Stories From India

The Mahabharata continued, with an explanation of how Draupadi ended up marrying all 5 Pandavas. Also: murderous plots, arson accusations and insurance fraud!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-draupadi-weds-the-pandavas-ep-248/ 

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

Previous Mahabharata Episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/
#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Krishna #Arjun #Draupadi #Kurukshetra #Hastinapura #Pandavas #Pandava #Pandav #Pandavs #Drupad #Duryodhan #Karna

Two Tenali Raman stories featuring a holy man reincarnated as a parrot(or not!). And a camel that rage-quit its caravan and whom only Raman could track down

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/tenali-raman-raman-vs-animals-ep-247/ 

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

Previous Tenali Raman episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/tenali-raman/ 

#sfipodcast #TenaliRaman #Vijayanagar #Vijaynagaram #Tenali #Raman #Krishnadevaraya #Krishnadevarayar

An episode from history about two Krishna devotees Madhvacharya and Kanakadasa and also prominently featuring the Udupi Sri Krishna temple

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/history-madhvacharya-and-kanakadasa-ep-246/ 

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

Here’s the new Youtube channel for this show: https://www.youtube.com/@sfipodcast/videos 

#sfipodcast #Kanakadasa #Madhvacharya #Udupi #Krishna #ShriKrishna #SriKrishna #Vishnu #Vaishnavism #KarnatakaHistory #HistoryOfKarnataka #IndianHistory #HistoryOfIndia #Purandaradasa

A Ramayana Story about Laxman’s battle against Indrajit, and Hanuman to the rescue as he flies all the way to the Himalayas when his side needs a pharmacy run

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-laxman-vs-indrajit-ep-245/ 

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 #SeshNaga #SeshNaag #Indra #Dronagiri #Sanjeevani

A Kathasaritasagara story about a prince, and a life lesson on why you should never start a story without finishing it, especially if demons are listening in!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/kathasaritasagara-an-unfinished-story-ep-244/ 

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

Previous Kathasaritasagara episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/kathasaritasagara/ 
#sfipodcast #Kathasaritasagara #Somdev #IndianFolkTales #IndianFolkTale #FolkTales #FolkTale #FolkTalesOfIndia #Yaksha

A story about Kashyap, Diti, and Aditi including the creation of Kashmir, and the creation of two of the most powerful Asuras - Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashapu

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/saptarishi-diti-and-kashyap-ep-243/ 

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

Episodes featuring Diti’s children:

Episode 20 – The Aunt from Hell - Stories From India Episode 21 – Final Destiny - Stories From IndiaKali – Attack of the Clones! – {Ep.163} - Stories From IndiaTripura – Shiva – {Ep.146} - Stories From India 

Arunasura was character of the week back in this episode:Of Mice and Men -Jataka tales Rags to Riches story - Episode 14

#sfipodcast #Diti #Kashyap #Saptarishi #Aditi #Asuras #Asurs #Asur #Asura #Hiranyakashipu #Hiranyakashapu #JayaVijaya #JayVijay #Hiranyaksha #Vishnu #Kashmir #MaharishiKashyap

An Uttar Pradesh folk tale about Singham, a misunderstood lion. Hear how his fellow jungle animals react to his upcoming wedding and his attempt to make friends

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/uttar-pradesh-folk-tale-the-lions-wedding-ep-242/ 

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

#sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfUttarPradesh #UttarPradeshFolkTales #UttarPradesh #Singham #Gir #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales

A Singhasan Battisi story where Raja Vikramaditya has a chance to end world hunger, only if he becomes a step-stool. What might Raja Bhoja do if he had the same chance?

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/singhasan-battisi-corpse-bride-ep-241/ 

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

Previous Singhasan Battisi episodes:

https://sfipodcast.com/category/singhasan-battisi/

#sfipodcast #SinghasanBattisi #Vikram #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #RajaVikramaditya #RajaBhoja #Bhoja #VikramAurBetaal #Betaal

Episode 240 is a story from History about Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who struck terror in the hearts of the British during the four Anglo-Mysore wars, with advanced rocket technology!

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/history-tipu-sultan-ep-240/

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

#sfipodcast #TipuSultan #Tipu #TigerOfMysore #Mysore #BritishEastIndiaCompany #BritishRaj #AngloMysoreWars #HistoryOfIndia #IndianHistory #Wodeyar

A story from the Mahabharata about Draupadi’s birth and her Swayamvar, featuring recipes for revenge served cold, and an insanely difficult archery contest

Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-draupadi-ep-239/

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

Previous Mahabharata episodes:

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

#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Draupadi #Pandavas #Pandava #Pandav #Arjun #Bheema #Bhima #Duryodhan #Karna #Drupad #Swayamvar