Gopper Boithoke-গপ্পের বৈঠক

Gopper Boithoke-গপ্পের বৈঠক Bengali stories. Read aloud. Every Friday 8pm. Live events every month in Kolkata.
48 episodes and counting.
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09/06/2026

গপ্পের বৈঠকে আবৃত্তি হবে রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের 'শিশু ভোলানাথ' কাব্যগ্রন্থের "রাজা ও রানী" কবিতার প্রথম অংশ "এক যে ছিল রাজা"। I Gopper Boithok

#রবীন্দ্রনাথ_ঠাকুর #বাংলা_কবিতা গপ্পের_বৈঠক BengaliStorytelling বাংলা_আবৃত্তি BengaliYouTube BanglaContent.

They were not born beggars. They had homes. Families. Dignity.Then came the Bengal Famine.Food existed. People died.Not ...
08/06/2026

They were not born beggars. They had homes. Families. Dignity.

Then came the Bengal Famine.

Food existed. People died.
Not because there was no food. Because they could not reach it.
Many died on the streets without looting. Some could not even bring themselves to beg.
They walked. They waited. They disappeared. Then they died on the pavements of their own cities.

We read these stories. We were speechless. We wept.
5 June.
Shantanil Ganguly's voice.

Radcliffe drew a line in 36 days.Some spent the rest of their lives dreaming of crossing it back."Chabita ekhono ache. D...
04/06/2026

Radcliffe drew a line in 36 days.
Some spent the rest of their lives dreaming of crossing it back.
"Chabita ekhono ache. Dorjata nei."
Stories of Partition, loss and memory, through the writings of Manik Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay and Ramapada Chowdhury.
Narrated live by Shantanil Ganguly.

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🗓️ June 5 | 7 PM
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#1947















1943.Some died of hunger. Others looked away. A few writers refused to let those lives disappear into silence.Writers li...
03/06/2026

1943.
Some died of hunger. Others looked away.
A few writers refused to let those lives disappear into silence.
Writers like Manik Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay, and Ramapada Chowdhury preserved the stories of people whose names never made it into history books, but whose lives shaped history itself.

On 5 June, storyteller Shantanil Ganguly will bring those stories to life.
It is an evening of remembrance, reflection, and witness.

📍Samasana, Saltlake https://lnkd.in/gafvjJit
🗓️ June 5 | 7 PM
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#1943

03/06/2026

📖 “দুই আমি” — রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর

আমাদের সবার ভেতরেই কি লুকিয়ে আছে আর-একজন আমি? সেই প্রশ্নেরই কাব্যিক উত্তর খুঁজে পাওয়া যায় এই অনন্য কবিতায়।
শুনতে আসুন গপ্পের বৈঠকে—গল্প, কবিতা ও সাহিত্যের এক মনছোঁয়া সন্ধ্যা।

📍Samasana, Saltlake https://lnkd.in/gafvjJit
🗓️ June 5 | 7 PM
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#গপ্পেরবৈঠক #দুইআমি #রবীন্দ্রনাথঠাকুর #কবিতাপাঠ #আবৃত্তি

Some people kept a key for fifty years.Not because the door still existed.But because memory does.A house lost to Partit...
02/06/2026

Some people kept a key for fifty years.
Not because the door still existed.
But because memory does.
A house lost to Partition.
A return that never happened.
A waiting that outlived hope.
This key is not metal.
It is history held in the palm of those who could never go back.
On 5th June, Gopper Boithok enters one of Bengal’s most painful memories—
stories of loss, displacement, rupture, and survival.
Through the words of Manik Bandopadhyay, Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, and Ramapada Chowdhury,
brought alive in the voice of Shantanil Ganguly.
Some stories are not meant to comfort us.
They are meant to remind us.
📍Samasana, Saltlake https://lnkd.in/gafvjJit
🗓️ June 5 | 7 PM
🎟️ 250 | limited to 20 participants |book your seat :https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_SNwoSrX8wGchHq/view
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You may leave the room.
But you won’t leave unchanged.

02/06/2026

গপ্পেরবৈঠক -পর্ব ৫২| #শীর্ষেন্দুমুখোপাধ্যায় | #বাজার দর । By Santanil Ganguly

Watch full video on YouTube 🖇️ https://youtu.be/EYM3baWiEqM?si=cCi6Q6sku187YcVB

In 1943, nearly 3 million people died in Bengal.Food existed.People simply could not afford it.History remembers the num...
01/06/2026

In 1943, nearly 3 million people died in Bengal.
Food existed.
People simply could not afford it.
History remembers the number.
Literature remembers the people.
Through the words of Manik Bandopadhyay, Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, Narendra Nath Mitra, and Ramapada Chowdhury, we return to one of Bengal’s darkest chapters—
a time of famine, fracture, loss, and unbearable truth.
On 5th June, at Gopper Boithok,
Shantanil Ganguly will bring these stories alive—
stories not meant merely to be heard,
but to be carried within us.
Some stories entertain.
Some stories transform.
Which are you ready for?
📍Samasana, Saltlake https://lnkd.in/gafvjJit
🗓️ June 5 | 7 PM
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Some evenings entertain.Some evenings disturb.A few stay with you long after the room falls silent.এবার আর মজা নয়An int...
30/05/2026

Some evenings entertain.
Some evenings disturb.
A few stay with you long after the room falls silent.
এবার আর মজা নয়
An intimate evening of dark Bengali storytelling with Santanil Ganguly.
You may leave this room.
But you won’t leave unchanged.
No recordings.
No retakes.
No escape into scrolling.
Only live presence.
Only those who are willing to stay.
📍Samasana, Saltlake https://lnkd.in/gafvjJit
🗓️ June 5 | 7 PM
🎟️ 250 | limited to 20 participants |book your seat :https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_SNwoSrX8wGchHq/view
Suggested for ages 16+
Will your seat remain empty?















*এবার আর মজা নয়।*মানিক লিখেছিলেন সেই মানুষদের কথা যারা নদীর পাশে থাকে, তবু নদীই যাদের মৃত্যুর কারণ হয়।তারাশঙ্কর লিখেছি...
29/05/2026

*এবার আর মজা নয়।*

মানিক লিখেছিলেন সেই মানুষদের কথা যারা নদীর পাশে থাকে, তবু নদীই যাদের মৃত্যুর কারণ হয়।

তারাশঙ্কর লিখেছিলেন সেই গ্রামের কথা যেখানে জাত আছে, কিন্তু মানুষ নেই।

নরেন্দ্রনাথ লিখেছিলেন সেই শহরের কথা যেখানে আলো জ্বলে, তবু ভেতরে অন্ধকার।

১৯৩০ থেকে ১৯৬০—বাংলার ইতিহাসের সবচেয়ে কঠিন সময়।

দুর্ভিক্ষ।
দাঙ্গা।
যুদ্ধ।
দেশভাগ।
আর এমন এক স্বাধীনতা,
যার ভেতরেও লুকিয়ে ছিল অসংখ্য ক্ষত।

ইতিহাস আমাদের তথ্য দেয়। সাহিত্য সেই তথ্যকে রক্ত-মাংস দেয়।

সেই গল্পগুলোই শুনব আমরা,
৫ই জুন, শান্তনীলদার গলায়।

এবারের গপ্পের বৈঠকে আনন্দের গল্প নেই।
আছে সেইসব গল্প,
যেগুলো না শুনলে আমরা অসম্পূর্ণ থেকে যাই।

কারণ জীবন যেমন শুধু আনন্দের নয়,
সাহিত্যও শুধু আনন্দে সত্য হয় না।

যে পাঠক শুধু সুখের গল্প পড়েন, তিনি অর্ধেক পাঠক।

যে শ্রোতা শুধু হাসির গল্প শোনেন, তিনি অর্ধেক শ্রোতা।

এই গল্পগুলো আমাদের নিরাপদ জায়গা থেকে সরিয়ে দেয়।
বাস্তবের মুখোমুখি দাঁড় করায়। আমাদের বদলে দেয়।

**You may leave the room.
But you won’t leave unchanged.**

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