Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore is that one story that we all love from our childhood. Our college friend, Ananya Moitra, presents this iconic tale with the Bengali flavor in which she was herself narrated the story by her grandmother. This one surely will take you back to your school days bringing a similar reaction that you first had on reading this one. And for those of you who haven't heard/read it, you are in for an emotionally beautiful journey!

Song Credits: Jao Pakhi by Anindita Dey

16 Parchi Dhap is our second miniseries where we venture into narrating some of our favorite stories. These stories inevitably shaped our childhood in many ways. From grandmother's bedtime stories to the ones in our school textbooks, 16 Parchi Dhap captures them all through 6 different people in 6 different languages. This one is a warm hug from us as a special Christmas present as well as a 2020 farewell gift! So, get into that cozy blanket of yours with a hot mug of coffee, put on your earpiece, and enjoy this journey.

Joining us from Kerala, Shersha Sherief, narrates to us a story very dear to his childhood. Neypayasam is a traditional sweet dish of Kerala made of jaggery, butter, rice, raisins,  cashews etc. This story presents an unfiltered account of a family dealing with grief and the consequent thoughts that linger on and in the midst of it all Neypayasam plays an integral role. Listen to the episode now to know exactly what we mean!

Song credits: Lailakame by Arun Shivdas

                          Ee puzhayum by Advait

16 Parchi Dhap is our second miniseries where we venture into narrating some of our favorite stories. These stories inevitably shaped our childhood in many ways. From grandmother's bedtime stories to the ones in our school textbooks, 16 Parchi Dhap captures them all through 6 different people in 6 different languages. This one is a warm hug from us as a special Christmas present as well as a 2020 farewell gift! So, get into that cozy blanket of yours with a hot mug of coffee, put on your earpiece, and enjoy this journey.

Bringing a Marathi tale to our series, Vismay Raje shares his favorite childhood story, Yogayog, with us. Yogayog means coincidence in Marathi which is reflected in the events that unravel during the course of the story. It also teaches kids various concepts such as homonyms through hilarious misunderstandings which if you had heard as a kid, we are sure you would've never forgotten. It's not too late if you still want to learn homonyms in an interesting way. Tune in to Yogayog now!

Song credits: Mala ved lagle by Manohar Hosmani

                         Airanichya deva tula by Mansi Deshpande

16 Parchi Dhap is our second miniseries where we venture into narrating some of our favorite stories. These stories inevitably shaped our childhood in many ways. From grandmother's bedtime stories to the ones in our school textbooks, 16 Parchi Dhap captures them all through 6 different people in 6 different languages. This one is a warm hug from us as a special Christmas present as well as a 2020 farewell gift! So, get into that cozy blanket of yours with a hot mug of coffee, put on your earpiece, and enjoy this journey.

Joining us from Assam, Prerna Das shares with us a childhood folk tale that she still often goes back to and finds absolutely hilarious.  Lotkon is Assamese means a cunning and manipulative person. Part of the collection of oral stories from a book called Grandmother's tales, Lotkon, dabbles in wordplay to teach kids an important moral lesson in life. But, do they actually take away the right moral? Find out here!

Song credits: Alakananda by Ripunjoy Sonowal

16 Parchi Dhap is our second miniseries where we venture into narrating some of our favorite stories. These stories inevitably shaped our childhood in many ways. From grandmother's bedtime stories to the ones in our school textbooks, 16 Parchi Dhap captures them all through 6 different people in 6 different languages. This one is a warm hug from us as a special Christmas present as well as a 2020 farewell gift! So, get into that cozy blanket of yours with a hot mug of coffee, put on your earpiece, and enjoy this journey.

In this episode, our host, Vj, picks her beloved school textbook story that manages to somehow reveal a lot of her interests in real life. The Umbrella Man by Roald Dahl as many other Roald Dahl stories manages to keep us engrossed till the end in his world that you instantly fall in love with. If you loved Charlie and the chocolate factory & Matilda, both by Roald Dahl, and somehow missed this, then it's your lucky day!

Song credits: Umbrella by Manish Kutiyal

16 Parchi Dhap is our second miniseries where we venture into narrating some of our favorite stories. These stories inevitably shaped our childhood in many ways. From grandmother's bedtime stories to the ones in our school textbooks, 16 Parchi Dhap captures them all through 6 different people in 6 different languages. This one is a warm hug from us as a special Christmas present as well as a 2020 farewell gift! So, get into that cozy blanket of yours with a hot mug of coffee, put on your earpiece, and enjoy this journey.

In this episode, our host, Anukul, narrates his favorite childhood story, Khel by Munshi Premchand. A classic Premchand story that captures every minute detail so intricately that it manages to paint the author's perspective perfectly in your mind. Watch out especially for the description in Urdu that will surely leave you in awe at the end. Khel zindagi hai, aur zindagi khel hai! To really understand what we mean, don't miss this one!

Song credits: Mora Saiyyan by Anindita Dey. 

16 Parchi Dhap is our second miniseries where we venture into narrating some of our favorite stories. These stories inevitably shaped our childhood in many ways. From grandmother's bedtime stories to the ones in our school textbooks, 16 Parchi Dhap captures them all through 6 different people in 6 different languages. This one is a warm hug from us as a special Christmas present as well as a 2020 farewell gift! So, get into that cozy blanket of yours with a hot mug of coffee, put on your earpiece, and enjoy this journey.