Kahaaniyaan Nai Purani/ Nana Ronger Golpo

By Shritama bose

This is a bilingual podcast in Hindi and Bangla for those interested in short stories in the two languages. The Hindi pieces are my own translations from the Bangla originals. Hope you like them! :)

58 Episodes

Rakkhushi by Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla)

June 19, 2022 20 min 14 secs

The only poet to ever be hyphenated with Tagore is nearly not as well-known for his short stories. ''Rakkhushi'' combines the lilting, rustic cadences of the speech of the Bagdis of Birbhum with the a ...Read more

Mandakini ki Prem Kahani by Leela Majumdar (Hindi)

June 5, 2022 18 min 38 secs

Leela Majumdar''s stories are all kinds of delightful. Though she is best known for her children''s writing, she was equally adept at churning out the occasional dissection of adult emotions. This one ...Read more

Aadaab by Samaresh Basu (Bangla)

April 17, 2022 17 min 47 secs

In a tale for our time and a tale for every time, Basu explores the eternal human condition: that of the best in us trying to ward off the worst. We are people above all else. A shared greeting is all ...Read more

Baap Re Baap by Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Hindi)

March 19, 2022 31 min 52 secs

A one-of-a-kind gem that could only have flowed out of the inimitable Nabaneeta Dev Sen''s pen. Published way ahead of its time in the early 1980s, ''Baap Re Baap'' is a supremely original take on the ...Read more

Kuashar Bhitor Mrityur Shomoy by Jibanananda Das (Bangla)

March 5, 2022 33 min 34 secs

The greatest Bangla poet since Tagore, yes, but also the most beguiling writer of prose. Each time you read a line of Jibanananda''s short stories, you re-examine your ideas of sentence structure and ...Read more

Pul by Sunil Gangopadhyay (Hindi)

February 13, 2022 24 min 36 secs

A poet writes a short story. Read it as an extended metaphor, or make of it what you will.

Shohoje Ki Borolok Howa Jay? (Bangla) by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

January 2, 2022 34 min 31 secs

The first man of one of Bengal''s most illustrious families, Upendrakishore contributed much more to Bangla prose than just the Tuntuni stories. Listen in for a story of exploration and experience.

Virupaksh Dev ki Kahani (Hindi) by Buddhadeva Bose

December 25, 2021 21 min 31 secs

A bittersweet tale about writing, writers and priorities. While the story barely extends beyond a single conversation between two characters, Bose manages to casually infuse it with the flavours of 19 ...Read more

Shaanjer Baati by Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla)

November 14, 2021 15 min 13 secs

Modern-day minstrel Nazrul imbued his short stories with a dense, mellifluous lyrical quality. Poet-like, the narrator of this story hankers after and is imprisoned by the quest for an ideal. His ques ...Read more

Sanshay by Buddhadeb Guha (Hindi)

October 2, 2021 36 min 57 secs