HinduLit - A podcast on Indian literature including legends, mythologies, and history.

HinduLit - A podcast on Indian literature including legends, mythologies, and history.

By Krishna KarnamadakalaSociety & CultureReligion & SpiritualityHistory
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  • Episode 5 - Bhasmasura
    This episode about the Rakshasa Bhasmasura. This rakshasa, curries the favor of Lord Shiva to receive a boon that would allow him to destroy anything he placed his hand on.
    9 min
  • Episode 1 - Kakudmi and Time Travel
    This episode is a story from Indian mythology about King Kakudmi of Kushasthali and his daughter Revati who marries Balarama. This tale is said to be the OLDEST known piece of literature where we come across TIME TRAVEL and Time Dilation.
    13 min
  • Episode 4 - Kurma Avatar
    This episode about Lord Vishnu's Kurma avatar. Kurma avatar, where Kurma stands for tortoise, is one of the dasha-avatar of Vishnu, or the ten principal avatars of Vishnu. Dasha means ten, therefore dasha-avatar means ten avatars.
    17 min
  • Episode 3 - The Syamantaka Jewel
    The episode is a continuation of the story of Ganesha Chathurthi, a festival that celebrates the Hindu god Ganesha. We talk about the curse on the moon and an adventure that the avatar Krishna faces due to this curse around the Syamantaka jewel.
    23 min
  • Episode 1 - Kakudmi and Time Travel
    This episode is a story from Indian mythology about King Kakudmi of Kushasthali and his daughter Revati who marries Balarama. This tale is said to be the OLDEST known piece of literature where we come across TIME TRAVEL and Time Dilation.
    10 min

About HinduLit - A podcast on Indian literature including legends, mythologies, and history.

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HinduLit - short for Hindu Literature is a podcast on Indian Literature including legends, mythologies, history, culture, and practices in India. We will narrate stories, literature, and history specifically from India or about Indians. Hear our stories on the Hindu Gods like Ganesha, Krishna, and Lakshmi; historic figures such as Gandhi, Ambedkar; and more. The podcast will attempt to introduce the novice or the modern listener to the nature of India's evolution in history with a modern perspective.The podcast is recorded in the English language but may include some content in other languages.