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

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Episode 6 - Fish Highwayman

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

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

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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!

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

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#sfipodcast #Jarasandha #Mahabharata

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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#sfipodcast #Aurangzeb #Mughal #Maratha #Agra

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

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

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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#sfipodcast #AkbarBirbal

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!

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#sfipodcast #Dashavatar #Bali #IndianMythology

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

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.

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #shishupala #sisupala #ShishupalVadh