Mumbai is known for it's highly collaborative citizens . There is something in the city that whenever the city faces any massive problem, everyone comes together to find the 'Win-Win' 

A story of Mumbai's Taj Palace hotel from Dr. Shashank Shah's book ' Win Win Corporations' is an example of this trait of the city

Narrated by Mohit Gupta 

Taj Mahal present in Agra has it's own secret that is related to geography. Though Mumtaz Behum breathed last in the city of Burhanpur(MP), the city could not host the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal and thus lost it's claim to fame 

Story shared by Dr. Priyanka Mishra an IPS officer and a historian. References of the story are found in the book 'Springs of Life- India's Water Resources' 

Story narrated by Jyotica Sarkar Malik, a professional voice over artist 

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Stories of Akbar Birbal , like Taj Mahal,  are just not the stories but lessons for life. 

In this story Author and Investment Advisor , Vinayak Sapre , speaks of a story from his book , ' Birbal, Tenali and Investment Sutras' of why should we not indulge into things we cannot afford and rather than taming white elephants we should have assets that can earn for us

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Ghoomar is a very popular song of Jodhpur which is a form of storytelling with music and dance. In this episode noted Ghazal Singer , Rashmi Agarwal has lent her lovely voice for this folk song 

Book for reference for this episode - 'Popular Music in Contemporary India' by Natalie Sarrazin

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The movie 'Don' which is Amitabh Bachchan's one of the most iconic movies and it's special song' Khaike Paan Banaras Wala' were made for each other so much so that after few rejections by the doyens of bollywood , the movie and the song created a remarkable feat 

The song epitomizes the  joy of the city of Banaras 

Book for reference - 'The Making of Don' by Krishna Gopalan 

Like every other city, Mumbai too has a story behind it's name which is as old as Gods. The city has got many transformations to it's name to the one it has landed now as Mumbai 

An interesting story not only to know but also to tell your friends and kids as shared by Vibha Jindal 

Reference of the story from the book ' Govind Narayan's Mumbai'

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Allahabad or prayagraj , is city known for many things but has it's own charm with the name associated to Amitabh Bachchan . This city has given him everything especially the sleeping Hanuman of this town.  

This temple is unique and fulfills the desire of all 

The temple has a special mention in the book 'Vacation Goose Travel Guide Allahabad India' By Francis Morgan

Narration by Mohit Gupta 

Who wouldn't have heard the ' Chaddi PahAn ke phool khila' song and the adventures of the chaddi boy of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' - Mowgli but there are still many things to know from the book. One such unheard story is here in this episode of the Story Bank of City Book Leaders 

The book's plot was based upon the dense tiger reserve of 'Pench' in Madhya Pradesh

Narration by Naysa Punhani and her mother Sonia Bareja Punhani 

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Chamba a beautiful lake town of Himanchal Pradesh is a special city to visit especially due to the flavor of love stories of Paravati and Shiva . 

Known for it's folk songs, Chamba has many of them for each and every occasion. In this episode , versatile Ghazal Singer Rashmi Agarwal sings a part of a very known song of the city - 'Chamba Kitni Door' 

The reference book is ' The Royal Bargain' by Krishna Yadav