I am not a historian. The facts learnt through history books and the web form part of my narration.Bangladesh got it's Independence from Pakistan on 16th December 1971. The revolt to separate from being part of Pakistan was fuelled by the para

Gitanjali - Poem 2 & Poem 3

Aug 22nd, 2021 12m 8s

This is the second episode of the Gitanjali series of Kasturi Waves. The poems are - "No more noisy loud words from me" and "Thou hast made me endless". The music track of the song "kolahol to baron holo" is prepared by Shubho.All Other are c

WALL PAPER || Poet: Aloke K. Bhattacharya || Recitation: Kasturi Basu ||

Jun 26th, 2021 16m 23s

"Wall Paper" is a collection of poems by Dr. Aloke K. Bhattacharya.Planning, Narration & Recitation - Kasturi BasuMusic - copyright free music from www.bensound.com

Kasturi Waves - Story reading - "সিনিয়র এপ্রেন্টিস" (Senior Apprentice) - Syed Mujtaba Ali

Jun 17th, 2021 6m 56s

This is a short story written by a famous Bengali writer, Syed Mujtaba Ali. "Senior Apprentice" is one of the many short stories from the book on short stories "Shrestho Golpo", by the writer. Hope you will enjoy hearing it.Music- copyright fr

Dream Maker -স্বপ্নের রূপকার

Jun 11th, 2021 12m 23s

This is a humble tribute to my mentor who has helped me realise my dreams, Shri Jishu Bhatto. The podcast is a collage of some of the poems written by him. Music (copyright free music from) - www.bensound.com.Any queries:mail to: ramotin@gma

Gitanjali - Kasturi Waves - Poem 1

May 24th, 2021 5m 45s

This is the first poem from the original manuscript of Gitanjali (Song Offerings) by Rabindranath Tagore. "This is my delight, thus to wait and watch". "Amar ei poth chawatei anondo". The song is sung by Anindya Pal. The Planning, Narration and

Freedom of Speech - A collage of poems

Apr 17th, 2021 11m 1s

This presentation of Kasturi Waves is a collage of poems on the idea of freedom of speech in the present scenario, ie, during the ongoing State Assembly election, 2021. 1:15 - a poem on the common man by Jishu Bhatto (Bengali)5.30 - "Sob koth

Tej - A poem by Debabrata Singha, Narration - Kasturi Basu

Mar 31st, 2021 10m 25s

This is a poem in one of the bengali local vernacular dialect. It echoes that Women's liberation can happen when every girl child from all parts of the World receive education. Gender equality is possible only when the girl child understands th

Wings of Desire ... Ichhe Daana

Feb 7th, 2021 13m 25s

A mix of poems and thoughts on how the word "Desire" or "ইচ্ছে" can change our lives. Poems recited are mostly in Bengali and are written by Rabindranath Tagore, Jishu Bhatto, Ellie Stelter (English) , Jibananda Das, Kabir Suman, Javed Akhtar (

A Tribute to Sukumar Ray

Dec 21st, 2020 13m 19s

Sukumar Ray was a genius who could mellifluously blend wit & satire into poems and present them as nonsensical rhymes & stories. Within a short span of 36 years of life, he had proved time and again that he was larger than life. This is my trib

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