Stories From India

A #TenaliRaman story about how Raman insults the King and his subjects, and still gets away with it! Even if the punishment is Exile or even Execution! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Tenali Raman stories are here #sfipodcast #Tenali #Raman #Krishnadevaraya #Krishnadevarayar #Vijayanagar #Vijayanagaram

A Himachal Pradesh Folktale about an evil stepmother, seven not-so-evil stepdaughters, a picky tiger, a not-so-picky King, and finally revenge! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #HimachalPradesh #HimachalPradeshFolkTales #Simla #Shimla #FolkTalesOfSimla #FolkTales #FolkTale #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales

We finish the story of how Garuda got sweet revenge on the Nagas, single-handedly defeated all the Devas, and also became Vishnu's vahana! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Mahabharat #Mahabharata #Indra #Garud #Amrit #Garuda #Nagas #Devas #Vishnu

A story explaining the birth of the mighty Garuda, who went on to single-handedly defeat all the Devas, and later became Vishnu's vahana! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Vishnu #Garuda #Garud #Nagas #Kashyap #Kashyapa #Aruna #Arun #Surya #Deva #Devas #Indra

A story from the #Mahabharata about #Tilottama - an #Apsara who saves the world from #Asuras, #Sunda and #Upasunda after yet another blessing from #Brahma goes all wrong! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Mahabharat #NaradaMuni #Narada #Narad #NaradMuni

A Diwali mini-story about tricking Death when it appears as a Snake - all you need is lots of Light, and lots of Metal! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Another Diwali episode is here #sfipodcast #Diwali #Dhanteras #NaradaMuni #NaradMuni #Narada #Narad #Yama

A story from the Mahabharata about a King, Shibi, who will go to any extent to protect his subjects! And why weigh-ins are important before any contest! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Other Mahabharata episodes are here #sfipodcast #Shibi #Indra #Narada #Narad #NaradaMuni #NaradMuni #Agni #Yama #Shani #Mahabharata #Mahabharat

We continue the story of Princess Chandrakanta, with Aiyyaars spying on each other and playing tricks.... which doesn't end well for at least one of them! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Chandrakanta episodes - Episode 130 and Episode 137 . #sfipodcast #Chandrakanta #DevakiNandanKhatri #Khatri #ChandrakantaSantati

3-year anniversary special! This is a bonus episode featuring a singing contest between Hanuman and Narada! Also, find out how to melt rock, without using a volcano! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Hanuman #Narada #Narad #NaradaMuni

A story from the #Upanishads about a 10 year old boy #Nachiketa who had a brush with Death, all because his father couldn’t control his anger! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Episode 31 featured Yama before in the Satyavan and Savitri story. #sfipodcast #Upanishad #Nachiket #Yama #Yamraj

A Bengali Folk Tale about a little schoolboy, Gopal, his cowherd brother, also called Gopal, and a pot of Dahi that just cannot be emptied! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Krishna #Gopal #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #BengaliFolkTales #Bengali #Bengal #WestBengal #BengaliFolkTale #IndianFolkTale #FolkTale #Dahi #SisterNivedita #Nivedita #SwamiViveka...

The Sage #Durvasa is arguably the most difficult guest of all! But see how King #Amabarish manages him - thanks to a little gift from Lord #Vishnu himself! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #LordVishnu #SudarshanChakra #Ambarisha

A #Gujarati #FolkTale set in medieval India featuring magical transformations, the effects of feeding your fish too much food, an unlikely marriage, and a seven headed cobra! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Gujarat #Gujarati #GujaratiFolkTales #FolkTalesOfGujarat

A story from the Brihatkatha about a White Elephant that is also a Trojan Horse! And a Queen who really wants to bathe in Tomato Juice Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Brihatkatha #Kathasaritasagara #Kathasaritasagar #Kaushambi #Ujjain

A Ramayana story about Hanuman's almost-showdown with Ravana, the semi-destruction of Lanka, and Hanuman's return to Rama! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Ramayana #Rama #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Sita #Seeta #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ravana #Ravan #Lanka

Two Kerala Folk Tales about unlikely friends - one about neighbors with completely opposite fortunes, and the other about a Fox and a Tortoise! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Kerala #KeralaFolkTales #KeralaFolkTale #FolkTalesOfKerala #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Malyalam #MalyaliFolkTales #Shiva

Hear the Snow White-like origin story of #Krishnadevaraya, who was one of the greatest rulers in India. Also famous for his association with #TenaliRaman! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Hear previous Tenali Raman stories we’ve covered before #sfipodcast #Krishnadevarayar #Hampi #Vijaynagar #Vijaynagaram #Tenali #IndianHistory #HistoryOfIndia #KingsOfIndia #IndianKin...

An Uttar Pradesh Folk Tale about a poor woodcutter and his family, a happy Apsara family, and a magical bowl that can cook any dish! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #UttarPradeshFolkTales #FolkTalesOfUttarPradesh #UttarPradesh

A Singhasan Battisi story about Indra's claim that King Vikramaditya would be able to survive a close encounter with the Sun! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Check these links for the previous Singhasan Battisi stories and previous Vikram and Betaal episodes . #sfipodcast #SinghasanBattisi #Vikramaditya #Bhoj #Surya #Agni #Vayu #Varuna #Varun #Bhoja #Manasarovar #Vik...

A story about the Goddess #Kali and how she rescues the world from an attack of a Clone Army! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Kali has appeared before in Episode 19 I'm very proud to announce that this show was ranked the number 1 podcast for Indian Mythology amongst Indian listeners. Thank you all so much for your feedback and support! #sfipodcast #Durga #Parvati #S...

A Manipur folk tale that explains why the Pied Cuckoo only drinks rainwater. It also features a massive river cleaning drive, with help from all animals. Except one! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Manipur #Manipuri #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #FolkTale #ManipuriFolkTales #ManipurFolkTales #FolkTalesOfManipur

A Mahabharata story about Ekalavya, a self-taught archer, who has to pay a gruesome price to his inspiration just because he was more skillful than Dronacharya’s students. Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharata episodes: Episode 59 – River of Dreams Episode 60 – Down By The River Episode 68 – Waiting Episode 69 – Father and Son Episode 70 – The Art of t...

A #Jain Folk Tale about a gift from heaven that only causes pain and sorrow! And a Monkey who goes about setting everything right! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #jainfolktales #indianfolktales #folktalesofindia #jainfolktale #folktales #folktale #indianfolktale

A #Panchatantra story about a bag of gold that always returns to its rightful owner! That helps when the rightful owner is an honest farmer in a dishonest world! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #VishnuSharma

The story of Adi Shankar, an 8th-century philosopher. Also featuring a Crocodile that is very picky about its victim's profession, and an out of body experience Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #adishankar #shankar #shiva #shankaracharya #adishankaracharya #mandana #mandanamishra #sanyasi #vedas #veda