Anansi is an Akan folktale character. He often takes the shape of a spider and is sometimes considered to be a god of all knowledge of stories. In this podcast I narrate a story which tells us about how he came to possess all the stories. Keep listening. Don't forget to subscribe. Visit www.kalampedia.org to know more.

Shashi Tharoor, in his book India Shastra, gives a broader perspective of India's history, culture, politics, social practices and much more. In one of the chapters, he talks about the atrocities committed by the British during the colonial period. I share this in today's podcast. Subscribe to keep listening to more such interesting stories or visit www.kalampedia.org to explore more.

In her second compilation of published writing, Brianna Wiest explores pursuing purpose over passion, embracing negative thinking, seeing the wisdom in daily routine, and becoming aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. The collection is called 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. I narrate one of the essays from this book.

Thich Nhat Hanh discussed Buddhist philosophy and mindfulness in the simplest ways possible. In his book The Art of Living, he educates us on some of the very basics of leading a good life. I discuss it briefly in today's podcast. Please visit www.kalampedia.org to support me.

Sohrab and Rustom is a narrative poem with strong tragic themes first published in 1853 by Matthew Arnold. The poem retells a famous episode from Ferdowsi's Persian epic Shahnameh relating how the great warrior Rustum unknowingly slew his long-lost son Sohrab in single combat. I narrate the story in today's podcast. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast. Visit www.kalampedia.org to know more.

I narrate the creation myth from the Quran and Hadiths in this podcast.

Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, philosopher and writer. In his book The Art of Loving, he discusses the idea of love and how it is going extinct as an art under the assault of romanticism. I discuss some of these thoughts in this podcast.

I narrate another fun story today. It was written by Ambrose Bierce and is titled John Mortonson's Funeral. Enjoy.

I narrate Stephen Leacock's famous short story My Financial Career in today's podcast.

Today I discuss some of the very basics of the Quran and try to explain its theology at the fundamental level.