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This week, it's the Stories of Mahabharata, retold by Sudipta Bhawmik, a multitalented playwright, storyteller, and engineer. With music and immersive sound design by Avi Ziv, Bhawmik animates this ancient Indian epic, rendering it in English to delight those that have never heard it before as well as those who were raised on the stories.The Mahabharata is thousands of years old, and originally in Sanskrit. It tells the story of two groups of warring cousins -- the Pandava brothers and the Kaurava brothers -- who fight over the throne. But it's more than just a war story; it's a story of love and curses, righteousness and evil, tricksters, poisons, and monkeys.We're featuring episodes 30 and 31 of Bhawmik's retold Mahabharata: first, Bheema (a Pandava brother with enormous strength) encounters Hanuman. Then, a story of Arjuna (another Pandava, and the greatest archer in the world).Stories of Mahabharata@MahabharatAudio
Now enjoy the second part of Satyameva, performed by Satinath Mukhopadhyay and written by Sudipta Bhawmik.
Here is a radio play that we did few years ago. The cast includes Subhodev Das, Aparajita Das, Anisha Das and Indranil Mukherjee. The play was directed by Indranil Mukherjee and written by Sudipta Bhawmik. Recording, editing, effects and music … Continue reading →
In this part of episode 1, Sudipta Bhawmik reads a short story by Satyajit Ray, “The Vicious Vampire”.
On Saturday March 30, 2013, EBC Radio launched EBC drama club. Listen to the podcast of this episode below. ECTA members like Sankar Ghoshal, Nupur Lahiri, Lilabati Majumdar, Subhodev Das, Aparajita Das, Dhriti Bagchi and Sudipta Bhawmik. In part 1 … Continue reading →
Here is Satinath Mukhopadhyay , the famous audio artist, performing our play “Durghatana” (“An Accident” by Sudipta Bhawmik) for the Radio in Kolkata.
For the 2010 edition of Banga Sammelan at Atlantic City, New Jersey, the hosts Kallol took a novel decision of offering the prime time drama slot to their members instead of the usual practice of inviting theater troupes from overseas. The play "Ekti Gnaye Thaki", written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik, portrays the unique story of bengali immigrants living in North America and a heart-warming sibling relationship. In this episode, listen to snippets from a rehearsal session as Sudipta and the cast share their feelings about the play.