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CliffsNotes on The Way of the World
CliffsNotes on The Way of the World, a famous full-length comedy by William Congreve (January 24, 1670 – January 19, 1729) is our new Braille book. This play is now in the syllabus of Kolkata and many other universities. We hope, this short guide, transcribed into Braille from CliffsNotes will […]
Bahiri by Ramapada Chowdhury
Bahiri, a short Bengali novel by Ramapada Chowdhury (December 22, 1922 – July 29, 2018), has been recorded for our audio library. This audio book is about 3 hours and 19 minutes long. Print-disabled readers may contact us for a free copy on pen drive or they may collect it […]
Abar Yadi Icchha Karo
We proudly present to our readers the audio recording of Abar Yadi Icchha Karo by Narayan Sanyal (April 26, 1924 – February 7, 2005). This popular novel is about 12 hours and 45 minutes long. The book was first published by Nath Publications in 1981. We have recorded it from […]
Amphan Damaged Braille Press Building
Amphan, the second super cyclone to form over the Bay of Bengal since 1999, did not spare our Braille press building at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia just on the outskirts of Kolkata. This area, i.e. Malancha-Mahinagar under Baruipur Municipality, was right in the direction of the terrible cyclone. A […]
Battala by Sukanta Gangopadhyay in Audio
Battala, a Bengali novel by Sukanta Gangopadhyay, is our new audio book. The novel first appeared in the Sharadiya issue of Desh in Bengali 1423. Complete in a total reading time of about 6 hours and 48 minutes, this book may also be collected by any print-disabled listener from us. […]
Safety Pin by Smaranjit Chakraborty in Audio
Safety Pin by Smaranjit Chakraborty is our latest audio book. The novel first appeared in the Desh puja issue of Bengali 1426. Complete in a total reading time of about 6 hours and 24 minutes, this audio book will be appreciated by our readers, we hope. Any print-disabled person may […]
Rape of the Lock in Braille
Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope is now available in Braille. This book is completed in two Braille volumes. The poem has a very good introduction and notes by the editor, Geoffrey Tillotson. Since it is on the syllabuses of almost all colleges, this edition will be of great […]
Vidyasagar by Shankha Ghosh in Audio
We proudly present Vidyasagar by Shankha Ghosh in the form of audio book. It is a short life history of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (September 26, 1820 – July 29, 1891) recorded keeping in mind the bicentennial birth anniversary of this great man. This brief biography is part of a series […]
Dak Ghar Reimagined
Dak Ghar by Rabindranath Tagore is the story of a young boy confined to bed owing to his incurable disease. The village doctor has imposed complete restriction on his movement. His only connection with the outside world is possible through a window. He watches from his bed the curd-seller, the […]
Condolence Meeting Postponed
Members and friends, We regret to announce that the Condolence Meeting in the memory of Late Sukanti Majumdar, the President of Blind Persons’ Association and a leading social activist, scheduled to be held at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia, Kolkata on March 29, 2020 at 3 PM stands postponed till […]