This is a dialogue between a man and his shadow, when his shadow is facing an identity crisis. Listen to know how shadow is is so useful for scientific development for humans.

Author: Rajeev Tambe

Storyteller: Dola Dasgupta & Ajay Gupta

Image: Sashi Shetty

A Bengali Folk Tale about a short-tempered Snake and a wise monk.

Written by- Vayu Naidu

Storyteller - Sangeeta Shankar

Written by: Madhuri Bhinde

Recorded by Ishita

This is the story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako was 2 years old when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945. She and her family escaped unhurt except her grandmother who died later that evening. Sadako grew up to be a happy young girl and an enthusiastic sprinter till until the dizzy spells started and she was diagnosed of leukaemia or blood cancer. Fighting with her condition in the hospital and struggling to get back to her family, Sadako was told by her brother that she could have her wish come true if she folder 1000 paper cranes. Sadako folded 644 paper cranes in all, hoping against hope to survive. With her family by her side, Sadako died on the morning of October 25, 1955 at the age of 12. This story is in Hindi

Kitabein is a Hindi poem by Safdar Hashmi about the beautiful world of books.

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