ওয়াশিংটন বাংলা রেডিও Washington Bangla Radio

An audio-presentation of Rabindranath Tagore’s short story KABULIWALA: On the surface we are all so different; but most human relationships are surprisingly familiar. Visit BANGLA GOLPO-BENGALI STORIES PODCAST (http://gauravdas.podbean.com) for more audio presentations of classic stories and novels in bengali.

Gitanjali by Bratati Bandopadhyay and Prattyush Bandopadhyay is an album with recitation from Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali (buy Tagore's Gitanjali Book Online) recited by Bratati Banerjee with background music designed by Pratyush Banerjee on the Sarod. Pratyush Banerjee is a talented disciple of Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta.

The album is released by Saregama (erstwhile HMV) to mark 100 years from the publication of Gitanjali. Saregama has recently started doing a good job of making their releases available for MP3 download. Listen to free samples and download MP3 recitation by Bratati Banerjee online »

Also check out Prattysh Banerjee's Indian Classical Instrumental Sarod performances of Raga Gujri Todi and Jaijaiwanti MP3 downloads »

Watch Prattyush Banerjee performing Live in Toronto in 2008:

Feb 12, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) The nominations for 2010 Filmfare Awards, the Indian cinema industry's attempt to imbibe the Academy Awards of the USA, have been announced. The nominations in the various categories are as follows, as announced on the Filmfare web-site.

Naseeruddin Shah, one of the greatest acting powerhouses in India and the world, has famously said Bollywood Film Awards are a joke. There are reader comments already made at the Filmfare site lamenting the non-inclusion of smart films like Rocket Singh and inclusion of non-actors in the nominated list of best actors and actresses. The fun goes on!

Most of these Hindi movies are available online in Blu-Ray and DVD formats - click on the links following the entries to order online.

BEST FILM

3 Idiots (order DVD Blu-Ray online)
Dev D (Blu-Ray DVD Sale)
Kaminey (Buy Blue-Ray DVD)
Love Aaj Kal (Blu-Ray DVD)
Paa (Blu Ray DVD)
Wake Up Sid (Blu-Ray DVD)

BEST DIRECTOR

Guru Partha Mukhopadhyay will perform recitation as his 1st offcial solo program on 2nd February, 2010 at Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata.

Entry is free for all.

Creative writer, painter and elocutionist Brototi Paul won her first award in a recitation competition at age 3. Since then, she has won numerous awards in elocution at local and regional levels.  Her first book ASWAD, a book of poems, and her second book ATO TUKU ASHA – a novel, were inaugurated at the Kolkata International Book Fair in 2004 and 2005. Listen to Brototi's recitation of her own poems.

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BACHCHAN RECITES BACHCHAN is a fabulous album sure to entertain all Hindi poetry and Ghazal lovers. Amitabh Bachchan, in the unique bass-baritone voice of his, recites some magnificent poems written by his father, the acclaimed poetPadma Bhushan Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907 - 2003).

Born Harivanshrai Srivastava, Bachchan is an adopted title that he took up formally while working towards his Ph.D. in Cambridge, England in the early 1950s.

Read Harivansh Rai Bachchan's acclaimed Madhushala in full. Watch video of Amitabh Bachchan reciting Madhushala. Buy Amitabh Bachchan's recitation of poems by his father.

The fifth season of the top-ranking Zee Bangla Channel Comedy show Mirakkel Akkel Challenger debuted on Dec 31, 2009 at 9:30 PM.

Official Synopsis
In the year 2006, history was created with the show that brought laughter to Bengal - Mirakkel. Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 5 marks the return on Zee Bangla of the Badshah of all comedy shows. The original power house of humor Mirakkel is back with Mir as the anchor of the show that will be judged by the stalwarts of comedy - Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sreelekha Mitra and Rajatava Dutta.

Watch Live ZEE Bangla TV Channel Online on your computer broadcast direct from Kolkata.

Palash Dey has been very enthusiastic in poetry recitation as well as writing poetry since childhood. He wrote his first poem and a story in school during Class 6. Listen to his recitations on our live radio channel.

    Africa by Rabindranath Tagore
    Cancer by Nicolus Gieno
    Jonmantor by Rabindranath Tagore
    Mritunjoy by Rabindranath Tagore
    Probhat utsob by Rabindranath Tagore
    Prosno by Rabindranath Tagore
    Raatree by Subhas Mukhopadhyay
    Sagor dola by Buddhadeb Basu
    Sojasoji by Rabindranath Tagore

Submit your recitations / elocution for airing on our online Radio Channel along with publication of your profile and availability of your contribution to visitors on-demand.

Acclaimed Bengali Baul, Folk Singer, Songwriter and Poet Arun Kumar Chakraborty was born in the early 1940s. He has worked with Hindustan Motors as an engineer at their automobile production line. A leading poet of his generation, he now lives in the town of Chunchura in Hoogly District of West Bengal, working to preserve and disseminate Baulmusic of Bengal.

Tapan Sanyal - a poet himself (as well as a musician, composer and Tabla player) met Arun Chakraborty to learn more about the great Baul. The following video is contributed to Washington Bangla Radio by Tapan Sanyal.

শ্রী অরুন কুমার চক্রবর্তীঃ একটি পরিচিতি

কবি ও বাউল শ্রী অরুন কুমার চক্রবর্তীর জন্ম ১৯৪২ সালে। পেশাগত জীবনে তিনি ছিলেন হিন্দমোটোর গাড়ী কারখানার ইঞ্জিনিয়ার।

এই সময়কার কবিদের অগ্রজপ্রতিম এই মানুষটি এখন হুগলি জেলার চুঁচুড়া নিবাসী। নিবিষ্ট আছেন কবিতা ও বাউল গানের চর্চা আর সংরক্ষনে। কেঁদুলির বাউল মেলায় প্রতিবছর তাঁর দেখা পাওয়া যাবেই তমাল তলার আশ্রমে। অধুনা বিখ্যাত “লালপাহাড়ির দ্যাশে যা” এই গানটি তাঁর এক অনন্য সৃষ্টি। বাড়ির পাশের এক মহুয়া গাছ কে দেখে তাঁর মনে হয়েছিল – এই গাছের উচিত স্থান লাল মাটির দেশ। এই অনুষঙ্গেই এই বিখ্যাত গান লেখা হয়েছিল।

বাউল গানের নিবিষ্ট এই সাধকটির অন্তরমহলের কথা জানতে এক অন্তরঙ্গ আলাপচারিতায় মুখোমুখি হয়েছিলেন আমাদের বন্ধু শ্রী তপন সান্যাল।

Subhendu Dutta is originally from Midnapore, West Bengal but presently resides in Kolkata, India. His recitation recordings also feature his wife Mrs. Mampi Dutta and son Arya Dutta.

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Poet, singer and songwriter Tapan Sanyal recites "Bhalo Theko" - a Bengali poem written by him. Tapan Sanyal is also a music composer and an accomplished Tabla player. He and his wife Tripti Sanyal (singer) are experimenting with classcial world fusion music.

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Listen to online Bengali Recitation broadcast by Sayantani Das on WBRi Kolkata Bangla Online Radio. The recitations are poems written by Tagore, Joy Goswami & Kabita Singha. 

1.    Janmantar by Rabindranath Tagore
2.    Africa by Rabindranath Tagore
3.    Sadharon Meye by Rabindranath Tagore
4.    Mone Pora by Rabindranath Tagore
5.    Meghbalikar Jonno Rupkatha by Joy Goswami
6.    Ami sei meyeti by Kabita Shingha

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Washington Bangla Radio presents Bangla poetry recitation by acclaimed elocutionist Bratati Banerjee and  poet Prithwiraj Choudhury of poems by Prithwiraj Choudhury. Listen online to Bengali recitation on-demand. These recordings are also being broadcast on WBRi Live Kolkata Online radio.

Submit your poems and elocution to WBRi for global broadcast and publishing in the top-rated WBRi Online Bangla Magazine.

Sukanya Dutta is a versatile artist from India’s cultural capital, Kolkata. She is primarily a vocal and screen artist having quite a few music albums, live performances, television serials and films to her credit. She is an artist dedicated to creativity in different aspects of fine arts.

Listen to Sukanya's Recitation of her own Bangla Kobita :
Astitwa
Bedona
Bhalobasar Katha
Botobriksha
Gajoner Mela
Jodi Nite Chao

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Bangla Kobita Abritti (Bengali Poem Recitation) by Suddha Satya Ghosh:

• Aat Bochor Aagey Ek Din (A Day, Eight Years Ago) by Kobi Jibanananda Das
• Bodh (Realization) by Kabi Jibonanando Das
• Abani Bari Acho (Are You Home, Abani ? ) by Shakti Chattopadhay

Listen to the recitation recordings online. These are also being aired on our Radio channel.

Submit your recitation recordings for live broadcast on WBRi.