Kahaaniyaan Nai Purani/ Nana Ronger Golpo

A contemporary gem redolent of the flavours and fragrances of the red-coloured lands of our country. A tale of how the mind, young though it be, learns that the world in unequal. And an author who will keep you coming back. Happy listening!

In this tongue-in-cheek story of falling from grace, Satinath gives us a glimpse of his mastery. Great dialogue, even better psychology. Happy listening!

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 it takes to convey that to another, he seems to say.

A moving tale of a Muslim man in a rigidly caste-based society. Gafoor is iconic both for his intense parent-like love for his ox and society's failure to make sense of this love.

A twisted journey into the darkest recesses of a lonely housewife's mind by the inimitable Ashapurna.

The masterly Ramapada Chowdhury explores the pettiness of the middle-class mind in this story about the quest for the ideal living room.

A quaint tale of love, longing and guilt from one of the masters of the Bangla short story. Listen in to this characteristically Bibhutibhushan short!

This one is from Bangla literature's master purveyor of domestic politics, Ashapurna Debi. Sharp and crisp, it examines class relations within the confines of a middle-class urban home. Don't miss the little sting in the end!

This is my Hindi translation of Rabindranath Tagore's short story 'Ginni', a distortion of 'grihini', or 'housewife'. This is a truly representative Tagore tale as it smoothly encapsulates the problems he had with the school education system, rigid gender roles and the role of adults in children's lives. Listen on!

The definitive Nabaneeta short story wittily and succinctly tells you how easy it can sometimes be to subvert patriarchy's rules. Listen in to this one for the fun and feisty Sholajnoyoni!

This is my Hindi translation of Ramapada Chowdhury's classic short story 'Bharotborsho' which, through its bare-bones title, establishes a metaphor for how the character of a civilisation could change in the blink of an eye. Hope you enjoy it!

This one is the original Bangla story by the iconic Parashuram about one of the eternal questions plaguing humanity -- do ghosts exist? Listen in to travel to a time that afforded the latitude to dwell upon, analyse and even publicly debate a matter so esoteric.

'Kundi' is the Hindi translation of Bimal Kar's (bit.ly/bimalkar) short story 'Khil', which is about two people with a history who run into each other unexpectedly. What follows is a series of simple revelations .