Gaaner Girish

• UA
• 40m
• 30th Apr, 2026

From the amateur theatre of Baghbazar to the undisputed hero of Bengal’s professional stage, Girish Chandra Ghosh’s rise was closely linked with his songs. How did he begin writing for the stage? Be it Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s novels or the plays of Shakespeare, devotional dramas like Chaitanya Lila and Nimai Sannyas, or social plays such as Prafulla and Balidan — Girish Ghosh wrote songs of striking variety for innumerable productions. Episode Eight of Natoker Gaan moves through different moments of Girish Ghosh’s life, the stories of his plays, and the many colours of his theatrical songs. It becomes, at once, the story of Girish Ghosh and a glimpse of Bengal’s social history. A journey back in time through songs.