The premier organisation of and for the sightless in West Bengal
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Blind Persons' Association The premier organisation of and for the sightless in West Bengal |
You can join our library at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia for Braille, inkprint and audio books. Only audio books produced by our volunteers are listed here. Contact our library for audiobooks collected from other sources.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Abadhoot | Marutirtha Hinglaj |
| Abanindranath Tagore | Khirer Putul |
| Anna Louise Strong | Duranta Nadi Bengali Translation by Bishnu Mukhopadhyay |
| Ashapoorna Debi | Pratham Pratishruti |
| Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | Chander Pahar |
| Humayun Ahmed | Bahubrihi |
| Naresh Chandra Deb | Helen Keller |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Gora |
| Syed Mujtaba Ali | Deshé Bideshé |
| Satinath Bhaduri | Jagari |
| Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | Gour Mallar |
| Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay | Niskriti |
| Sunanda Sikdar | Dayamayeer Katha |
| Sunanda Sikdar | Dayamayeer Gharé Fera |
| Swapan Mukhopadhyay | Louis Braille |
| Various Authors | Bangla Chhoto Galpa |
| Various Authors | Chhotoder Galpa |
| Various Authors | Sampratik Chhoto Galpa |
| Vladimir Bogomolov | Nam Chhilo Tar Ivan Bengali Translation by Arun Som |
Rotary Club of Kolkata Jadabpur has recorded Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Niskriti for our library. This audio book has been read out by two very good readers, Tapan chakraborty and Dalia Chakraborty. It has been edited with professional skills. We convey our heartiest thanks to Rotary Club of Kolkata Jadabpur. Niskriti is one of the best known stories of Sharat Chandra on the theme of ethical motherhood and family protection. Many of us must have read the story already. We hope, they will enjoy listening to this high quality audio version. Let us hope also that we shall receive more audio books from rotary Club of Kolkata Jadabpur.
The organisation has started a podcast site with some of its Bengali stories recorded for its library of audio books. You can listen to or download these stories at
http://bpaindia.podbean.com
You can enjoy listening to these stories. You can also enter your comments on this web site.
At least a new story is podcast every month. You can listen to or download any of these stories from this site:
Bengali audio books are not yet a popular medium of entertainment or education. Recitations in records and cassettes are popular for a long time. But there has hardly been any attempt to simply read out a story in Bengali. Kaji Sabyasachi read two stories in a cassette. It was not a commercial success. Akash Bani Kolkata broadcast classic novels and short stories read out by Shobhan Lal Mukhopadhyay and Ranjan Mitra. Although they are publishing many of their audio productions from their archive, they have so far not yet explored the possibilities of audio books.
Audio Book is a popular genre in English and other western languages. Audio versions of novels are published almost simultaneously in the western countries. Amitav Ghosh’s The River of Smoke and Aravind Adega’s The Last Man in Tower published were accompanied by their audio editions. Inspired perhaps by the success of the film and of course by the excellent story, Beyond Bangla Borders brought out Sunil Gangopadhyay’s Moner Manush in 2010. It will occupy one of the top places in the history of Bengali audio books. Soumitra Chattopadhyay’s unique reading and role of Lalan and the author’s role as Kabiraj are additional attractions of the book. Although no address is available on the DVD cover, it may be purchased from a CD store in Kolkata for Rs. 200.
Books Talk has produced three Bengali audio books along with audio books in Kannada and English. These titles include Tagore's Kabuliwallah & Other Short Stories, Noshtoneed and Sunil Gangopadhyay’s Kakababu Stories. These books are read by Ranjan and Rinku Ghoshal and follow the conventions of the western audio books. These books are marked by reading of professional quality and free from music and sound effects. The price is quite reasonable, Rs. 125 on an average. For details, contact
Bookstalk Audiobooks Pvt. Ltd.
H302 Shriram Spurthi, #132 AECS Layout Kundalahalli,
Bangaluru 560034
Telephone No.: 98453-08838
Email: info@bookstalk.in
Web: www.bookstalk.in
SSB Music has recorded some audio books read by Smt. Gopa Bagchi. These books include Geetanjali By Rabindranath Tagore, Karmayog by Swami Vivekananda, Thakurmar Jhuli by Dakshina Ranjan Mitra Majumdar, Sindobad, Aladdin and Ali Baba from Arabian Nights. Not exactly a commercial venture, the reading by Smt. Bagchi is sobre and sincere. These books are quite cheap, Rs. 50 per cd. For details contact
Gopa Bagchi,
Baikunthapur, Jadab Sarkar Road, P,.O. Rajpur,
Kolkata 700149
Cell: 9830954892, 9433077908
Email: gdattabagchi2010@gmail.com
Apart from these, there are a few podcast sites like our own BPA's Bengali Audio Books with both play and download options for Bengali stories. You will find free audio short stories, poems and novels in Bengali on these sites. Though read by amateur readers, you will enjoy their excellent intonation and reading. check out these sites:
| Bangla Golpo - Bengali Stories | http://gauravdas.podbean.com |
| Bangla Readings | http://banglareadings.com |
| Bengali Audio Book | http://bengaliaudiobook.podbean.com |
Members of Blind Persons' Association may subscribe audio or daisy version of India Today, the renowned weekly magazine, absolutely free of cost. Daisy Forum of India has reached an agreement with the publisher of the magazine to distribute it in accessible format among its affiliated members. This orgnisation, being an affiliate, has been distributing the audio contents of the magazine among its members for a few months. Daisy Forum of India is trying to attract more publishers to this venture.
A link to a public server is sent by email to the members for download. As the organisation wants to extend the new facility, willing members may write to us for joining the list of recipients. Remember that only visually impaired persons above the age of 14 can become our members. Visit our page on Contact Information for details.
For details on the concept of Daisy books, visit the official site of international Daisy consortium at www.daisy.org
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