Stories From India

Stories From India

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Stories From India episodes

  • 65 - Slytherin' through the Grove - Part 1

    A Jain Folk Tale about a girl who rescues a Snake, and is rewarded a magic grove that can follow her around everywhere!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #folktalesofindia #indianfolktales #jainfolktales #jain

    19 min
  • 64 - The First Kidnapping of Sita

    A story from the #Ramayana about the lesser-known kidnapping of #Sita and how #Ram and #Laxman rescued her

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    The other Ramayana episodes are:

    Episode 6 – Fish Highwayman
    Episode 7 – Kingdom by Horse
    Episode 15 – Rishi vs Rishi: Un-civil war!
    Episode 16 – Six….teen Flags
    Episode 24 – Promises made, hearts broken
    Episode 25 – Up, Up and Away!
    Episode 30 – Banished!
    Episode 41 – Forest Life

    And this other one that is related: Episode 55 – Saturnine

    #sfipodcast #Ramayan #Dandaka

    20 min
  • 63 - Kill with a Billhook: The Bride's Revenge

    This is a #FolkTale from #Punjab about #Bopoluchi, a fearless girl who would have fit right in with the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #punjabifolktales #folktalesofpunjab #indianfolktales #folktalesofIndia #Punjab

    25 min
  • 61 - The Snake that tipped well

    A story from the #Panchatantra about a Snake that paid a gold coin for a saucer of milk!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #IndianFolkTales #VishnuSharma

    14 min
  • 61 - Weightlifting

    This is a #TenaliRaman story. Hear about how #Tenali makes a bet that he can carry a hill on his shoulders, and he wins that bet!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #Krishnadevarayar #Hampi #Vijayanagaram

    19 min
  • 60 - Down by the River

    We’ll continue the story of #Shantanu and #Ganga from the #Mahabharat. We'll see what might compel a mother to lead her newborn straight into a river!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #Mahabharata #Hastinapur #IndianMythology

    19 min
  • 59 - River of Dreams

    This episode is the beginning of the #Mahabharat, featuring a meeting between #Shantanu and #Ganga

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    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #IndianMythology #NaradaMuni #Hastinapur #Brahma #Bharat #Bharath

    16 min
  • 58 - Astro Boy - Part 2

    We’ll continue the story of Astro Boy from the last episode!

    It’s a folk tale from the Indian state of West Bengal about a boy who had the Moon on his forehead and Stars on his hands!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #Chandralalat #Bengal #FolkTalesOfBengal #BengaliFolkTale #FolkTale #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia

    25 min
  • 57 - Astro Boy - Part 1

    It’s a Bengali folk tale about a boy who has the Moon on his forehead and stars on his hands!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    #sfipodcast #folktalesofindia #bengalifolktales #folktalesofbengal #chandralalat #westbengal

    23 min
  • 56 - The Three Sherlocks

    A Vikram and Betaal story about 3 girls and their super powers of perception!

    Transcript and show notes

    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

    Previous #Vikram and #Betaal episodes:

    Episode 5 – Kingly duties
    Episode 8 – Vik and the Vampire Redux
    Episode 32 – The Call of Duty
    Episode 34 – A Damsel in Distress

    #sfipodcast #VikramBetaal #Vetala #VikramAditya #IndianMythology

    18 min

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I’m the host Narada Muni, and I’m a mythological character myself!