Stories From India

Another #VikramBetaal story about a Scandal in Karnataka, and how a mastermind pits his wits against a Princess.

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Previous Vikram Betaal episodes:

Episode 5 – Kingly duties

#sfipodcast #Vikramaditya #Vikram #Betaal

An #AkbarBirbal story where #Birbal again comes to the rescue when someone tries to cheat a hardworking farmer out of her gold!

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We’ve covered Akbar and Birbal stories previously in Episodes 9 - A Clever Minister in King Akbar’s Court, Episode 10 - The Great Detective, Episode 22 - Slow Cooker, Episode 38 - A Close Shave, and most recently in Episode 73 - Teacher’s Pet.

#sfipodcast #Akbar #Mughal

A #FolkTale from #Punjab about a wish-fulfilling Bee, a talking Tigress, a princess abduction, and a shape-shifting monster!

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#sfipodcast #PunjabiFolkTales #FolkTalesOfPunjab #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales

A story from the #Ramayana about #Ram and #Lakshman's elder sister - #Shanta. Also featuring #Dasharath, #Kaushalya, #Ravana, and me, #NaradaMuni!

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Previous Ramayan episodes are here

#sfipodcast #Ramayan #Narada #Rishyashringa

A story from the #Mahabharat about #Amba. Also featuring a battle between #Parshuram and #Bhishma, and a little cameo by me, #NaradaMuni!

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#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Bheeshma #Parshurama #Narada

A #FolkTale from #Karnataka about an an odd village where everyone seems to behave illogically, and what happens when outsiders visit

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#sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia  #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfKarnataka #KannadaFolkTales #KannadaFolkTale #KarnatakaFolkTales #KarnatakaFolkTale #Kannada

A story from the #Ramayan about #Rama's battle in the #Dandaka forest with #Shoorpanakha's brothers #Khara and #Dushana

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#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Valmiki #Laxman #Lakshman #Sita #Panchavati #Surpanakha

There are 9 previous Ramayana episodes

Valmiki's origin story is in Episode 6 – Fish Highwayman

The Ramayana kicks off in Episode 7 – Kingdom by Horse

Episode 15 – Rishi vs Rishi: Un-civil war! and Episode 16 – Six….teen Flags are about Rama and Laxman's encounter with #Vishwamitra

A flashback to #Dasharath's past is in Episode 24 – Promises made, hearts broken

Ram, Laxman, and Sita begin their exile in Episode 30 – Banished!

and continue it in Episode 41 – Forest Life and Episode 64 – The First Kidnapping of Sita

They encounter Shoorpanakha in Episode 78 – Ramayana – An Indecent Proposal

We have also covered three episodes that aren’t part of the main storyline but feature some central Ramayana characters:

#Hanuman's origin story is in Episode 25 – Up, Up and Away!

Episode 55 – Saturnine is about an encounter between Shani and #Ravana.

Episode 81 – Ramayana – Wolverine Claws is

A folk tale from #Ladakh about a fairy who cries gems, and a magic box like #Pandora's but with a big difference!

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#sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #FolkTalesOfLadakh #LadakhiFolkTales #IndianFolkTales

Celebrate #ShivajiJayanti with a couple of stories of this legendary #Maratha ruler, including one about how he captured his first fort at #Torna!

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#sfipodcast #Shivaji #Maharashtra #Pune #AfzalKhan #Bijapur #Pratapgarh

This is the origin story of #Parshuram, an avatar of #Vishnu, also featuring a magic clay pot and a wish-fulfilling cow!

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#sfipodcast #Parshurama #Surabhi #Jamadagni #Richika #Satyavati #Renuka