Stories From India

A story about a devoted wife, Shilavati, who stopped the entire world to protect her husband from Rishi Mandavya’s terrible curse. Can Anasuya save the world?

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/puranas-shilavati-and-anasuya-ep-258/ 

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #Saptarishi #Purana #Puranas #Anasuya #Atri #Surya #Mandavya

A Himachal Pradesh Folk Tale about a Dog who breaks with tradition by getting a human as a pet. Plus Magical transformations and an unfixable crack in a golden wall

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/himachal-pradesh-folk-tale-dog-prince-ep-257 

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #HimachalPradesh #FolkTalesOfHimachalPradesh #HimachalPradeshFolkTales #Simla #Shimla #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #FolkTale #FolkTales

A Mahabharata story about how Arjun and Krishna embarked on a rapid deforestation project, with a little help from Agni but complete opposition from Indra

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-instant-deforestation-ep-256/ 

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

Previous Mahabharata episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/ 

#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Krishna #Arjun #Agni #Indra #Khandava #Indraprastha #Hastinapur #Thakshak #Gandiva #NaradaMuni #Brahma

A Singhasan Battisi story about Raja Vikramaditya’s attempts to retain prosperity in his Kingdom. Including procuring a wish-fulfilling cow and a flying horse!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/singhasan-battisi-vikramaditya-varuna-vayu-ep-255/ 

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

Previous Singhasan Battisi stories are here.

And Vikram Betaal stories are linked as well.

#sfipodcast #SinghasanBattisi #Bhoj #Bhoja #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #RajaBhoja #Betaal #Varun #Varuna #Vayu #Kamadhenu

The story of Raja Harishchandra and Vishwamitra - how the King stuck to his moral principles, regardless of the cost to his family, his subjects, and himself

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/puranas-harishchandra-ep-254/ 

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

#sfipodcast #Harishchandra #Taramati #Vishwamitra #Brahmarishi #Ayodhya #Yama #Indra #Swarg #Svarg

A story from history about Aruna Asaf Ali, a progressive thinker who influenced India’s fight for independence and galvanized the masses at crucial times

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/history-aruna-asaf-ali-ep-253/ 

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

#sfipodcast #ArunaAsafAli #AsafAli #Satyagraha #QuitIndia #Gandhi #MahatmaGandhi #Nehru #Patel #IndianHistory #HistoryOfIndia

The Ramayana continues with another battle between Laxman and Indrajit, after Indrajit pulls a dirty trick - by bringing Sita onto the battlefield!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-laxman-vs-indrajit-ep-252/ 

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

Previous Ramayana episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/ 
#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ravana #Ravan #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ayodhya #Lanka #Indrajit #Meghnad

Chandrakanta continued, with Tej Singh and Chapla continuing to fool Ministers and Kings, all in a race against time to keep Maharaja Shivdutt at bay!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/chandrakanta-perfume-seller-ep-251/ 

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

Previous Chandrakanta episodes:

Chandrakanta - Stories From India 

#sfipodcast #Chandrakanta #DevakiNandanKhatri #Aiyyaar #Aiyyari #Aiyyar #TejSingh #VirendraSingh #KroorSingh

A Panchatantra story about a mouse and her adoptive parents who are searching for the perfect husband - both on the Earth and above it!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/panchatantra-the-mouse-bride-ep-250/ 

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

Previous Panchatantra episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/panchatantra/ 

#sfipodcast #Panchatantra #VishnuSharma #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #FolkTales #FolkTale

A Telugu Folk Tale about a simple-minded Shepherd who gets into one ghostly misadventure after another, all because he had his future predicted.

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/telugu-folk-tale-the-shepherds-ghost-ep-249/ 

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #Telugu #Telangana #AndhraPradesh #AndhraPradeshFolkTales #FolkTalesOfAndhraPradesh #Andhra #FolkTalesOfAndhra #TeluguFolkTales #TelanganaFolkTales #FolkTalesOfTelangana #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia