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Audio | Aajker Natok: Utpal Dutta's MEGH Part 2 of 2 | Listen to Bangla Radio Natok (Bengali Radio Play) online broadcast

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:47:01 -0600

WBRI Shukti International Artists Group presents a Bengali radio drama adaptation of Utpal Dutta's 1961 psychological thriller feature film Megh.

Listen to the 2nd (and last) of two parts of the radio drama. As you know, WBRi SHUKTI ANTORJATIK SHILPI GOSHTHI (WBRI Shukti International Artists Group) is a pioneer in producing this series of audio dramas featuring a cast and crew spread across the entire world collaborating over telephone and electronic communication technologies.

All WBRi Shukti productions are available free online in our exclusive Bangla Natok section.

Audio | Aajker Natok: Utpal Dutta's MEGH Part 1 of 2 | Listen to Bangla Radio Natok (Bengali Radio Play) online broadcast

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:41:29 -0600

WBRI Shukti International Artists Group presents a Bengali radio drama adaptation of Utpal Dutta's 1961 psychological thriller feature film Megh.

Listen to the first of two parts of the radio drama. As you know, WBRi SHUKTI ANTORJATIK SHILPI GOSHTHI (WBRI Shukti International Artists Group) is a pioneer in producing this series of audio dramas featuring a cast and crew spread across the entire world collaborating over telephone and electronic communication technologies.

All WBRi Shukti productions are available free online in our exclusive Bangla Natok section.

‘Maharajas of Comedy’ to launch in New York City

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:58:29 -0700

New York, NY, February 1, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio) Celebrity Comedians join together in NYC to showcase the Maharajas of Comedy – A live 1 hour comedy show. "The Maharaja's of Comedy" is a 'stand-up' comedy show, featuring the performances of some of the world's top comedians of South Asian origin. The event is set to take place on Friday, February 15th and Saturday, February 16th, at Mason Hall in New York City. Filmed in front of a live audience, comedians will give the audience their views on being South Asian in America. You'll hear personal stories of growing up, their families, their experiences, dating and a variety of other subjects. The Live show will air on a major television network this spring.

Video | BCS Cleveland Ohio Presents Bangla Natok "Adbhuture"

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:08:20 -0700

Natok Adbhuture at BCS Cleveland Ohio during Bijoya Sanmilani

"When a ghost named Taklu enters in Trina's life, strange things start happening. But what is the real purpose of Taklu? What does he want to accomplish? Let us watch tonight's play "Adbhuture" to see if we can get an answer to these questions."

Watch the full video of Bangla Natok ADBHUTURE performed in ICC from BCS part of Bijoya Sanmilani at Cleveland, Ohio on Nov 5th, 2011.

Audio | RABINDROMOYEE - A Special Songs & Narration Presentation Contrasting the Romance in Chandalika, Shyama & Chandalika

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:39:31 -0600

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Washington, DC, September 10, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Thakur, Shri Barid Baran wrote "Rabindramoyee" which depicts the comparison of THREE very popular and well known female characters created by Rabindranath - SHYAMA, CHITRANGADA and PRAKRITI (in CHANDALIKA).

The similarity between these characters is that they wanted their loved ones desperately. But the dissimilarity lies in the ways they opted to pursue their loved ones and the final outcome of their love.

Shyama sacrificed the life of a young paramour of hers in order to save Bajrasen from death as she was infatuated with him and wanted him at any cost.

Chitrangada, the only child of the king and the one to inherit the throne, falls in love with Arjun, the third of the five Pandava Brothers in the Mahabharata. But after Arjun refused her as she was not an attractive woman. She changed her appearance by the boon of Kamdev in order to reach her goal.

Prakriti was shunned by everyone around her as she was born to a lower-caste untouchable family. Her life changed when Ananda, a buddhist monk asked for water from her and made her understand that she is as human as everyone in the world. Prakriti felt re-born as a human being and fell in love with him.

However, the outcome of their love was different also.

In spite of everything Shyama did to get her love, Bajrasen left her, when he came to know about the sacrifice of life in order to save him.

After changing her appearance Chitrangada did win herself Arjun, but Arjun being a warrior looked for Chitrangada, the warrior and she came back to her original form.

Prakriti wanted Ananda and even tried her mother's magic powers to obtain him. But at the end of the day he was a monk, a hermit - a saint who had no attraction for material matters.

Listen to our special presentation - a Washington Bangla Radio exclusive.

Audio | John Van Burek, Director of "Post Office" Drama Production by Pleiades Theater Toronto Adapted from Tagore's "Dak Ghar"

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:08:32 -0600

Washington DC, June 13, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) John Van Burek lives in Toronto and is a director, translator and theater teacher. In 1997, he founded Pleiades Theater whose main goal is to celebrate global cultural diversity through plays that originate in languages other than English.

His current project has been to direct the English drama "The Post Office" translated from "Dak Ghor" by Rabindanath Tagore. Translated by Dr. Julie Banerjee Mehta (also recently interviewed by WBRi) this is the first professional level performance of "The Post Office" in Canada. The play was performed with an international cast from May 7 through June 4, 2011 at the Berkely Street Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. 2011 also marks the 100th anniversary of the writing of "The Post Office" which has been translated into some forty languages and performed all over the world.

Listen to a fascinating chat with John.

Bangla Natok: Lokkrishti's "Teen Nombor Chokh" - A Review

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:17:13 -0600

Scenes from "Teen Nombor Chokh"

Calcutta, May 31, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio / OOBE): Since 1989 LOKKRISHTI has continuously made a good number of rich & original “BANGLA NATOK”, which has drawn respectful attention from elite class and enormous mass of Bengali viewers. During this 21 years of their journey, “LOKKRISHTI” has constantly engaged themselves in serving and promoting theatre. Laboratory, Hing Ting, Krishna Gahawar, Page 4, etc. are few of their productions.

Interview: Julie Banerjee Mehta - Expert Author Journalist & Translator of Pleiades Theater Toronto's "The Post Office"

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:50:00 -0600

DEATH IS NOT THE END BUT THE BEGINNING : This aspect of Eastern Philosophy attracted John Van Burek - director of the theater group at Pleiades Theater in Toronto, and he wanted someone to translate "Dak Ghar" ( ডাকঘর ) written by Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore in the year 1911, not only as a part of the celebration of Rabindranath's 150th anniversary, but also to commemorate the centenary of the creation of this play, which Rabindranath Tagore wrote at a time when he faced so many tragedies in his personal life.

Meet Dr. Julie Banerjee Mehta who currently teaches at the Centre for South Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. Her Ph.D. dissertation is entitled "Retrieving Precolonial Identity through the Images of the Divine Feminine in Waterscapes of Postcolonial Fiction" and she is a gold medalist alumna of Jadavpur University, Kolkata where she earned her Master's degree in English Literature.

While having a candid discussion with Arijit Chakraborty in the studio of Washington Bangla Radio from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she talks about her feelings when she was requested to translate "Dak-Ghar" into English, so that the concept of Tagore can be introduced to a broader section of the Canadian population.

Pleiades Theatre of Toronto Presents English Drama "The Post Office" Translated from Tagore's DAKGHAR by Julie Mehta

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:25:52 -0600

Toronto, Canada, May 31, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Rabindranath Tagore's DAKGHAR ( ডাকঘর ) is one of the worlds most enduring and enchanting theatrical works. Pleiades Theater's production "The Post Office" is an English adaptation of the famous Bengali play by Tagore performed by the theater troupe from May 7 through June 4, 2011.

The Post Office incorporates dance and music along with the spoken word as is common in Indian theater. The production will be part of the Indian Government’s 2011 Canada-wide celebration of Indian arts and culture, highlighting the growing bonds between India and Canada.

Audio | StanfordBongs Presents Bengali Radio Drama "KOLKATA@CROSSROADS.COM"

info@washingtonbanglaradio.com (WashingtonBanglaRadio - A service of WBRi INC ) — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:53:38 -0600

StanfordBongs is a cultural interest group of Stanford University students representing the culture of Bengal and the Bangali diaspora. They are a community of Stanford students, post-docs, staff and faculty drawn together by their love and pride of all things Bengali from the banks of River Ganges to the banks of River Padma. They serve as a Bengali social network and cultural tether for new and existing students and others at Stanford by organizing cultural and social events celebrating Bengal and the Bangali way of life.

SYNOPSIS

Kolkata@crossroads.com is a futuristic science fiction narrative that delves into the glorious future of a technologically superior Bengal. The story is set against the backdrop of a Bengali wedding at an age when marriages are made by DNA sequence alignments, when robots have replaced most human services and when cloned food products are commonplace. Yet, amidst all these changes, there is a bedrock of constancy in the Bangaliyana and Bengali way of life that pervades the future as well. The marriage ceremony is disrupted by an unexpected turn of events that soon reveal why this future world is in jeopardy of being shattered.

Listen to the full Bangla Shruti Natok via Washington Bengali Radio.