Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children

On occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, a festival to mark birth of Lord Hanuman, we are delighted to publish the story about his birth. Listen to this story to learn about his parents and how he came to be born. Finally, learn how he came to be known as Hanuman. This story has some interesting elements- for example, Why and how did Shiva agree to be born as Anjani\'s son? Why did Hanuman decided to swall...

On occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the most important festival of the Jains, we are pleased to release a story about an incident involving the life of Lord Mahavir. This story also teaches us a moral- that we should not make hasty decisions. To learn more about this story and Lord Mahavir, visit [ http://www.gaathastory.com ]( https://gaathastory.com/baalgatha/mahavir) How to Subscribe to Baalgatha P...

On the occasion of the festival of Ram Navmi, we are pleased to publish the story of how Lord Ram was born. To learn more about this story, visit https://gaathastory.com/ram-navmi/ You can also listen to the story about the birth of Lord Hanuman, which is associated with the story of Lord Ram\'s Birth. Learn the connection between the two stories by visiting https://gaathastory.com/hanuman/ How to...

Wishing all listeners a Happy Gudi Padwa/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand! It is interesting how the same day is celebrated under different names in various parts of India. This festival also marks the beginning of the new Year, so wishing all of you a Very Happy new Year! In this episode, we tell you haw this festival is celebrated across different parts of India, namely, in the sates of Maharashtra, Karnatak...

We are super excited to announce that our new podcast Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India, is almost ready for release! If you would like to be notified when the Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India podcast goes live, visit http://www.gaatha.co/mlftpodcast and sign up with your name, email address or phone number. Today, we are including a sample from this podcast, that is, a snippet from the...

Remember how the slow and steady tortoise beat the arrogant hare in that great race long ago? Now the two are back together again, and they have a task to complete. Each knows that he cannot do it without the other, but can these two big rivals work together? This is a story from the storyweaver collection, written by Venkatramana Gowda and illustrated by Padmanabh You can learn more about this st...

The Grey Brown is a story written by Gauri Awasthi. This story was submitted by her for the Baaglatha Storytelling Competition. We found this story to be very interesting, and very different from the stories that we have published so far. In Gauri\'s Own Words, \"I have written a story called \'The Grey Brown\'. The genre of the story is thriller. The protagonist of this story is Nancy, a young gi...

On occasion of the festival of Holi, we present to you The Story of Holi. Rather, this is a collection of short tales and legends from different parts of India that are associated with this festival of colors. These include the story of Holika and Prahlad, and of course the story of Radha and Krishna. How do you celebrate this festival?  How to Subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast? You can subscribe to...

On occasion of Womens\' Day on March 8th, we bring to you a story about an incredible woman- Onakke Obavva. This is a story of her bravery, but also is an example of the dedication of women. Onake Obavva was a woman who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle (Onake) in the kingdom of Chitradurga of Karnataka, India. She is regarded as the foremost women warriors and patriots....

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian pro-independence activist, lawyer, politician, poet, writer and playwright. We present a story from his life- where he told the police that a pen is mightier than a sword. You can learn more about Veer Savarkar and his life by visiting http://www.gaathastory.com /savarkar 

On occasion of Mahashivratri (the grand night of Lord Shiva) we bring to you two short stories related to this festival. The first story is about a tribal who accidentally showered 1,000 leaves from a bilva tree on to the Shivlinga. In the second story, we narrate how Shiva settled a dispute between Brahma and Vishnu. You can learn more about this festival by visiting www.gaatha.co/shiva

On occasion of birth Anniversary of Shivaji, we are presenting a story from his life. Shivaji was a great warrior King and he established the Maratha empire in the second half of 1600s. In this story, Shivaji used guile to overpower Afzal Khan, who was a very powerful warrior. The moral of this story is that with wit and guile, one can overcome even a powerful enemy. This episode was compiled from...

This story teaches us that we should not listen to others\' taunts and teasing, and we should stand up for ourselves. A little mouse with seven tails gets seven wishes from her grandmother. Upon getting teased by her classmates in school for having so many tails, she makes one wish everyday and ends up losing one tail. Finally, she is left with no tails at all! You can learn more about this story...

This is a story from Panchatantra which teaches us a moral that there are very few people who are our true well wishers. In other words, we should not fall prey to false praise! A King who is very benevolent is taken advantage of by his subjects, One day, he realizes that something is wrong- and that he cannot have so many well wishers! After consulting with his minister, he comes up with a plan t...

On occasion of Vasant Panchami (which also indicates that Spring has begun in India), we bring you the story of a little girl who beautifully describes the sights and sounds of Spring. Learn what Spring season means to a little child. You can also listen to this story on gaathastory website at https://gaathastory.com/spring-everything-looks-new-vasant-panchami/ This episode was narrated by Sheeral...

In this story, a little girl describes the sights, sounds, festivals and of course food that makes winter enjoyable. This is from the Storyweaver collection of Pratham Books, written by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhary, illustrated by Priya Kuriyan. You can learn more about this story at www.gaatha.co/Hot-tea This story  was made possible by Pratham Books\' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Crea...

January 12th marks the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, who was a Monk, an intellectual, and a role model for the youth in his day. In today's episode, we bring you two stories with morals- these are anecdotes from the life of Swami Vivekananda. The first story teaches us that we should not believe other peoples' words on face value, and we must verify others' claims. In the second story, w...

In this episode, we narrate a story from the life of Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. The moral of this story is that with discipline and practice, one can not only become strong and achieve great things, but we can also help others. You can learn more about this story and Guru Gobind Singh at https://gaathastory.com/guru-gobind-singh/ This episode was written by Amar Vyas and na...

मिनवा और डंपवा के करतूत इस पुस्तक में, डॉ वी रघुनाथन ने लिखा है । इस पुस्तक के लेखक डॉ वी रघुनाथन है। इस किताब को एक विनोदी रूप में लिखा है, और यह किताब दो भाग श्रृंखला में पहली है। इस पुस्तक में, दो बच्चों की हरकतों का वर्णन है। आप डॉ रघुनाथन के बारे में अधिक सीख सकते हैं : www.vraghunathan.com

In this story, a Man keeps some rice in a pot and begins to imagine a better life for himself. In the process, he kicks the pot and all the rice spills over him. The moral of this story is that one should not daydream. You can learn more about this story at www.gaatha.co/broken-pot

This is the story that tells us how the Tree became such an important part of Christmas. But more importantly, the story also teaches us to be kind to those who are in need, and that good deeds will get rewarded... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Baalgatha Podcast. This episode was written by Minu Pandit and edited by Amar Vyas. Narration by Sheerali Biju, Baalgatha Podcast is produced by...

This is a story from Panchatantra which teaches us a moral that we should be wary of people who praise you falsely. In this story, a crow who is very proud of her voice is falsely praised by a fox. In the process, the crow, who had a cheese in her mouth. drops the cheese and the fox carries it away. You can listen to more such stories by visiting www.gaatha.co

This story is based on the life of King Bruce of Scotland. He is defeated by his enemy six times, and yet he is able to win during the seventh attempt. How was he able to do it? He was inspired by a spider that he saw in the cave. The moral of this story is: try and try till you succeed. The Hindi version of this story is available as Raja Burush Aur Makdi. at http://www.gaatha.co/brush

This is a story from Panchatantra, in which four friends come across a skeleton while travelling in a forest. Three friends try to show off their knowledge by bringing the animal, in this case a lion to life, while the fourth, uses common sense and climbs a tree. The lion kills the three friends, the fourth is able to save his life. The moral of this story is that one should use common sense and s...

Listen to more awesome stories at www.gaatha.co . Baalgatha is Number 1 ranked Kid\'s podcast on iTunes India. Today\'s story is as follows: Once a washer man had a donkey and a dog. It was a hot afternoon. The dog was sleeping under the shady veranda. There was some noise outside. The dog just lifted up his head and went back to sleep. The donkey asked, \"Why don\'t you bark. It could be thieves\...