গল্প-কথার আসর ("Golpo Kothar Asor" - Bengali Stories told here)

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In this episode: Swarnali introduces a landmark collection of stories by Nabanita Debsen that view the role played by women characters in literature and life in Bengali literature over the ages through a lens of modern realism and mordant humor, and reads the first story of the collection.

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In this episode: Rudra reads a lighthearted story by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay about a crotchety patriarch’s collision with an unfamiliar model of femininity.

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In this episode: Rajib introduces the literature of Dibyendu Palit, and reads a story by him of the evolving position of women in the increasingsly complex society of Bengal in the latter twentieth century.

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In this episode: Rudra reads a lighthearted story by Parashuram of a clever storyteller.

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In this episode: Rudra reads the second of two parts of a ecologically conscious scifi story by Leela Majumder.

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In this episode: Rudra reads the first of two parts of a ecologically conscious scifi story by Leela Majumder.

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In this episode: On this International Women’s Day, Swarnali reads a story by Rabindranath Tagore of triumphant feminism and women’s empowerment, written at a time when the very concept was still completey foreign to Bengali literature.

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In this episode: On this International Women’s Day, Swarnali introduces the literature of Suchitra Bhattacharya, and reads a story by her that revolves around a woman’s life, and the intertwined concepts of house and home.

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In this episode: Rajib introduces the literature of Nimai Bhattacharya, and reads a story of the underdog by him,

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In this episode: Rudra reads an offbeat, atmospheric story of the supernatural by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.

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In this episode: Rudra reads the sixth of a series of stories by Narayan Gangopadhyay starring a unque character.

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In this episode: Rajib introduces the literature of Syed Mustafa Siraj, and reads a story by him starring his ex-army mystery buster.

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In this episode: Rudra pays respect to the recently departed iconic litterateur Shankar, briefly discussing his literature, and reads a story by him.

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In this episode: Rajib reads a story from a hundred years ago about a woman with a love/hate relationship with her husband, unwilling to share him with another woman even over her dead body, by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay.

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In this episode: Rudra reads the fourth and final 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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In this episode: Rudra reads the third 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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In this episode: Rudra reads the second 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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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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In this episode: Rudra reads another story by Satyajit Ray starring Professor Shonku.

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In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Gajendrakumar Mitra.

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In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Adrish Bardhan starring his fictional detective.

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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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In this episode: Rudra reads a story by Parashuram.

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In this episode: Rajib reads a story by Shailajananda Mukhopadhyay.

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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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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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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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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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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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In this episode: Rudra reads a humorous short story by Narayan Gangopadhyay starring Teni-da.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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In this episode: Rudra reads the last of three parts of a boys’ adventure story by Leela Majumder.

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In this episode: Rudra reads the second of three parts of a boys’ adventure story by Leela Majumder.

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In this episode: Rudra reads the first of three parts of a boys’ adventure story by Leela Majumder.

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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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