Suchitra Bhattacharya

An upper-middle-class urban household is hosting a get-together among close friends over fine dining. The attendees are representatives of the upwardly mobile, educated class who brag about their general intelligence and bask in their self-belief that...

Sajal is an educated and financially settled bachelor who leads a happy and content life in a rented accommodation in the city. Familial responsibilities, particularly concerning mother’s physical care owing to her declining health condition,...

College lecturer Suvendu is a happy and content middle-class character who has deftly segregated his ideal self from his actual self with a liberal dose of practical considerations relating to bourgeois pursuits and comforts in life. Suvendu employs...

Private investigator Ms. Progyaparomita Mukherjee aka, Mitin heard about a murder case from the deputy commissioner of the detective department – Mr. Anischoye Majumdar, at Kolkata Police HQ Lalbazar. The police chief felt that it was an open and shut...

This is the third among a bouquet of AudioBox set publications on "intriguing tapestry of existentialism" from the “My StoryGenie” Bengali audiobook series.Featuring an exclusively copyrighted and curated collection of Bengali audio stories (only from...

"Shoibal" – the eternal charmer whose smile melts a thousand maidens' hearts is visiting his friend - a simple neighborhood girl of the foregone university days. Shoibal has always been a brilliant student and had gone for overseas study many years...

The story amply showcases the versatility of the literary genius of the late Suchitra Bhattacharya, whose literary repertoire covers a swathe of genres, from social drama, detective thrillers, belles-lettres, social comedies & dark sarcasm. This...

"Papu" is all set to appear for his kindergarten school admission interview. Anxious parents are sweating it out to ensure needful preparation so that Papu can secure an admit offer in this highly competitive slug-fest where demand for seats outstrips...

Subhomoe, a government employee, enjoys a comfortable urban life with his wife and his only son - Laltu. Government services present the dual benefit of job security with scope for illicit income from bribes to the opportunistic. Although regular...

The household of Mihir and Shrabani and their teenage daughter is atypical of the Indian urban middle class who survive by the proverbial cutting corners. Owning a flat is the veritable "coming of age" for middle-income families as it presents the...

Monica is the affluent housewife of a successful thoracic surgeon. This status has been in stark contrast to her growing up days in a lower-middle-class family of limited means. Monica is proud and happy about outgrowing her past, and she derives...

Rachana is the busy housewife of the successful corporate executive Barun. Amid an affluent jet-set lifestyle, the middle-aged couple has been traveling around the world, across continents in their continuous push for greener pastures wherever work...

Gauranga, Namita's only son, Parthapratim alias, Biltu, had been a brilliant student who had topped board examinations and had subsequently joined the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology. Later he emerged as the overall best student across all...

Sexagenarians Tapodhir and Karuna – the husband-wife pair are being sent on a holiday trip to the seaside vacation destination – Puri, by their children and grandchildren on an overnight train journey. The couple is traveling for the first time in...