Before mobile phones, video games, and the endless distractions of modern life, childhood in the 1980s had its own kingdom of adventure. In the old neighbourhoods of Kolkata, a gang of restless boys claimed the city’s rooftops as their playground. From daring leaps across terraces to secret missions under the blazing summer sun, these self-proclaimed…
Category: Audio Stories
Audio versions of my short stories.
Mudskippers: AUDIO STORY
On the muddy banks of the Ganges in North Kolkata, two mysterious twins are discovered by a humble idol maker from Kumartuli. Raised among clay, river tides, and the ancient craft of sculpting gods, the boys grow up with an uncanny bond to the water that first brought them into the world. But when a…
Derinchi: AUDIO STORY
Derinchi is a dwarf who grows up as the constant target of jokes and ridicule in his village. Mocked for his height and even named after it, he learns to live quietly on the margins of society. Yet life has its own mysterious way of balancing cruelty and kindness. In this poignant tale, a man…
Fish n Rice: AUDIO STORY
A frantic morning. A superstitious mind. And a plate of fish and rice that was never meant for him. Fish n Rice follows Bipin Bihari Choudharee, a ritual-loving, fish-obsessed Bengali gentleman whose perfectly predictable life unravels on a day when everything seems cosmically misaligned. After a series of absurd mishaps at the bustling Maniktala fish…
Weekend Stories by Trishikh 