর শেরিং-এর স্মরণশক্তি (Dr. Schering’s Amnesia)
In this episode: Rudra reads another story by Satyajit Ray starring Professor Shonku.
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Season 6
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Episode 466
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51:11
গান (Song)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story of Ghanaa-da’s tall tales by Premendra Mitra.
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Season 6
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Episode 465
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47:03
সাধু কালাচাঁদের ফলাও কারবার (The Flourishing Business of Kalachand, the Pure-Minded Boy)
In this episode: Rajib introduces the literature of Shyamal Gangopadhyay, and reads a story by him starring a recurring character he created.
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Season 6
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Episode 464
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33:50
ধূসর চাঁদ (Dusty Moon)
In this episode: Rudra reads a science fiction story by Dilip Raychaudhuri.
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Season 6
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Episode 463
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18:56
তারিণীখুড়ো ও ঐন্দ্রজালিক (Tarinikhuro and the Magician)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Satyajit Ray.
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Season 6
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Episode 462
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15:47
কনে দেখা আলো (Dare to Really See Her)
In this episode: On this International Women’s Day, Rudra reads a story by Narayan Gangopadhyay of social protest on the status on women.
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Season 6
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Episode 461
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34:19
খেরোর খাতা - ৩ : মেয়েরা (Patchwork Scribblings - 3 : On Women)
In this episode: On this International Women’s Day, Mahasweta reads four micro-stories by Leela Majumder, all reflecting on women.
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Season 6
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Episode 460
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31:17
স্যালমন সাহেবের সিন্দুক লুঠ (The Salmon Tycoon Gets Robbed)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Adrish Bardhan starring his fictional detective.
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Season 6
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Episode 459
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1:19:49
পলিটিক্স - কমলাকান্তের পত্র ২ (Politics - Letter 2 from the "Kamalakanta’s Column" collection)
In this episode: Rudra reads the next of the series of stories by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay told in the persona of Kamalaakaanta, a crotchety old good-for-nothing.
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Season 6
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Episode 458
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12:00
গণেশ মুৎসুদ্দির পোর্ট্রেট (A Commission for a Portrait)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Satyajit Ray.
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Season 6
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Episode 457
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21:10
গোখরো (The Cobra)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Narayan Gangopadhyay that is a dramatic societal vignette.
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Season 6
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Episode 456
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21:09
