Old Delhi Podcast

Dastan e Krishna  This is actually an interpretation and presentation of The legend of lord Krishna in much acclaimed formet of storytelling known as Dastangoi. It is an original script written in hindustani/hindvi/urdu language. We have selected 8 defining events from the life and works of Shri Krishna like "Kans-wadh" , "Rukmini-haran", "Geeta-updesh" etc. and have given them a shape of a small...

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Oonch Neech ka Paapda! Did this name evoke some nostalgia? If yes, good. You had an awesome childhood playing those games that gave you such ever-evolving opportunities that are simply not possible when sitting in front of a screen. If you don’t trust me, listen to this story and find out how Tamkeen Bhai, an old man from Old Delhi learned a bitter reality of this life from watching kids playing ‘...

When it comes to health matters, people seem to become more proactive nowadays than ever; so much so that they are ready to pay premium prices if needed to achieve their goals. Good, of course! However, the irony is, as somebody said, “people are fed by the food industry which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food. ‘kachnar ki&nbs...

If you are somebody for whom life's most intimate details come flooding back at the sight, smell, and taste of particular foods; ‘Kuch Zayqey’ is for you. Listen to this food nostalgia from the lanes of Old Delhi to find out how the merest sniff of childhood delicacies is enough to paint the vivid pictures of the ‘time gone by’ in the writer’s mind. The story is not just a nostalgic account o...

Meet the nerd, Professor Mirza Salaahuddeen Beg. Though he is neither intelligent nor creative, he has a great passion for learning facts. However, his only goal is to accumulate old factual knowledge to lecture and repeat it in detail, without contributing anything to ‘real growth’ in life. Nevertheless, he is a nerd; and, like all other nerds, he gets good grades, impressive degrees, and high po...

All kids love to listen to stories. And, when the storyteller is your grandma, even grown-ups can’t resist. Saadiya, Saba & Soofi nagged their grand-mother to narrate them the famous story of Birbal ki Khichdi once again. It tickled their funny bone! And they named the story ‘Baawli Handiya’, the crazy dish literally. However, the ‘Baawli Handia’ is the name of an actual dish too. At one hand wher...

Is it part of being human to laugh at someone's misfortune; or, is it testimony of being not human? I don’t know what psychologists say. I am not sure if schadenfreude gives pleasure to everybody or not. However, it is definitely a pleasure for Laxmi, Neetu and Sabita, three friends. ‘Makaan Number 420’ is a story of an unfortunate home in Gali Guleiyan in Old Delhi that teaches us that you can al...

Yaado ki kandee jo tatoli to baahar aai wo pyari si ‘dopehar’ jissey waabista hain bachpan ki saikdon yaadein. Sunye kahani jo meri, apki, aur ham sab ki kahani hai... Sunye kahani ‘Garmi ki Dopehar’.

Pesh hai Kahani Purani Dilli ki ek ‘woman entrepreneur’ Khadeeja ki, aur uski cousin Shehnaz ki jiska Mehboob usey ye kehte na thakta tha, “Darling, Tum Nahin to Mai Nahin.”

Deewar zaruri he har ghar ke liye lekin, Deewar se rishto ko tukdo me na batne do.. Haste huwei chehre ho apne ho sabhi jisme, tasveer koi esi deewar pe sajne do ❤ . @Puranidilliwaley . Follow us on instagram: www.instagram.com/puranidilliwaley Subscribe to our on telegram channel: https://t.me/pdwkb Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/pdwkb Subscribe on Youtube: Youtube.com/puranidilliwalokibaa...

Storytelling series by Purani Dilli Walo Ki Baatein in collaboration with The Might of Pen Season 1 | Episode 2: पौधें ——————————————- सबसे पहले मेरे घर का अंडे जैसा था आकार तब मैं यही समझती थी बस इतना सा ही है संसार। Writer : Kausar Narrator : Ahmer Ammar Editor : Abu Sufiyan Share and follow us on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/olddelhipodcast/message

Purani Dilli Ki Galiyon Se - Part 4 A storytelling series by Purani Dilli Walo Ki Baatein in collaboration with The Might of Pen Writer: Kausar Narrated by: Ahmer Ammar Edited by: Abu Sufiyan Do subscribe us and share :) #Youtube : www.youtube.com/puranidilliwalokibaatein #Facebook : www.facebook.com/puranidilliwaley #Instagram : www.instagram.com/puranidilliwaley #twitter : www.twitter.com/pdwkb...

In this Season 1 - Episode 4- Gulbano Ki Shaadi - Old Delhi Podcast (In collaboration with The Might of Pen) Afsha Kausar has written a beautiful story about one of her childhood incidents which is interesting and gives a moral at the end. Narrated by Ahmer Ammar in pure urdu the story starts from the place where Kausar is remembering her childhood summer vacations during which she went to her mat...

In this episode, The Might of Pen has raised a topic that concerns a lot of people in specific, but can also be used to derive other larger issues and how they are dealt with. Also, interesting to note is the way in which advice is conveniently (not) listened to, even from the people we regard the most!! A podcast series narrating voices of this part of the city is an attempt to invoke nostalgia....

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Ballimaran k mohalley ki wo pechida galilon ki si galiyan…jahan se ek Purane sukhan ka safa khulta hai…asadullah ghaalib ka pata milta hai… Wahaan ab taat k pardey to nahin, aur naa hi gudgudati hui paan ki peeko me wo daad wo waah waah hai. Magar ek mamyaati hui bakri aaj bhi gali Qaasim me mil jaati hai. Aur choodiwalan k katrey ki badi bi aaj bhi apni bujhti hui ankho se darwaze tatolti hain. U...

Kabhi socha hai ki insaan seedhe raastey chaltey chaltey achanak ek din bhatak kaise jata hai?? Chaliye jaane dein... Filhaal to gaadi tayyar hai... Seedhi sadak ke safar ke liye. Sambhal kar baithiyega, yaadoñ ka safar hai, kahin bhatak na jayein. Aiye sunte hain kahani 'Seedha Raasta' Credits: Writer: Bint-E-Saleem  Narrator: Ahmar Ammar  Editor: Deepankar Verma  Producer: Abu Suf...