Art Pickles: Recent Episodes
ART PICKLES
Born in 1911, Pritilata was a brilliant student and while at schools, one of their teachers, lovingly called Usha di, told them the story of Rani of Jhansi, Laxmibai. The story and the deeds of Laxmibai inspired Pritilata and fired her imagination. After school, she was admitted to Eden College in Dhaka where she topped amongst all other students who took the exam in Dhaka Board. It was around this point of time that she joined Leela Roy’s Sree Sangha.
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The country was going through a number of changes since the early 1900s, as the Nationalist movement started gaining momentum and Gandhi's arrival in India. Matangini Hazra was inspired by Gandhiji ‘s call for freedom and devoted herself to Gandhiji’s path, while the local people lovingly gave her the title of “Gandhi buri”.
Freedom at Midnight Series, in collaboration with Soumitro Dasgupta (Illustration)
Listen to the story of Sister Nivedita - teacher, author, and social activist.
Freedom at Midnight Series, in collaboration with Soumitro Dasgupta.
Listen to the story of Bina Das : Indian revolutionary and nationalist from West Bengal.
Talking Cub, the children’s imprint of Speaking Tiger has published Habber-Jabber-Law which is phonetically closest to HaJaBaRaLa in e-format.
Translator: Arunava Sinha
Arunava Sinha translates classic, modern, and contemporary Bengali fiction, non-fiction and poetry into English. Over fifty-five of his translations have been published so far. Born and educated in Calcutta, he lives and writes in Delhi.
Talking Cub, the children’s imprint of Speaking Tiger has published Habber-Jabber-Law which is phonetically closest to HaJaBaRaLa in e-format.
Translator: Arunava Sinha
Arunava Sinha translates classic, modern, and contemporary Bengali fiction, non-fiction and poetry into English. Over fifty-five of his translations have been published so far. Born and educated in Calcutta, he lives and writes in Delhi.
Talking Cub, the children’s imprint of Speaking Tiger has published Habber-Jabber-Law which is phonetically closest to HaJaBaRaLa in e-format.
Translator: Arunava Sinha
Arunava Sinha translates classic, modern, and contemporary Bengali fiction, non-fiction and poetry into English. Over fifty-five of his translations have been published so far. Born and educated in Calcutta, he lives and writes in Delhi.
The Rat thinks that he makes amazing bargains, but does it mean he can get away with anything? A Punjabi folk tale taken from the book 'Tales of India'.
The priest goes on a trip to earn money, leaving his wife and mother at home. A ghost takes his shape and comes to his family. Listen to the story to know more.
Story of an intelligent girl who saves the land from getting barren.
This story is from Bihar, India and taken from the book 'Stories of East India'.
A poor Brahimin seeks help from Goddess Durga who implores Lord Shiva to give him some gift by which he can survive. He is gifted a magic handi which has the powers to pour out endless mudkis when upturned and shaken. The handi is stolen and the poor brahmin once again seeks favour. this time, instead of mudkis, the handi produces demons and devils who without any alarm beat up who ever they see. This resets the Brahmin's life and he and his family live happily thereafter. Listen to the podcast to find out how that happens.
Story of Opium - A mouse who keeps a sage's company asks for boons to change itself into different animals: cat, dog, ape, wild boar, elephant and finally, into a queen when it falls into a well and dies. What grows from the soil under which she is buried is an opium plant. Opium which heals and also intoxicates.
It is a Bengali Poem written by Rabindra Nath Tagore. Listen to the adventure story how a boy saves his mother from the dacoits.