Jawahara Saidullah

Kissa: A Story Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 32 episodes

Enter a world of undiscovered stories—historical, true tales or fictional, from the global south.

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Jawahara Saidullah

Episodes

Haunted Trees: Spooktober (India) 12.10.2022 20:10

If you’re a woman why shouldn’t you sit under a banyan tree at dusk? Why is a tree in Kerala bound with thick, steel chains? Discover the spooky creatures that inhabit trees in India.

Warrior Queen: Velu Nachiyar's All-Female Army 04.10.2022 18:37

A warrior queen who dealt the British their first military loss from an Indian ruler. A true story from 18th century India.

Amazon Warrior Princess: Khutulun of Mongolia 24.09.2022 29:36

In 13th century Mongolia, a female general was the best warrior in her father’s army. She also loved wrestling. Discover Princess Khutulun

Indian Spy Princess Executed in Dachau: England, France, and Germany 14.09.2022 37:17

During World War II, a beautiful, mysterious British spy became the sole transmitter of vital information to London from behind enemy lines in France. Who was she? How did her story end?

A Female Pharoah: Hatepshut of Egypt 06.09.2022 30:47

Learn how a lost female Pharoah was found and identified.

Two Admiral Queens Abbakka: India 29.08.2022 22:32

Rani Abbakka was a mysterious but historical heroine, a queen, a warrior and a naval heroine.

Kissa: A Story Podcast Trailer 24.08.2022 0:36

Discover what this podcast is all about. Like you, I've loved the Grimm fairy tales, the stories of Hans Christian Anderson, Greek, and Roman myths. But where were the rich stories from outside the Western tradition? From the global south? I want to make Kissa: A Story Podcast your source for these stories, myths, legends, and traditions. Take a listen and let me know what you think.