Stories From India

Two Folk Tales from Odisha, about 7 Suns in the Sky, Climate Un-Change, and proper dinner etiquette when Thunder and Lightning host a dinner, especially if the planet Venus is your mom! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #odisha #Odisa #OdishaFolkTales #FolkTalesOfOdisha #IndiaFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia

A story from the #Ramayana about how #Hanuman searches for #Sita in #Lanka. He has to do some clever detective work to overcome many obstacles - including a giant guardian of the gates, and paperwork! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Valmiki was the author of the Ramayana. We covered his origin story in Episode 6 – Fish Highwayman The Ramayana kicks off in Episode 7 –...

A story set in the future! This one is about #Vishnu’s upcoming avatar - #Kalki. We’ll see Kalki get some training from another #avatar - #Parshuram and take on all the evil in the world, armed with just a sword, on a horse and with a parrot sidekick Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Dashavatar #IndianMythology

A story about Bonbibi, a Goddess who is worshiped by both Hindus and Muslims, and about how she keeps the Sundarbans Tigers in check! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Bonbibi #Banbibi #WestBengal #Bengal #Sundarbans #Sundarban #DakshinRai #DakkhinRai

A Madhya Pradesh FolkTale that teaches us how to transform a ferocious tiger into a scaredy-cat. All you need is some confidence, and a little ignorance might help! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #MadhyaPradesh #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #MadhyaPradeshFolkTales #FolkTalesOfMadhyaPradesh #FolkTale #Tiger Check out this link to the last time we cov...

Two Akbar and Birbal stories - one about the impractical task of counting all crows in Agra, and another about the impossible task of growing wit in pots! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Akbar #Birbal #AkbarAndBirbal #AkbarBirbal There are links to previous Akbar and Birbal stories here , check them out. We have already done some Tenali Raman stories bef...

Two Uttarakhand Folk Tales - one about a bird fighting Darwinian natural selection, and the other about a mother and daughter's tragic story featuring berries! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Uttarakhand #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #UttarakhandFolkTales #FolkTalesOfUttarakhand

A story from the #Mahabharata about #Arjun and #Dronacharya and the things that made Arjun the greatest Archer, at least at Dronacharya University! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Mahabharat Other Mahabharat episodes we have covered before: Episode 59 – River of Dreams Episode 60 – Down By The River Episode 68 – Waiting Episode 69 – Father and Son Episod...

Two stories from the Kathasaritasagara, featuring a face-off between a physicist Elephant and a Ventriloquist Bunny! And also a Hakuna Matata club! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Kathasaritasagara #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia

A Santali Folk Tale about two Princesses' quest for a piece of fruit, Furious George - a monkey fond of serving humans(as an entrée), and a banjo that can only play one tune! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Santali #SantaliFolkTales #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #JharkhandFolkTales #OdishaFolkTales #Jharkhand #Odisha #BengaliFolkTales #WestBengal #F...

A story of how a Queen shattered all expectations by taking on the Invaders from the British East India Company and defeating them in battle! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Chennamma #Kittur #RaniOfKittur #Belagavi #Dharwad #BritishEastIndiaCompany #EastIndiaCompany #BritishRaj #Thackeray

Who can rescue the Devs from the attack of Tripura(three invincible flying Spaceship cities)? Lord Shiva, of course! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Other Dev vs Asur episodes - Episode 27 - the Rise of Shukracharya and Episode 28 - His Girl Friday . Also a rare instance of cooperation between them in the Samudra Manthan episodes - 51 - Oceans Rising , 52 - Oceans Ri...

A Vikram Betaal story about a Princess who wants to get out of having to marry by setting an impossible task in her Swayamvar but may have to pay a big price Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/princess-indumatis-swayamvar-vikram-betaal-ep-145 Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous VikramBetaal episodes: Episode 5 – Kingly duties Episode 8 – Vik and the Vampire Redux Episode 3...

A Kannada Folk Tale from Karnataka about a Prince looking for a cure for a Snake King's headache. So that he can solve a pest problem in his Kingdom! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Kannada #Karnataka #FolkTalesOfKarnataka #KannadaFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #KannadaFolkTale

This Indian Mythological story about the origin of the festival of #Holi features a demoness who was defeated because she made a mistake on paperwork! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Holi #Shiva #LordShiva #Dhundhi #Holika

A Kannada Folk Tale featuring a Prince in cryogenic sleep, a talking doll that doesn't talk, and a huge problem that could have been resolved if people just spoke to their roommates! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Kannada #Karnataka #KannadaFolkTale #KannadaFolkTales #FolkTalesOfKarnataka #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia

A story from the Ramayana about how Hanuman flies to Lanka. But first, he has to rediscover his superpowers, and use them to overcome many dangers in the Ocean! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Ramayana episodes: Valmiki’s origin story is in Episode 6 – Fish Highwayman The Ramayana kicks off in Episode 7 – Kingdom by Horse . Episode 15 – Rishi vs Rishi: Un-ci...

Panchatantra tales featuring Jackals, one has to guard his meal from many other animals, and another becomes a meal for many other animals but after he gets a blue makeover Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Panchatantra episodes are here #sfipodcast #Panchatantra #IndianFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #VishnuSharma

On Shivaji Jayanti, here's a story about an incident at the Raigad Fort. It involves a milkmaid, Hirkani, and her desperate attempt to reunite with her baby Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Shivaji #Raigad #Hirkani #Maratha #ShivajiJayanti

A story from the Mahabharat about how Duryodhan poisons Bhima, and how his plan backfires when Bhima instead comes out of the situation with a power upgrade! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharat Episodes are here: Episode 59 – River of Dreams Episode 60 – Down By The River Episode 68 – Waiting Episode 69 – Father and Son Episode 70 – The Art of the Dea...

A Kashmiri Folk Tale about a foolish husband and his clever wife, also featuring a Cat that helps cheat during card games. And a bonus glimpse into prison life! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Other Kashmiri Folk Tales we have done before: Adventure of a Well-brought up Princess in a Well - {Ep.113} The Story of why fish laughed {Ep.17} #sfipodcast #Kashmir #Kashmiri...

We continue Chandrakanta’s story in her private garden, where both good and evil Aiyyaars are on missions. Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com The previous Chandrakanta episode was Episode 130 . The novel itself is in the public domain now. Here’s the link . to Devaki Nandan Khatri's original text in Hindi. #sfipodcast #Chandrakanta #Aiyyaar #Aiyyar #Aiyyaari #Aiyaar #Vi...

The first Singhasan Battisi story about guests of King Vikramaditya who do not hesitate to impose on their host! Would Raja Bhoja have treated them the same? Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Check these links for the previous Singhasan Battisi story and previous Vikram and Betaal episodes . Varun is the God of the Ocean who was Character of the Week in Episode 32 Varu...

A Tamil FolkTale about a Chattee Maker/Potter who defeats a hundred bandits in his sleep, delivers meals to a hangry lioness and defeats an extortionist Emperor Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Another folk tale with a common element: Episode 63 -Punjabi Folk Tale - Kill with a Billhook: The Bride's Revenge #sfipodcast #Tamil #TamilFolkTales #TamilNadu #TamilFolkTale...

A story about an eternal cleansing fire, like in Ragnarok, the river Saraswati, and the origin of tsunamis, waves and tides! Transcript and show notes Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Check Episode 86 – Vishnu – Parshuram for more on Parshuram and Jamadagni’s story #sfipodcast #Saraswati #Ragnarok #Shiva #Sarasvati #Aurava #Aurav