50 CONVERSATIONS · 50 PERSPECTIVES

Fifty conversations.
Fifty ways of looking back.

Fifty conversations selected from Soul Connection’s long-form archive. Arunava Khasnobis returns to each episode—its words, silences, tensions and takeaways—to write his own perspective in an original Bengali essay and a distinct English edition.

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These essays are ready to read. Bengali and English begin from the same source, but each has its own language, structure and reading rhythm.

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Cinema · Taste · Audience · Parambrata Chattopadhyay · Soul Connection Podcast · Episode 74

Your Film Failed. What Does Blaming the Audience Stop You Seeing?

Parambrata Chattopadhyay’s conversation opens a practical distinction between protecting your taste and protecting yourself from feedback. A way to examine failed work without insulting its audience or surrendering its ambition.

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Conversation · Listening · Indrajit Lahiri: podcast-এ scripted প্রশ্নের সমস্যা | SC PODCAST EP #139

The questions were ready. Why does the real conversation keep escaping?

Indrajit Lahiri’s winding conversation offers a practical lens for preparing deeply without turning a guest into raw material for a predetermined script.

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03
Theatre · Resilience · Soumya Mukherjee: দিল্লির show-তে দর্শক মাত্র দুজন | SC PODCAST EP #157

Only two people came. The play still began. What do empty seats reveal about an artist?

Soumya Mukherjee’s near-empty Delhi shows offer a practical way to separate commercial feedback from artistic worth, and motivation from dependable craft.

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Music · Lineage · “আলী আকবর খান সাহেবের কিছু অদ্ভুত জিনিস ছিল” Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri | SC PODCAST | EP #133

His guru said, “Do not copy me.” So how does a student find a voice of his own?

A practical account of learning tradition without becoming an imitation, drawn from Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri’s life as student, accompanist and teacher.

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Music · Practice · “এখনও ‘ধা’-টা ঠিক জায়গায় লাগেনি রে...” Haimanti Sukla | SC PODCAST | EP #144

The world heard mastery. She still heard one wrong note. When is an artist finished?

A practical lens for using dissatisfaction to deepen craft without letting perfectionism consume the artist, drawn from Haimanti Sukla’s life in music.

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Cinema · Survival · “সেই প্রথম পরিচিত হলাম ইন্ডাস্ট্রির কদর্য দিকটার সঙ্গে।” Tota Roy Chowdhury | SC PODCAST | EP #151

Everyone praised the performance. Then the phone stopped ringing. What does an artist protect?

A practical way to separate craft, self-respect and market approval when good work does not lead to the next job.

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People · Parenting · Is Your Parenting Killing Your Child's Curiosity? Dr. Debajyoti Kar | SC PODCAST EP #163

When every mistake becomes a verdict, what happens to a child’s curiosity?

A practical lens for separating guidance from constant judgment, so that children can learn from mistakes without learning to distrust their own minds.

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THE EDITORIAL METHOD

Beyond popularity—the lasting value of a conversation

01

Depth

An episode that opens a new question instead of offering an easy answer.

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Range

A broad field of art, mind, relationships, society, health, work and lived experience.

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Arunava’s return

Not a guest-summary, but what the conversation makes Arunava think now, as its host.

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The source conversation

Every essay remains connected to its original video, so the reader can return to the conversation.

THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

A map of fifty conversations

Released cards link to both essay and video. The remaining conversations are available to watch now; their reading links will appear here as each essay is released.

Cinema & Craft

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Music & Performance

07 conversationsBack to index ↑

Mind & Relationships

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Society & History

07 conversationsBack to index ↑

Health & Wellbeing

06 conversationsBack to index ↑

Work, Money & Technology

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Lives & Worldviews

05 conversationsBack to index ↑