Stories From India

Stories From India

By Narada MuniHistory
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Stories From India episodes

  • 41 - Forest Life

    We continue the #Ramayana where we find out what happens when neither the rightful King nor the legal one wants the throne!

    Transcript and show notes

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


    Previous Ramayan episodes:

    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

    #sfipodcast #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Sita #Chitrakoot #Bharat

    16 min
  • 40.5 - Timingila

    The #Timingila is a giant creature that can swallow whales whole!

    It was mentioned in both the #Ramayan and #Mahabharat. The Rishi #Markandeya saw one up close

    Transcript and show notes

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

    #sfipodcast

    7 min
  • 40 - Locked in and Lucked out

    This time we’re doing a #FolkTale from #Rajasthan! We’ll meet a little girl who gets into big trouble just because she forgot to lock one door at night, even though there were 6 other locked doors between her and two hungry demons!

    Transcript and show notes

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

    #sfipodcast

    17 min
  • 39.5 - Jarasandh

    In this mini-episode, we’ll meet #Jarasandh, a character from the #Mahabharat. He was #Krishna’s uncle #Kansa’s father-in-law.

    I like to think of him as the Lego King because when he was born, he came with a “some assembly required” label! Ultimately, he was killed by #Bheema who basically just disassembled him.

    Transcript and show notes

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

    #sfipodcast #Jarasandha #Mahabharata

    8 min
  • 39 - Food Fight!

    In this episode, we’ll cover a couple of stories of #Shivaji. We’ll learn how a very old farmer lady can provide great military advice to an extremely competent warrior-king! We’ll also see how your doctor may prescribe sweets as a cure!

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

    #sfipodcast #Aurangzeb #Mughal #Maratha #Agra

    18 min
  • 38.5 - Yeti

    The #Yeti is a #Himalayan legend whose existence is much debated. But its existence in the entertainment industry is indisputable!

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

    #sfipodcast #AbominableSnowman #Abominable #YehTeh #Migou #HimManav

    7 min
  • 38 - A Close Shave

    We’re back with #Akbar and #Birbal. We’ll see Birbal pull off a trick that even David Copperfield and Houdini would have been proud of!

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

    #sfipodcast #AkbarBirbal

    14 min
  • 37.5 - Vamana

    In today’s mini-episode we’ll meet #Vamana. He’s an avatar of #Vishnu. He’s also short in stature when he wants to be. And all he wants is just the bit of land that he can cover in 3 steps!

    Transcript and show notes

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

    #sfipodcast #Dashavatar #Bali #IndianMythology

    8 min
  • 37 - A Fishy Engagement

    This episode is about an engagement gone awry because of a memory spell! We’ll also see how even if you lose a ring in a river, it might show up on the dinner table!

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

    #sfipodcast #mahabharat #shakuntala #vishwamitra #dushyant #bharat #bharath

    18 min
  • 36.5 - Shishupal

    In this mini-episode, we’ll meet #Shishupal, a cousin of #Krishna from the #Mahabharat who was born with three eyes and four hands! He also had a hundred get-out-of-jail-free cards, and yet he used up all of them.

    Transcript and show notes

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

    #sfipodcast #naradamuni #shishupala #sisupala #ShishupalVadh

    7 min

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