Tamil Short Stories - Under the tree

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Sri Periyavaccan Pillai was born in the sarvajith year (1167), in the month of avani in Krishnashtami Rohini. He was born to Yamunacharya and Nacciyaramman, in the town of Sanganalloor near Thiruvelliyankudi (in Tanjore district). He was born as the amsam of Lord Krishna and was named as Sreekrishnar. He was the right hand of Sri Nampillai (like Lakshmana was to Rama), and wrote several vyAkhyAnam...

Periazhlvar (c. 9th century), also known as Vishnucitta was one of the twelve alvar saints of South India,  According to some accounts, Periyalvar is considered the first in the line of the twelve alvars, while other accounts place him as the eighth.  According to Hindu legend, Periyalvar was the foster father of Andal, the only female alvar.  Periyalvar contributions are Thirupalla...

MaanikkaVaasagar was a 9th-century Tamil poet who wrote Tiruvasakam, a book of Shaiva hymns. He was one of the main authors of Saivite Tirumurai, his work forms volume eight of the Tirumurai, the key religious text of Tamil language Shaiva Siddhanta. A minister to the Pandya king Varagunavarman II, he lived in Madurai. Although he is a prominent saint in Southern India, he is not counted among the...

Madhurakavi Alvar is one of the twelve azhwar saints of South India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Mathurakavi is considered the sixth in the line of the twelve azhwars. He was the disciple of Nammazhwar, considered the greatest among the twelve azhwars, and his contributions amount to 11 among the 4000 stanzas in the Nalayira Divya Prabandam. Mathurakavi...

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Koorathazhwan, also known as Kuresa and Srivatsanka Mishra, was the chief disciple of the great Vaishnavite Acharya Ramanuja. He assisted Ramanuja in all his endeavors. Koorathazhwan was born as Kuresan in a small hamlet 'Kooram' near Kanchi, in the year of 1010 A.D (Thai month, Hastham star) in an affluent family as the son of Sri Kurattazhwar. He belonged to the clan of 'Haritha', who were popul...

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Kesam By Naran is a short story that basically revolves around a sick person who is helped by an old lady. Listen to this fascinating story and then leave a feedback

This is a story written by Vaikam Mohammed Bashir. It revolves around a couple who are deep in love and they get separated. The emotions that happen between them is captured very beautifully. This is a novel and not a short story, hence the audio is a bit long, kindly listen to the story completely to enjoy it and share it with all.

This is about Manakal Nambhi who is the disciple of Uyyakondar. This episode tells about the acharya prabhavan of both Uyyakondar and Manakal Nambhi,

This is a story about a freedom fighter who approaches the government to retain his pension. The reason he gives is that his son has started to earn,

This is a story about a local town bus in which all the passengers are very irritable, At the next stop a lady and her child get into the bus and change the entire mood of the bus.

Karmabhai was a Jat known as- Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. She was born on 20 January 1615 in the family of Jiwanji Dudi in the village Kalwa situated in Nagaur district. She was a devotee of Krishna. The story goes like this- karmabhai's father was a devotee of Krishna. Once upon a time, he had some work outstation, so he instructed her to offer the food to the lord, and then only she should eat. Ka...

This is a story about a boy who is a slow learner. He felt that he was rejected by everyone and so earns by doing some job and send 40 rupees to his father. His father wants to come and see how this boy earnt his money.

Shvetaketu also spelt Svetaketu, is a character from the Chandogya Upanishad. He was the son of sage Uddalaka, the grandson of sage Aruni, and represents the quintessential seeker of knowledge. The Upanishads entail the journey of Shvetaketu from ignorance to knowledge of the self and truth (sat). In the Mahabharata, Shvetaketu is credited for creating the practice of the "wife being loyal to one...

This is a story about a beggar like a man who comes and asks money for his wife's burial. The moneylender asks 1000s of questions and is not willing to part his money for this man,

Devaki is very frustrated with the fact that she is not able to enjoy the child pranks of Krishna even though she is the biological mother. She is crying out loud the things she is missing from the child Krishna.

This story is about a samiyar who narrates about the future. It is written by M.V.Venkataraman,