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Sudha Umashanker

A podcast in which Sudha Umashanker Journalist and Storyteller narrates stories for children

kids & family stories for kids

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00:11:55

Lord Karthikeya's birthday

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2023/06/01

Lord Karthikeya's birthday is celebrated as Vaikasi Visagam in India. Known variously as Shadanana, Skanda,Kumara or Muruga ,Karthikeya was born for a very special purpose. The story of His birth is equally interesting. Listen on to Sudha Umashanker 's narration for more

00:05:23

Big bear Little bear by David Bedford and Jane...

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2023/04/26

This is a very sweet story of a little bear who wants to be as big as his mother when he grows up. Read to you by Sudha Umashanker, Writer, Storyteller and Founder Storycorner at Bookmine

00:09:17

The story of Vaikunta Ekadesi

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2023/01/03

Vaikunta Ekadesi is a very important festival for followers of Lord Vishnu.In this episode Sudha Umashanker tells you the story around this festival and explains the significance around the many rituals

00:15:38

A Voice for women by Sudha Umashanker

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2022/11/22

This episode was created to share stories about issues that affect women everywhere. It contains two #Metoo stories-A discordant note about a student and her voice coach and Love,deceit and exploitation about a garment industry employee and her boss.These stories were earlier recorded as videos for the NGO Prajnya founded by Swarna Rajagopalan which works in the area of Gender Equality, Peace and Security and Prevention of Gender violence

00:23:03

Kedara Gowri Viratham story (in Tamil)aka...

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2022/10/28

The Kedara Gowri viratham or Kedareeswarar Nombu is an important festival that follows Deepavali. This is the story of how this important festival came to be and how it is observed. Listen to Sudha Umashanker reading from the traditional text

00:19:04

The story of Deepavali

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2022/10/23

There are at least two stories that tell us why we celebrate Deepavali. The slaying of the demon Narakasura and the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after killing Ravana.Who was Narakasura? What was the boon he received? How was he born? At whose hands did he die? And why do we follow the various rituals. Listen on to Sudha Umashanker who knits it all together in this episode.

00:09:06

The Ganesh Chathurthi festival and why it is important

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2022/08/30

The Ganesh Chathurthi festival is a very popular festival for Hindus and many non Hindus in India! The elephant headed God is loved by many.This story from the Ganesha purana tells you more about why people observe the birthday of Lord Ganesha to seek His blessings

00:12:42

Krishna and Sudama- a reading of the book "Friends"...

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2022/08/19

Krishna and Sudama were childhood friends.Their friendship continued into adulthood and was what a true friendship is all about.Sudha Umashanker reads aloud "Friends" published by Giri Trading

00:02:27

Anansi and the bag of wisdom. Retold by Lesley Sims...

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2022/05/31

Once upon a time Anansi the king of the spider got a lovely present- a bag of wisdom. He was told to share it.Anansi wasn't happy about this as he wanted it for himself. What do you think happens in the end? Listen on The reading is by Sudha Umashanker

00:03:48

Anansi and the Sky God - a Ladybird book written by...

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2022/05/31

Once upon a time there lived a clever spider called Anansi. He wanted all the stories that the Sky God had.When he asked for it the Sky God laid down three conditions. Was Anansi able to fulfill them? Listen on and you will find out.The reading is by Sudha Umashanker

00:04:15

Lost and found written by Oliver Jeffers

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2022/05/29

Once upon a time there was a boy who was visited by a penguin .He thought the penguin was lost and did all he could to help .Finally he decided that they would sail together in a row boat all the way to the South Pole .What happens after that? Listen on for a surprise ending

00:05:06

Catch me if you can written by David Styring and Jo...

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2022/05/29

Once upon a time there was a little fish called Terence.He couldn't swim very well or as fast as his Dad who was a champion swimmer.Terence was upset about it but his Dad encouraged and coached him .Terence practiced hard for a few months and finally his efforts paid off. Terence had become a winner in the end.The book is read by Sudha Umashanker

00:05:16

Kind -a book about kindness written by Alison Green

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2022/05/29

Do you think that people in the world are kind enough? What can we do to show our kindness to all living creatures? This book shows you all that you can do to make the world a kinder place. The reading is by Sudha Umashanker

00:05:36

Superworm written by Julia Donaldson

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2022/05/28

Superworm is a wriggly, squiggly superhero who always helps his friends wherever they are in trouble .Once when wizard lizard has Superworm captured and threatens to feed him to his hungry crow, Superworm's friends come together to hatch a clever plan and save his life. Listen to this reading by Sudha Umashanker

00:06:53

The significance of Buddha Purnima

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2022/05/16

Today we celebrate the 2584th birthday of Gautama Buddha who was born in Lumbini.Who was Gautama Buddha ?What were his teachings? How did he become enlightened? Listen to this podcast by Sudha Umashanker for some answers

00:09:22

Stories about Lord Rama

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2022/04/10

To celebrate Lord Rama's birthday today Sudha Umashanker narrates three well loved tales from the Ramayana.The first one is about how He overpowered Tadaka the demoness, the second is about His love for creatures big and small and how the squirrel got its stripes and the third is about Hanuman's love for Lord Rama.

00:06:01

Abirami Anthathi and Abirami Bhattar

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2022/03/21

The Abirami Anthathi is a great work of Tamil literature composed by Abirami Bhattar while he was literally in the jaws of death. As Goddess Abirami appeared miraculously Abirami Bhattar was saved.Listen on to find out how

00:04:01

The clever cap seller and the monkeys

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2022/03/11

This a very old Indian folk tale.When a group of monkeys took away all the caps in the cap sellers basket while he took a snooze,the cap seller was very upset and angry. Then an idea struck and it worked like a charm .Listen on to find out what happened and how the capseller got his caps back

00:07:06

Shivratri story

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2022/02/28

Shivratri is a very important festival dedicated to Lord Shiva.There are many stories about this festival.Sudha Umashanker shares one story about a hunter from the Shiva Purana in this episode.Listen on to find out how he was blessed by Lord Shiva on Shivratri when he spared a deer family and also unintentionally performed pooja to a Shivalinga.

00:01:58

The lion and the hare

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2021/05/26

This is another fable from Aesop about a lion who was getting all ready to eat a hare for dinner.As luck would have it a stag ran by at that moment. The lion decided tjat the stag would make for a bigger meal and went chasing it.So what did the lion eventually get to eat?

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