About BanglaPodcast.com - Home of Bengali Podcasts

BanglaPodcast.com brings to you unique content in the exciting podcast format to Bengalis around the world. The flexibility of the new format (read more on podcasting), allows us to present the rich culture and heritage of Bengal and the Bengali language, whenever you are ready. On your computer, on your iPod/MP3 player and on your phone, our episodes will provide you the right mix of entertainment, information and interactivity.


	Piya and Deb Roy bring their interest and experience in technology, media and arts to produce the podcasts at BanglaPodcast.com. Their fascination with podcasting led to the creation of PodioIndia which soon became one of the most popular Indian podcasting websites. Outside regular academics, Piya’s years in Kolkata were spent pursuing music while Deb wrote columns in major newspapers. These early interests now find a confluence in the shows they produce and host from USA. When not thinking together about creative podcast content, Piya works with teachers and students of Special Education while Deb develops Biotechnology.



		Piyashi Roy Choudhury provides background research from Kolkata and brings in her years of experience in print and electronic media. Besides exploring passionately her new-found interest in podcasting, she teaches courses on Media Relations and works with NGOs.

Shyamak Mukherjee (also known as Joel) is the heart and soul behind the music you hear in the 2008 Banga Sammelan podcast including the theme music - brilliantly blending the nostalgia of Bengali music with contemporary exuberance. Like everyone else in the family, Joel started music pretty early on - starting with classical guitar and then moving on to contemporary music. He had been a member of the pioneers of Bengali rock culture...Paraspathar. Joel is now busy producing his own album. Listen to some of his works here.

Srijeet Chaudhury (also known as Babu), brings to the BPSrijeet team his anchoring and extempore skills and an infectious smile! A chemical engineer by profession, Srijeet was born and raised in Kolkata, India and moved to Canada in his late teens. But his penchant for Bengali culture and language never let his roots fade away. He excels in debates (making him the contrarian in the team) and is passionate about Bengali music and literature.

BPSoma Soma Mukhopadhyay has always balanced academics and fine arts with aplomb. A PhD degree in Science, Rabindra Sangeet degree from Gitabitan, regular forays in dramatics and literary contributions marked her early years in Kolkata. In the US, she still continues the trend with teaching and research and maintains her passion for literature, drama, recitation and compering. She is the publication secretary of the Mid America Bengali Association.

Destiny made Kishore Sen’s Kishore Sen association with BanglaPodcast.com fairly short-lived. A brilliant composer of computer-sequenced music from Kolkata, Kishore-da was well-liked and respected by the online music community. The untimely demise in June 2007 robbed us of some of the unique fusion music he was composing. But his music lives on forever through the various compositions available on his webpage and the nostalgic theme music he composed for the Detroit NABC07 Podcast.