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Stories From India

I’m the host Narada Muni, and I’m a mythological character myself! I have the gift of eternal life, and knowledge of the past, the present, and the future. I’m also the son of Brahma, the creator of the Universe. By profession, I’m a traveling musician and storyteller, so the way I’m doing my job is by podcast. In every episode, I’ll bring you Stories from India from well known Indian Mythological epics like the Ramayan and Mahabharata, to folklore including the Panchatantra, Jataka Tales, Vikram

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00:21:03

162 - Manipur Folk Tale - The Cuckoo

Stories From India ·

2022/07/24

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:26:26

161 - Mahabharata - Ekalavya

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2022/07/17

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 the Deal Episode 83 – Mahabharata – The Groom Reveal Party Episode 84 – Mahabharat – A Princess

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00:19:58

160 - Jain Folk Tale - The Celestial Necklace

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2022/07/10

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:24:28

159 - Panchatantra - A Bag of Gold Coins

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2022/07/03

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:23:28

158 - History - Adi Shankar

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2022/06/26

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:29:32

157 - Odisha Folk Tales - Here comes the Sun

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2022/06/19

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:32:34

156 - Ramayana - Hanuman Infiltrates Lanka

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2022/06/12

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 – Kingdom by Horse. Episode 15 – Rishi vs Rishi: Un-civil war! and Episode 16 – Six….teen Flags are

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00:33:00

155 - Vishnu - Kalki

Stories From India ·

2022/06/05

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:32:50

154 - West Bengal - Bonbibi

Stories From India ·

2022/05/29

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:35:54

153 - Madhya Pradesh FolkTale - Bikal the Terrible

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2022/05/22

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 covered a folktale from Madhya Pradesh: Episode 23 - Magical Tweetment --- Send in a voice message:

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00:27:59

152 - Akbar-Birbal - Counting Crows and Growing Wit

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2022/05/15

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 before, the links are here. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:29:45

151 - Uttarakhand Folk Tales - Bird stories

Stories From India ·

2022/05/08

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:32:26

150 - Mahabharata - Arjun and Dronacharya

Stories From India ·

2022/05/01

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 Episode 70 – The Art of the Deal Episode 83 – Mahabharata – The Groom Reveal Party Episode 84 – Mahabharat – A

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00:35:10

149 - Kathasaritasagara - Animal Stories

Stories From India ·

2022/04/24

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:29:19

148 - Santali Folk Tale - Two Princesses

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2022/04/17

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 #FolkTalesOfBengal --- Send in a voice message:

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00:29:50

147 - History - Rani Chennamma of Kittur

Stories From India ·

2022/04/10

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:32:37

146 - Shiva - Tripura

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2022/04/03

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 Rising Higher and 53 - Open the Quantum Gate. #sfipodcast #Shiva #NaradaMuni #Narada #Tripura #Vishnu

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00:29:48

145 - Vikram-Betaal - Princess Indumati's Swayamvar

Stories From India ·

2022/03/27

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 32 – The Call of Duty Episode 34 – A Damsel in Distress Episode 56 – The Three Sherlocks Episode 95 –

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00:28:35

144 - Kannada Folk Tale - Princess Jasmine

Stories From India ·

2022/03/20

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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00:16:20

143.5 - Holi Special - Dhundhi

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2022/03/17

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

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