Stories From India

A Bengali Folk Tale about a little schoolboy, Gopal, his cowherd brother, also called Gopal, and a pot of Dahi that just cannot be emptied!

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#sfipodcast #Krishna #Gopal #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #BengaliFolkTales #Bengali #Bengal #WestBengal #BengaliFolkTale #IndianFolkTale #FolkTale #Dahi #SisterNivedita #Nivedita #SwamiVivekananda #Vivekananda

The Sage #Durvasa is arguably the most difficult guest of all! But see how King #Amabarish manages him - thanks to a little gift from Lord #Vishnu himself!

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#sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #LordVishnu #SudarshanChakra #Ambarisha

A #Gujarati #FolkTale set in medieval India featuring magical transformations, the effects of feeding your fish too much food, an unlikely marriage, and a seven headed cobra!

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#sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Gujarat #Gujarati #GujaratiFolkTales #FolkTalesOfGujarat

A story from the Brihatkatha about a White Elephant that is also a Trojan Horse! And a Queen who really wants to bathe in Tomato Juice

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#sfipodcast #Brihatkatha #Kathasaritasagara #Kathasaritasagar #Kaushambi #Ujjain

A Ramayana story about Hanuman's almost-showdown with Ravana, the semi-destruction of Lanka, and Hanuman's return to Rama!

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#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Rama #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Sita #Seeta #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ravana #Ravan #Lanka

Two Kerala Folk Tales about unlikely friends - one about neighbors with completely opposite fortunes, and the other about a Fox and a Tortoise!

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#sfipodcast #Kerala #KeralaFolkTales #KeralaFolkTale #FolkTalesOfKerala #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Malyalam #MalyaliFolkTales #Shiva

Hear the Snow White-like origin story of #Krishnadevaraya, who was one of the greatest rulers in India. Also famous for his association with #TenaliRaman!

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Hear previous Tenali Raman stories we’ve covered before

#sfipodcast #Krishnadevarayar #Hampi #Vijaynagar #Vijaynagaram #Tenali #IndianHistory #HistoryOfIndia #KingsOfIndia #IndianKings

An Uttar Pradesh Folk Tale about a poor woodcutter and his family, a happy Apsara family, and a magical bowl that can cook any dish!

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#sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #UttarPradeshFolkTales #FolkTalesOfUttarPradesh #UttarPradesh

A Singhasan Battisi story about Indra's claim that King Vikramaditya would be able to survive a close encounter with the Sun!

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Check these links for the previous Singhasan Battisi stories and previous Vikram and Betaal episodes.

#sfipodcast #SinghasanBattisi #Vikramaditya #Bhoj #Surya #Agni #Vayu #Varuna #Varun #Bhoja #Manasarovar #VikramAurBetaal #Singhasan

A story about the Goddess #Kali and how she rescues the world from an attack of a Clone Army!

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Kali has appeared before in Episode 19

I'm very proud to announce that this show was ranked the number 1 podcast for Indian Mythology amongst Indian listeners. Thank you all so much for your feedback and support!

#sfipodcast #Durga #Parvati #Shiva #Ambika #Asura