Once upon a time there was a boy who was visited by a penguin .He thought the penguin was lost and did all he could to help .Finally he decided that they would sail together in a row boat all the way to the South Pole .What happens after that? Listen on for a surprise ending

Once upon a time there was a little fish called Terence.He couldn't swim very well or as fast as his Dad who was a champion swimmer.Terence was upset about it but his Dad encouraged and coached him .Terence practiced hard for a few months and finally his efforts paid off. Terence had become a winner in the end.The book is read by Sudha Umashanker

Do you think that people in the world are kind enough? What can we do to show our kindness to all living creatures? This book shows you all that you can do to make the world a kinder place. The reading is by Sudha Umashanker

Superworm is a wriggly, squiggly superhero who always helps his friends wherever they are in trouble .Once when wizard lizard has Superworm captured and threatens to feed him to his hungry crow, Superworm's friends come together to hatch a clever plan and save his life. Listen to this reading by Sudha Umashanker

Today we celebrate the 2584th birthday of Gautama Buddha who was born in Lumbini.Who was Gautama Buddha ?What were his teachings? How did he become enlightened? Listen to this podcast by Sudha Umashanker for some answers

To celebrate Lord Rama's birthday today Sudha Umashanker narrates three well loved tales from the Ramayana.The first one is about how He overpowered Tadaka the demoness, the second is about His love for creatures big and small and how the squirrel got its stripes and the third is about Hanuman's love for Lord Rama.

The Abirami Anthathi is a great work of Tamil literature composed by Abirami Bhattar while he was literally in the jaws of death. As Goddess Abirami appeared miraculously Abirami Bhattar was saved.Listen on to find out how

This a very old Indian folk tale.When a group of monkeys took away all the caps in the cap sellers basket while he took a snooze,the cap seller was very upset and angry. Then an idea struck and it worked like a charm .Listen on to find out what happened and how the capseller got his caps back

Shivratri is a very important festival dedicated to Lord Shiva.There are many stories about this festival.Sudha Umashanker shares one story about a hunter from the Shiva Purana in this episode.Listen on to find out how he was blessed by Lord Shiva on Shivratri when he spared a deer family and also unintentionally performed pooja to a Shivalinga.

This is another fable from Aesop about a lion who was getting all ready to eat a hare for dinner.As luck would have it a stag ran by at that moment. The lion decided tjat the stag would make for a bigger meal and went chasing it.So what did the lion eventually get to eat?