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
498 episodes
মংপু-তে রবীন্দ্রনাথ - ৪ (Tagore at His Mountain Retreat - 4)
In this episode: Mahasweta reads the fourth of a collection of writings by Maitreyee Devi telling the stories of Rabindranath Tagore’s visits to the mountains of North Bengal at various times of the last few years of his life.
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Season 6
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Episode 498
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2:07:32
শোনা কথা (Overheard at the Promenade)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story of social commentary in satire form by Parashuram.
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Season 6
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Episode 497
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20:28
রক্ত-খদ্যোত (Crimson Fireflies)
In this episode: Rajib reads an early supernatural story by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
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Season 6
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Episode 496
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31:00
গজ-উকিলের হত্যা-রহস্য - ৩ (The Mystery Surrounding the Murder of Barrister Gajapati - 3)
In this episode: Rudra reads the last of three parts of a humorous story for children by Ashapurna Devi.
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Season 6
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Episode 495
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44:48
গজ-উকিলের হত্যা-রহস্য - ২ (The Mystery Surrounding the Murder of Barrister Gajapati - 2)
In this episode: Rudra reads the second of three parts of a humorous story for children by Ashapurna Devi.
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Season 6
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Episode 494
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48:33
গজ-উকিলের হত্যা-রহস্য - ১ (The Mystery Surrounding the Murder of Barrister Gajapati - 1)
In this episode: Rudra reads the first of three parts of a humorous story for children by Ashapurna Devi.
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Season 6
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Episode 493
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1:10:44
কুরুক্ষেত্র হাইওয়ে (Kurukshetra Highway)
In this episode: Rajib briefly introduces the science fiction of Siddhartha Ghosh, and reads a story by him.
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Season 6
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Episode 492
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22:02
নরিস সাহেবের বাংলো (The Mystery of Mr. Norris)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Satyajit Ray.
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Season 6
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Episode 491
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19:38
মংপু-তে রবীন্দ্রনাথ - ৩ (Tagore at His Mountain Retreat - 3)
In this episode: Mahasweta reads the third of a collection of writings by Maitreyee Devi telling the stories of Rabindranath Tagore’s visits to the mountains of North Bengal at various times of his life.
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Season 6
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Episode 490
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2:15:38
ডক্টর রবি রায়ের বক্তৃতা (Dr. Rabi Ray’s Speech)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by the lesser known science fiction author Niranjan Singha.
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Season 6
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Episode 489
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18:35
হয়তো (Just Maybe)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Premendra Mitra.
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Season 6
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Episode 488
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1:00:01
টেলিফোন (A Phone Call)
In this episode: Rudra reads a micro-story by Satyajit Ray written almost entirely in the form of dialog.
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Season 6
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Episode 487
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12:28
গান শোনাবার নিমন্ত্রণ - তপন-চরিত ১ (A Musical Evening - Tales of Tapan 1)
In this episode: Rudra reads the first of a series of stories by Narayan Gangopadhyay starring a unque character.
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Season 6
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Episode 486
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33:16
বাঁচতে দাও (Just Let Me Live)
In this episode: Rajib reads a science fiction story by Ranen Ghosh that was as topical when written as it is again today.
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Season 6
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Episode 485
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1:03:04
সবুজ চশমা (The Emerald Glasses)
In this episode: Rajib reads a sotry by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay that borders between the supernatural and science-fiction.
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Season 6
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Episode 484
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27:01
শুক্র-ভ্রমণ (Trip to Planet Venus)
In this episode: Rudra briefly inroduces the writings of Jagadananda Ray, and reads his science-fiction story, the eariest in the language.
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Season 6
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Episode 483
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1:06:43
মংপু-তে রবীন্দ্রনাথ - ২ (Tagore at His Mountain Retreat - 2)
In this episode: Mahasweta reads the second of a collection of writings by Maitreyee Devi telling the stories of Rabindranath Tagore’s visits to the mountains of North Bengal at various times of his life.
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Season 6
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Episode 482
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3:23:05
অনধিকার প্রবেশ (The Intrusion)
In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Rabindranath Tagore, in the fortnight of his birth anniversary, written a hundred years ago but still topical today.
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Season 6
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Episode 481
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18:29
মংপু-তে রবীন্দ্রনাথ - ১ (Tagore at His Mountain Retreat - 1)
In this episode: Mahasweta introduces Maitreyee Devi, and a collection of writings by her telling the stories of Rabindranath Tagore’s visits to the mountains of North Bengal at various times of his life, and reads the first of them.
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Season 6
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Episode 480
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1:24:39
রাজটিকা (The Royal Crest)
In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Rabindranath Tagore, in the weekend of his birth anniversary, written a hundred years ago but strangely topical today.
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Season 6
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Episode 479
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43:46
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
