জাল কলকাতা (Counterfeit City)

About this episode

Rudra reads a surreal story by Ramanath Ray about alienation and dispossession in post-Independence Bengal.

Share your thoughts with গল্প-কথার আসর ! In this episode: Rudra reads a surreal story be Ramanath Ray focused on the alienation and dispossession experienced by some in post-Independence Bengal. Explore, comment, listen, subscribe at: http://golpokotharasor.org/ . © All episodes copyright held in perpetuity by Golpo-Kothar Asor, and respective readers. Copyright of source texts remain the property of respective holders. Non-professionally performed and distributed readings of copyrighte...

People in this episode

Host: Rudra

Topics covered

• surreal story
• alienation
• dispossession
• post-Independence Bengal
• Bengali literature

Keywords

• Bengal
• surrealism
• literature
• alienation
• dispossession
• Ramanath Ray
• post-Independence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Golpo-Kothar Asor

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