Stories From India

In this episode, we’ll explore the story behind the #JagannathPuri #RathYatra, which was meant to happen on Tuesday

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#sfipodcast #Krishna #Jagannath #ChariotFestival

In this #CharacterOfTheWeek mini-episode, meet #Shiva's ride and his home security system. Who is a bull!

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This week, we’re doing a folk tale from the state of #Assam. We'll see how cats could give birth to human children, and yet how it is impossible for humans to give birth to kitchen utensils!

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#sfipodcast #folktalesofassam #assamesefolkstories #piedpiper #India

In this very first #CharacterOfTheWeek mini-episode, meet the God who started as a regular boy made of clay and then had a head transplant. With an Elephant!

Find out how #Ganesh got a snake belt and a broken tusk

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This week, we’re back into the world of #Vikram and #Betaal. We’ll learn how to pool royal resources to rescue a damsel in distress!

The character this week is a sibling of #Varun. He rides a #gazelle. Not surprising then that he’s as fast as the Wind. Another reason is that he is the #GodofWind

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#sfipodcast #Vayu #Meru #VikramBetaal

This week we'll see how I, personally, was involved in the Indian mythology version of Sleeping Beauty! There’s no princess and no evil fire breathing dragon, but there are #Kuber’s sons who loved to party and a toddler who may have swallowed the universe! With a side of butter!

The character this week is a role! 7 people have occupied this role, one of whom we encountered in our very first episode - “Unicorn Fish”

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#sfipodcast #narada #krishna #arjuntrees #terminaliaarjuna #nalakuvaramanigriva

This week we're back with #Vikram and #Betaal

The character this week is the God of the Sea. His ride is a Crocodile-Fish and he has a lasso like Wonder Woman’s, except this one's made of Snakes!

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #Vikramaditya #Varuna

Last week I said I would do a Vikram and Betaal story. But since then I’ve had a listener request the #Savitri and #Satyavan story. Since #SavitriPuja is this coming Friday, I thought I would switch things around. Another incentive is that I myself appear in this story.

Some 5-year-olds become an internet star by trying to drive their parents’ car to go buy themselves a sports car. But the 5-year-old featured in today’s character of the week went into the forest on his own and became a literal star. In our night sky!

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #dhruva #yama

This week, we'll pick up where we left off in the #Ramayana. We’ll see a Nanny who executes a very House of Cards-style political move. We’ll also see a father conflicted between his love for his wife and his love for his son.

The character this week is an Elephant King that manages to survive a Crocodile attack, thanks to some divine intervention.

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#sfipodcast #Manthara #Kaikeyi #Vishnu #Gajendra

Today is the #Buddha’s Birthday. So this is a special episode, where we’ll learn the connection between a water filtration method and anger management!

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#sfipodcast