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
564 episodes
বালিকা বধূ - ১ (Childhood Sweetheart - 1)
In this episode: Rudra reads the first part of a classic story of childhood romance blossoming in an arranged marriage, in a society of a hundred years past, by Bimal Kar.
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Season 7
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Episode 564
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49:31
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
