Best Biswadeep Banerjee Podcasts (2025)

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Pages from my blog: The Ray of Movies and the Pen. 8:30

3+ y ago8:30

8:30

A film director who won the Oscar ,and a delightful author ,illustrator and composer ,perhaps the greatest personality of Kolkata on this side of the death of Tagore ,Satyajit Ray's 100th birth anniversary fell in 2021 . Why should we read Ray, or have a look at his movies at all . These thoughts from my blog ,at still38.blogspot.com ,gives the ans…

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The thoughts of an Indian teacher high up in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India . 9:04

3+ y ago9:04

9:04

Biswadeep Banerjee expands on a new and remarkable bookshop he visits in the mountainous city of Itanagar in north -east India ,and is taken aback by the set up as he didn't expect such things there. Also, after picking up a particular book there he wonders ,did a 17th century Sufi mystic have a remarkable feeling for a Brahmin boy, as the book say…

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Conference : part 2 42:51

4+ y ago42:51

42:51

Recording of online classes given by the creator of this podcast , with rare information and clear explanation and entertaining style ,in three different subjects : Biology , Economics and Political science.

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Conference : part 1 41:48

4+ y ago41:48

41:48

Recording of online classes given by the creator of this podcast with unknown ,rare information in three subjects : Biology , Economics and Political science. This is part 1.

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SeeInspire series , part 5: the idea of a parallel universe and the movie 'Interstellar' 4:29

6y ago4:29

4:29

Can a simple object of everyday use make a connection with anyone who has passed away ?The story of the 2016 Hollywood Movie 'Interstellar' seems to say that these people have not actually 'passed away' but travelled to another dimension through a wormhole in our Universe, just as the father of a little girl did in this movie, and that we really ca…

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'The Martian'( 2016): A Hell of a Demonstration on How to Survive.(SeeInspire Series, part 4) 3:54

6y ago3:54

3:54

Matt Damon in the 2016 Oscar nominated, Mars-located science fiction movie 'The Martian' helped not only science come alive by giving classes in agriculture from the red planet, but he was also our boy-next-door, strumming all the right strings in our hearts : fear, love, regret, joy , anger, longing and the need for appreciation.…

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Alexander (2004): A Hollywood Movie That Brought a Hero to Life (SeeInspire Series, Part 3) 5:57

6y ago5:57

5:57

I downloaded clips from 'Alexander ' on my first-ever cellphone and showed them to my lover , inspiring him to think of me as both Alexander and Haephastion- who was probably Alexander's lover. I think the film had an equally deep, if not quite the same impact , on everyone who depicted Alexander the Great, or why else are the clips from this movie…

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Being Frodo , or Anyone Else : the SeeInspire Series, part 2 2:51

6y ago2:51

2:51

What lies behind the success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R? Is it just a book or series of films ,or something that stands for a deeper process deep in our brains, and in our subconscious, and so, by extension , to the 'real' Middle Earth in which it is supposed to be set. A reflection.

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The SeeInspire series: part 1 5:46

6y ago5:46

5:46

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, the writer , has been to two generations of readers in Bengal a Bengali Robert Frost, Stephen King, O.Henry and Edgar Allan Poe rolled into one, and his fascination continues to hold. In this the first part of a new series on writers and films that have inspired our lives , I talk of this octogenarian writer and the influen…

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Water Woes Even After the Footfall of the Monsoons 5:56

6y ago5:56

5:56

Rising temperatures across the planet has meant closure of schools, soaring barometers and delay in rains, not to speak of alarm among world leaders and outlandish schemes to 'transport' water from one continent to another.

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Inside the Hub- a critical journey , seven states and millions of thoughts 6:38

6y ago6:38

6:38

Hello! to all of you after a long time. This is Deep , calling you all from deep inside a brain activation chamber in India's north east ,after a journey of a thousand miles , and once again , a lot of interesting stories to tell . I am a teacher, blogger (still38.blogspot.in. ) photographer , Instagrammar (handle : Lante) , and am back recording t…

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Democracy at a crossroads 2:52

6y ago2:52

2:52

Have we chosen well? Elections are taking place, governments are being formed, and debates are taking place in parliament, but is only this fit to be called a democracy ?

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An Episode Worthy of a Horror Movie (final part of the series ,'The Journey That Almost Killed Me') 26:58

6+ y ago26:58

26:58

"Go the extra mile , and some more, if possible ." This is the Second 'Law of Wandering ' that Biswadeep ,our real life traveller, finds out as part of an eerie, harrowing , and horror creating experience in a international school surrounded by orchards , lantern lit villages and blazing peacocks , in the countryside of Uttar Pradesh, India , of al…

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The Very Brink - The Ball of My Life Bounces (Part 6 of The Journey That Almost Killed Me) 15:31

6+ y ago15:31

15:31

There's a region deep in our brain ,at the back and below ,which has a compulsive need to take risks. Indian teacher Biswadeep , on this sixth episode of the true life series , 'The Journey That Almost Killed Me' ,feels the push of that part as he teeters on the verge of total abandonment and bankruptcy on a station platform in South India , almost…

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A Life So Impressive and Evergreen. 8:02

6+ y ago8:02

8:02

Sir Mark Tully, renowned BBC journalist and Writer, had a deep personal impact on me when I attended an interaction with him recently . Those were not ordinary moments . They touched hundreds of us sitting there . Here are my impressions of Sir Mark.

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My Encounter With Sir Mark Tully ,BBC journalist and Writer 8:02

6+ y ago8:02

8:02

Sir Mark Tully, writer of 'No Full Stops In India' and doyen of international journalism ,having been BBC's South Asia bureau for a long time and a very public face , recently came to our place and we got to interact with him. These are my heartfelt impressions of him.

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If My Smartphone Could Speak 8:08

6+ y ago8:08

8:08

What if your smartphone has been recording your thoughts so much that it actually starts seeing patterns in the information you cram into it and suddenly tells you that you are a 'creator'? Well, in this part, the sixth ,of the seven part series, 'The Journey That Almost Killed Me', Biswadeep says (in the voice of his smartphone) that his 'smart'ph…

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The Full Story of Tea In Just Eight and a Half Minutes 8:16

6+ y ago8:16

8:16

This is the yet unknown story of tea . There is nothing like it. From the plant to the factory floor, this episode takes you through virtually every stage of tea production and puts in your mouth the flavour of the amazing leaf that was discovered in ancient China and wafted into our kitchens, tea-houses and cafes to become the most popular -ahem- …

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Food- The Giver of Not Only Nutrition but Information 5:54

6+ y ago5:54

5:54

Here I look back on countless experiences I have had in which I have received vital information which guided my life exactly when I have been having food. Is food ,then, something more than just what we eat to survive or nourish ourselves?

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Co-incidences Are Really Us- Shaping Things 10:37

6+ y ago10:37

10:37

This is an excerpt from a previous episode in which I reflect on the fact that not only a few incidents here and there in our lives, but entire landscapes in which we find ourselves may be 'created', so to say, by nothing simpler than our intention.

6+ y ago4:44

4:44

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Alexander the Great and The Spread of A Dangerous Idea 6:04

6+ y ago6:04

6:04

Alexander 1 of Macedonia, the greatest military leader of the ancient world, pharaoh of Egypt, conqueror of Persia and Lord of the Punjab and Afghanistan, ended up spreading a dangerous idea because of his ambitions- dangerous for the ancient world , that is. The idea was that East and West could not only meet, they could co-exist and learn from ea…

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The Journey That Almost Killed Me, part One 20:37

6+ y ago20:37

20:37

In the summer of 2016, a single, travel , photography and food loving English teacher from India was thrown on a journey of almost 13,000 kilometres all across that country in a way that few have perhaps ever been tested, and that too, while he was still very sick. He did survive , with the help of a few friends he had made over the years. While th…

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I Slice Through From North to South (The Journey That Almost Killed Me, part Two) 16:41

6+ y ago16:41

16:41

In the second part of his 13,000 kilometre journey through India which almost destroyed him in 2016, Biswadeep Banerjee arrives at the very gates of the Himalayas, has strange feelings in a hotel room, but then is sent smashing down to Hyderabad in the South on receiving...a bunch of fake news, which land him in trouble. He doesn't, however, forget…

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The Name IS DEEP (Trailer) 0:59

6+ y ago0:59

0:59

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Biswadeep Banerjee Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Name IS DEEP

Biswadeep Banerjee

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Pages from my blog: The Ray of Movies and the Pen. 8:30

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The thoughts of an Indian teacher high up in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India . 9:04

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Conference : part 2 42:51

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Conference : part 1 41:48

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SeeInspire series , part 5: the idea of a parallel universe and the movie 'Interstellar' 4:29

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'The Martian'( 2016): A Hell of a Demonstration on How to Survive.(SeeInspire Series, part 4) 3:54

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Alexander (2004): A Hollywood Movie That Brought a Hero to Life (SeeInspire Series, Part 3) 5:57

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Being Frodo , or Anyone Else : the SeeInspire Series, part 2 2:51

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The SeeInspire series: part 1 5:46

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Water Woes Even After the Footfall of the Monsoons 5:56

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Inside the Hub- a critical journey , seven states and millions of thoughts 6:38

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Democracy at a crossroads 2:52

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An Episode Worthy of a Horror Movie (final part of the series ,'The Journey That Almost Killed Me') 26:58

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The Very Brink - The Ball of My Life Bounces (Part 6 of The Journey That Almost Killed Me) 15:31

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A Life So Impressive and Evergreen. 8:02

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My Encounter With Sir Mark Tully ,BBC journalist and Writer 8:02

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If My Smartphone Could Speak 8:08

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The Full Story of Tea In Just Eight and a Half Minutes 8:16

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Food- The Giver of Not Only Nutrition but Information 5:54

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Co-incidences Are Really Us- Shaping Things 10:37

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Is Democracy In Danger? If so, Why? 3:30

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The Rain Dance (Part Five of an incredible adventure : The Journey That Almost Killed Me) 26:51

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Elegantly Rendered: The Journey That Almost Killed Me (Part Four) 14:27

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The Land of the Seoni Wolf Pack (The Journey That Almost Killed Me, part 3 21:57

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Earthquake In Papua New Guinea and Indonesia's Sulawesi, Sept.28, 2018 8:36

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Kings and Democracy 3:32

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The Murder of Julius Caesar and the Death of Democracy 4:44

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Alexander the Great and The Spread of A Dangerous Idea 6:04

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The Journey That Almost Killed Me, part One 20:37

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I Slice Through From North to South (The Journey That Almost Killed Me, part Two) 16:41

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The Name IS DEEP (Trailer) 0:59