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Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children

Let your child"s favourite bedtime stories take a magical turn, as we bring to you hundreds of tales filled with adventure, morals, and wisdom. Let"s embark on this wondrous journey of storytelling together.Brought to you by gaathastory, Baalgatha goes beyond just entertainment. It"s a podcast that educates, bringing to a new generation the timeless Indian tales from the beloved fables of Panchatantra and Jataka and other classic sources. Listen and subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast on JioSaavn, Apple

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5:05

The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise:Folk Tale from...

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/04/21

We bring to you a folk tale from Nigeria, about a Hippopotamus and a Tortoise. Listen to this story to learn how the wily tortoise is able to outsmart the hippo. Today we bring to you a story from Nigeria. In this folk tale, we learn how a clever tortoise outwits the Hippopotamus. Listen to this tale on Baalgatha Podcast. This episode rewritten for Baalgatha podcast by Minu Pandit and was narrated by Sheerali Biju. Audio editing by Amar Vyas.You can listen to new episodes of Baalgatha podcast

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The Hares and the Frogs

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/04/18

In this story, a group of hares decides to end their lives because they always life in fear of predators. When they go near a pond a jump into the waters and end their lives, they come across a group of frogs who are frightened by the chaos created by the hares. You can learn more about this story from aesop's fables by visiting www.gaatha.co/hares-frogs

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2:39

The Story of Babasaheb Ambedkar

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/04/14

14th April marks the birth anniversary of the man behind India's constitution and a leader who worked towards the upliftment of Dalits: Babasaheb Amnedkar. Listen to this story to learn why he is so well respected and we celebrate his birthday as Ambedkar Jayanti.How to Subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast?You can subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbox, Hubhopper, Radio Public, Storiyoh, Tunein, Stitcher, and many other fine websites and apps where you

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21:26

The Story of Hanuman's Birth: The Festival of Hanuman...

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/04/11

On occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, a festival to mark birth of Lord Hanuman, we are delighted to publish the story about his birth. Listen to this story to learn about his parents and how he came to be born. Finally, learn how he came to be known as Hanuman. This story has some interesting elements- for example, Why and how did Shiva agree to be born as Anjani's son? Why did Hanuman decided to swallow the Sun? Listen to this story to learn more.You can learn more about Hanumanji and Hanuman Jayanti by

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5:21

The Story of Lord Mahavir

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/04/07

On occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the most important festival of the Jains, we are pleased to release a story about an incident involving the life of Lord Mahavir. This story also teaches us a moral- that we should not make hasty decisions. To learn more about this story and Lord Mahavir, visit [http://www.gaathastory.com](https://gaathastory.com/baalgatha/mahavir)How to Subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast?You can subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbox,

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3:06

The Story of Ram Navmi and Birth of Lord Ram

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/04/04

On the occasion of the festival of Ram Navmi, we are pleased to publish the story of how Lord Ram was born. To learn more about this story, visit https://gaathastory.com/ram-navmi/You can also listen to the story about the birth of Lord Hanuman, which is associated with the story of Lord Ram's Birth. Learn the connection between the two stories by visiting https://gaathastory.com/hanuman/How to Subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast?You can subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google

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4:22

The Story of Gudi Padwa or Ugadi

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/03/28

Wishing all listeners a Happy Gudi Padwa/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand! It is interesting how the same day is celebrated under different names in various parts of India. This festival also marks the beginning of the new Year, so wishing all of you a Very Happy new Year!In this episode, we tell you haw this festival is celebrated across different parts of India, namely, in the sates of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Kashmir, Manipur, and also by the Sindhi community. We also narrate the food that

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7:52

Introducing the Myths, Legends and Fairytales of...

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/03/24

We are super excited to announce that our new podcast Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India, is almost ready for release! If you would like to be notified when the Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India podcast goes live, visit http://www.gaatha.co/mlftpodcast and sign up with your name, email address or phone number.Today, we are including a sample from this podcast, that is, a snippet from the story The Son of Seven Queens. Hope you will like it!

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5:13

The Hare And The Tortoise Again- Storyweaver

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/03/21

Remember how the slow and steady tortoise beat the arrogant hare in that great race long ago? Now the two are back together again, and they have a task to complete. Each knows that he cannot do it without the other, but can these two big rivals work together?This is a story from the storyweaver collection, written by Venkatramana Gowda and illustrated by PadmanabhYou can learn more about this story by visiting www.gaatha.co/hare-tortoise licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence

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9:24

The Grey Brown- A Story By Gauri Awasthi

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/03/17

The Grey Brown is a story written by Gauri Awasthi. This story was submitted by her for the Baaglatha Storytelling Competition. We found this story to be very interesting, and very different from the stories that we have published so far. In Gauri's Own Words, "I have written a story called 'The Grey Brown'. The genre of the story is thriller. The protagonist of this story is Nancy, a young girl, and other characters are Luna, Lily, Amelia Brown and the teacher. The story traces a young girl going

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9:48

Stories About The Festival of Holi

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/03/10

On occasion of the festival of Holi, we present to you The Story of Holi. Rather, this is a collection of short tales and legends from different parts of India that are associated with this festival of colors. These include the story of Holika and Prahlad, and of course the story of Radha and Krishna. How do you celebrate this festival? How to Subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast?You can subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, JioSaavn, Castbox, Deezer, Hubhopper,

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4:37

Onakke Obavva's Bravery : How To Overcome A Powerful...

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/03/07

On occasion of Womens' Day on March 8th, we bring to you a story about an incredible woman- Onakke Obavva. This is a story of her bravery, but also is an example of the dedication of women. Onake Obavva was a woman who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle (Onake) in the kingdom of Chitradurga of Karnataka, India. She is regarded as the foremost women warriors and patriots. You can learn more about her by visiting www.gaatha.co/obavva.

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4:52

How a Pen is Mightier Than a Sword

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/02/28

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian pro-independence activist, lawyer, politician, poet, writer and playwright. We present a story from his life- where he told the police that a pen is mightier than a sword. You can learn more about Veer Savarkar and his life by visiting http://www.gaathastory.com/savarkar

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The Story of Shiva and Mahashivratri

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/02/24

On occasion of Mahashivratri (the grand night of Lord Shiva) we bring to you two short stories related to this festival. The first story is about a tribal who accidentally showered 1,000 leaves from a bilva tree on to the Shivlinga. In the second story, we narrate how Shiva settled a dispute between Brahma and Vishnu. You can learn more about this festival by visiting www.gaatha.co/shiva

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Shivaji And AfzalKhan : A Story From the Life of...

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/02/17

On occasion of birth Anniversary of Shivaji, we are presenting a story from his life. Shivaji was a great warrior King and he established the Maratha empire in the second half of 1600s. In this story, Shivaji used guile to overpower Afzal Khan, who was a very powerful warrior. The moral of this story is that with wit and guile, one can overcome even a powerful enemy.This episode was compiled from public domain sources by Minu Pandit for gaathastory, and narrated by Sheerali Biju. Audio editing by

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13:15

The Mouse With Seven Tails

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/02/14

This story teaches us that we should not listen to others' taunts and teasing, and we should stand up for ourselves. A little mouse with seven tails gets seven wishes from her grandmother. Upon getting teased by her classmates in school for having so many tails, she makes one wish everyday and ends up losing one tail. Finally, she is left with no tails at all! You can learn more about this story at www.gaatha.co/seven-tailsThis story is from the Storyweaver collection from Pratham Books. Author:

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2:20

A Well Wisher

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/02/07

This is a story from Panchatantra which teaches us a moral that there are very few people who are our true well wishers. In other words, we should not fall prey to false praise! A King who is very benevolent is taken advantage of by his subjects, One day, he realizes that something is wrong- and that he cannot have so many well wishers! After consulting with his minister, he comes up with a plan that helps him discover that none of his so called well wishers come to help him. You can learn more

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4:06

Everything Looks New- Story About Spring

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/01/31

On occasion of Vasant Panchami (which also indicates that Spring has begun in India), we bring you the story of a little girl who beautifully describes the sights and sounds of Spring. Learn what Spring season means to a little child. You can also listen to this story on gaathastory website athttps://gaathastory.com/spring-everything-looks-new-vasant-panchami/This episode was narrated by Sheerali Biju and edited by Amar Vyas. This tale is adapted from the Storyweaver Collection from Pratham Books

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6:19

Hot Tea And Warm Rugs

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/01/17

In this story, a little girl describes the sights, sounds, festivals and of course food that makes winter enjoyable. This is from the Storyweaver collection of Pratham Books, written by Mala Kumar and Manisha Chaudhary, illustrated by Priya Kuriyan. You can learn more about this story at www.gaatha.co/Hot-teaThis story was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses 4.0 and the story is narrated by Sheerali Biju

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Anectdotes from life of Swami Vivekananda

Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children ·

2017/01/12

January 12th marks the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, who was a Monk, an intellectual, and a role model for the youth in his day. In today's episode, we bring you two stories with morals- these are anecdotes from the life of Swami Vivekananda. The first story teaches us that we should not believe other peoples' words on face value, and we must verify others' claims. In the second story, we learn the the importance of honesty and integrity. You can learn more about Swami Vivekananda by

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