Stories From India

We’ll continue the story of #Shantanu and #Ganga from the #Mahabharat. We'll see what might compel a mother to lead her newborn straight into a river! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #Mahabharata #Hastinapur #IndianMythology

This episode is the beginning of the #Mahabharat, featuring a meeting between #Shantanu and #Ganga Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #IndianMythology #NaradaMuni #Hastinapur #Brahma #Bharat #Bharath

We’ll continue the story of Astro Boy from the last episode! It’s a folk tale from the Indian state of West Bengal about a boy who had the Moon on his forehead and Stars on his hands! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Chandralalat #Bengal #FolkTalesOfBengal #BengaliFolkTale #FolkTale #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia

It’s a Bengali folk tale about a boy who has the Moon on his forehead and stars on his hands! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #folktalesofindia #bengalifolktales #folktalesofbengal #chandralalat #westbengal

A Vikram and Betaal story about 3 girls and their super powers of perception! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous #Vikram and #Betaal episodes: Episode 5 – Kingly duties Episode 8 – Vik and the Vampire Redux Episode 32 – The Call of Duty Episode 34 – A Damsel in Distress #sfipodcast #VikramBetaal #Vetala #VikramAditya #IndianMythology

Hear the Story from the #Ramayana about how #Ravana abducted #Shani(Saturn) and brought him down to #Lanka, and how #Hanuman came to the rescue Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #Mandodari

In this episode, we’re going to talk about #SultanRazia,  one of the earliest female rulers in India. She was a fearless woman who dared to break the glass ceiling, to challenge gender norms, and to generally do the sensible thing. Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Razia #Sultan #RaziaSultana #RaziaSultan #Sultana #DelhiSultanate

We’ll conclude the story of the #SamudraManthan or #ChurningOfTheOcean where we’ll meet another #avatar of #Vishnu, see why #Shiva has a blue throat, and explore a strange link to Quantum Physics! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com These are previous episodes featuring Vishnu's avatars: Matsya - Episode 1 – Unicorn Fish Varaha - Character of the Week on Episode 9 – A cl...

In this episode, we’ll continue the story of the Samudra Manthan, or the Churning of the Ocean! We’ll see how you can make butter from an Ocean of Milk and maybe a few more things. All you need is a snake, a mountain, and a giant turtle! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com These are previous episodes featuring Vishnu's avatars: Matsya - Episode 1 – Unicorn Fish Varaha -...

In this episode, we’re going to talk about the churning of the Ocean! It was an experiment on the cosmic scale. It involved pretty much every major God you can think of, including all 3 members of the Holy Trinity - #Brahma the creator who is also my dad, #Vishnu the preserver, and #Shiva the destroyer! And not one but two avatars of Vishnu! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-plan...

This episode is a #FolkTale from South India. It’s about a girl who married a Tiger. A tiger who loved human cooking more than cooking humans, and who could magically transform into a human shape, and talk and behave like a normal person. May make you wonder if he’s really a Human in a Tiger's body rather than a Tiger in a Human body. Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com...

This is a story about who #Vishnu’s Number 1 fan really is! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #Narada #Narad #IndianMythology

This is a story from the #Panchatantra about why its best to keep pots out of kicking distance from where you sleep! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast

Hear the story from #TamilNadu of #Kannagi and why the city of #Madurai was burned. And that if you want to avoid a curse, why it might be a good idea to verify a crime before punishing someone! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Kovalan #Silappatikaram #Chola #Pandya

In this Mini-Episode, we’ll meet the #Betaal. The Betaal is a reanimated corpse or Revenant, often compared to a Vampire or a Zombie. He is best known for telling King #Vikramaditya some stories! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Vikram Betaal episodes: Episode 5 – Kingly duties Episode 8 – Vik and the Vampire Redux Episode 32 – The Call of Duty Episode 34 – A...

We’ll hear a couple of stories of my Dad, #Brahma the creator of the Universe. We’ll see why it's hard to pull a prank on #Krishna. And why if you’re not completely truthful, you might not have temples dedicated to you Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Vishnu #Shiva

#Vyas is the author of the #Mahabharat! He also appears in it. He engaged #Ganesh to transcribe the Mahabharat for him! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Vyasa #Mahabharata #Ganesha #Ganapati

We will continue the story of Prince Hari Pot-Breaker featuring talking snakes, giant birds, a sculpture garden and of course the final showdown with the evil wizard. This is Part 2 of the story, so I do recommend you check out Episode 44, Part 1 Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #TeluguFolkTalkes #BalaNagamma

#Agni is the #GodofFire. He was cursed to consume everything around him. But then #Brahma stepped in to tweak the curse! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Puloma #Brighu

This episode is a #TeluguFolkTale in which we’ll meet an evil wizard, people transformed into animals and a prince with a slingshot obsession! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #TeluguFolkTales #BalaNagamma #BurraKatha #JangamKatha #IndianFolkTales #Telangana #AndhraPradesh

We’ll meet #Ghatotkacha, the demon son of #Bheem from the #Mahabharat He can fly, change size and turn invisible, and his name literally translates to “Bald Pot”! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Bheema

Learn about how #Shiva the Destroyer can conquer Ignorance and Arrogance by dancing! We'll also see why the #Chidambaram temple was constructed Transcipt and Show Notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Natraj #Nataraja #Apasmara #Tandav

In today’s mini-episode, we'll meet #Arundhati who was the wife of the Rishi #Vashishta and his equal in knowledge and wisdom Transcript: https://sfipodcast.com/mini-episode-42-5-arundhati/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #UrsaMajor #GreatBear #BigDipper

Find out how the river #Ganga ended a drought and exorcised 60000 souls at the same time! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Shiva #Sagara #Ganges

#Narakasura is the son of #Varaha one avatar of #Vishnu, but he was killed by #Krishna who was another! He abducted 16000 women and stole the earrings of #Aditi, the Mother of many Gods! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Kamakhya #Satyabhama