Soma Ghosh

Soma Ghosh is a writer, performer and podcaster working in fiction, non-fiction and arts and culture journalism. In response to Welsh broadcasting legend Vincent Kane interviewing the people of Carmarthen in 1960 about Merlin’s Oak, she has created a podcast about enchanted trees in Wales and Bengal.

“The Tree Men of Wales and Bengal” brings together Merlin and his legendary oak in Carmarthen, Wales, and Ramakrishna, a 19th century saint from Kolkata, whose Kalpataru wish-fulfilling tree granted enlightenment at a time of turmoil under British Imperialism.

This podcast is a reimagining of nature’s impact on identity, culture, and belonging.