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An Old Ghost Story
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Ruskin Bond's book "When the Night Falls"
He met a pretty girl in Dehra Dun the hill station he lived in. And asked her to tea. And to set the romantic mood he suggested they turn off the l...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Indomitable Gauls
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip remembers his early childhood attraction to a group of mustacioed morons. Astrix and Obelix.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
The Real Saroo
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Kolkata Lit Fest promotional poster, Credit: Photo by Sandip Roy
When I was a little boy I once lost my parents in a busy market in Kolkata. I cannot begin to imagine what it means to be lost for 25 YEARS. Like S...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sandip Roy's Dispatch: The Gurkha's Daughter
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Nepalese/Indian-American author Prahjwal Parajuly is not your usual "trope."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Death of Archie
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie", Credit: archiecomics.com
The Archie comic book character is as American as it gets. But in July of 2014 (Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie") Archie dies. His death reverber...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Oprah Spins a Yarn
From: Ken Cormier
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Commentary on the Oprah Winfrey/James Frey controversy

  • Added: Mar 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:27