Stories From India

This week, we'll talk about #TenaliRaman. We have previously covered #Tenali in episodes 2 and 3, where we saw him as a horrible person who treated animals poorly for selfish reasons. Today, we will cover 2 more stories that will show you that #Tenali Raman was, in fact, a horrible person who treated everyone - animals and people and goddesses poorly for selfish reasons.

The character this week is someone who made a God wait on a brick while he tended to other more important things, like helping his parents!

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This week we'll talk about two stories from the #JatakaTales. Both are about clever monkeys outwitting some kind of water monster. One of them claims to be a cardiologist expert enough to perform surgery on himself. The other is as observant as Sherlock Holmes and as resourceful as MacGyver.

The character this week is a giant crane. The bird kind. not the mechanical construction equipment kind.

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #folktale #Jataka #monkeys

This week we'll talk about a folk tale from #Kashmir, about laughing fish and metaphors gone wild!

The character this week is a lady who's turned to stone!

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Today we continue the #Ramayana, where you'll see why it’s useful to have an angry tour guide with you. They'll teach you how to have your weapons magically appear whenever you want. Thor could do that with a hammer, but this one is a whole arsenal! And if that isn't enough the Tour guide can also play matchmaker.

The character this week is a real person who is a legend. He's responsible for Taxicab numbers, but not the kind you might be thinking about.

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #indianmythology #Ram #Laxman #Sita #Vishwamitra #Ramanujam #TaxicabNumbers

Today we continue the #Ramayana, where we'll see a clash between two titans. One of them gets angry very easily, and the other has a magical wooden lightsaber!

The character this week will prove why your home security system is not very effective against diseases!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/?p=241

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

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Today's story is from the Jataka tales.

It's a story that may read off as an inspiration for the biggest retailer in the world.

The character this week is the goddess of Bees, Wasps, and Hornets!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/?p=214

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #indianmythology #mousemerchant #jataka #jatakatales #brahmari #ragstoriches

We're back to Krishna this week.

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/13-nurse-ratched-and-umbrella-mountain/

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #indianmythology #krishna #sheshnaag #pootana #govardhan #sankranti

If you are wondering about the title - yes this *is* a mashup of a creepy story of a doll coming to life and Ali baba and the 40 Thieves(if you're heard that one from the Arabian Nights).

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/?p=176

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

#sfipodcast #naradamuni #indianmythology #annabelle #alibaba #40thieves #mountmeru #sumeru #meru

No, it's not Harry Potter. Its Hari - a name for Krishna who is another avatar of Vishnu.

We have encountered Krishna once before as Subhadra's brother.

Krishna's life is roughly divided into 4 phases. The first one(which we will cover in today's episode) paradoxically doesn't feature Krishna himself much, its more about his parents, his uncle, his foster parents.

The character this week is an old bird that pretty much invented flying competitions and aerial warfare.  

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/?p=166

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #indianmythology #krishna #shrikrishna #dashavatar #theboywholived

I know we usually meet on Sundays but I thought I would do a holiday special.

Given the season I have a story for you about an old man with a white beard who is very generous and gives out gifts. I am not talking about the gentleman who lives at the north pole but rather about a poor old grass cutter in the Indian subcontinent.

Transcript and notes: https://sfipodcast.com/?p=162

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#sfipodcast #naradamuni #indianmythology #walidad #christmasspecial