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Nana Can You Tell Me A Story?

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India is a country with a rich history of diverse people, culture and language that is over a thousand years old. In traditional Indian joint families, it is tradition to feed kids earlier in the evening, then send them to their grandparents (Nana, Nani, Dada, Dadi) to hear stories while their mothers cooked food for the family. I am a grandfather and have two grandchildren. We live within a 20 minute driving distance of our grandchildren and this gives us an opportunity to see them frequently

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20:23

Seasnon 3 Episode 1 Mahabharat Stories: Introduction

Nana Can You Tell Me A Story? ·

2025/07/06

Episode 1 of season 3 introduces Mahabhrat, when it happened, places associated with it, some of the main characters, and the foundational story of Mahabharat.

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We are back after several months

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2025/01/04

We are bringing our podcast back after almost a year!

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Season 2 Episode 5 Ramayan Stories: The Birth of Ravan

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2023/12/31

Ramayan is the story of a war between good and evil, good represented by Sri Ram (prince of Ayodhya) and evil represented by Ravan (king of Lanka). Ravan kidnapped Devi Sita, the wife of Sri Ram. Sri Ram fought a war with Ravan and his army to rescue Devi Sita.

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07:54

The Story of Pettopia and SanGelato

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2023/08/05

This is an original story written by Adhya. The story is about a town Pettopia which is inhabited by pets. The town get’s its energy from a special blend of Sanjiwani and icecream, SanGelato.

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Season 2 Episode 3 Ramayan Stories: Hanuman Ji

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2023/05/01

While Sri Ram and Devi Sita are the main characters of Ramayan, Hanuman Ji played a crucial role in Sri Ram's war against Ravan. Hanuman Ji was a reincarnation of Shiv Ji. This episode tells some stories about Hanuman Ji.

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15:42

Holi: A Festival of Colors (Rerun of episode 8 of...

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2023/03/08

Holi is the festival of colors that Hindus celebrate on Falgun poornima, the last day of the last month of the year according to Hindu calendar. Holi is a two day festival, the day when people play with colors and the day before when people make a bonfire or Holika The lighting of the bonfire represents Holika and the burning of wood represents the purification of evil. The festival of colors shows us that irrespective of religion, race, skin color or other differences, we all are humans. Holi is

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20:26

Season 2 Episode 2 Ramayan Stories: The Birth of Devi...

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2022/12/18

Ramayan is the story of Sri Ram and his wife Devi Sita. Sita ji is an incarnation of Laxmi Ji, who is born as a human whenever Bhagwan Vishnu takes birth as a human. While Sita Ji was born to marry Sri Ram, there were several reasons for her birth. In this episode, we tell various stories about Sita Ji's birth.

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13:26

Diwali:a Festival of Lights (rerun of the episode 3...

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2022/10/25

Diwali is a festival that Indians celebrate all over the world. People decorate their houses with lamps and rangoli. Diwali is celebrated on the day Ram, Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile.

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Season 2 Episode 1 Ramayan Stories: The Birth of Sri Ram

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2022/08/10

Sri Ram was the seventh incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. Sri Ram was born as the son of King Dasharath and Queen Kaushalya of Kosala kingdom more than seven thousand years ago. In this episode we tell three stories about the incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu as Sri Ram.

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Episode 12 The Story of Tenali Rama

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2022/03/06

Tenali Rama Krishna, also known as Tenali Rama, Tenali Raman, or Tenali Ramalinga was a royal advisor, jester, scholar, and poet in the court of King Krishna Devaraya of the Vijayanagar Empire who ruled in C.E. 1509-1529 in Southern India. The Goddess Kali cursed him to become a joker but then blessed him that this quality will earn him fame and wealth.

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Episode 11 The story of Koormavatar and Samudra...

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2022/01/19

Gods and demons churned the ocean to discover hidden treasures. Bhagwan Vishnu took the form of a turtle and held the mountain Mandarachal on his back. Mandarachal was used as a mathani to churn the ocean. Listen to the podcast to learn the reason for churning the ocean and why gods and demons fight all the time.

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Episode 10 The Story of Rakshabandhan

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2021/09/29

Rakshabandhan is a celebration of relations between brother-sister, sister-sister or anyone can tie a rakshasutra to anyone with an intention of affection, love, care, good wishes, and request for protection. The festival is celebrated on Poornima (full moon day) of Shravana month of Hindu calendar (usually in the month of August). The story of rakshabandhan originated thousands of years ago when Devi Lakshmi tied a rakshasutra to demon king Bali’s wrist.

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Episode 9 Dashavatar Stories: Matsyavatar

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2021/06/27

Hindus believe that the trinity of gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiv manages this universe. Sri Vishnu is the nurturer and protector of the universe. He is born as an animal or a human (incarnation) to make sure that a balance is maintained between good and bad. He also makes sure that life on earth continues. Dashavatars are the ten incarnations of Sri Vishnu that saved the life of earth and living beings, promoted truth and good, and defeated evil. Matsyavatar is the first incarnation of Sri Vishnu

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15:42

Episode 8 Holi: A Festival of Colors

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2021/03/30

Holi is the festival of colors that Hindus celebrate on Falgun poornima, the last day of the last month of the year according to Hindu calendar. Holi is a two day festival, the day when people play with colors and the day before when people make a bonfire or Holika The lighting of the bonfire represents Holika and the burning of wood represents the purification of evil. The festival of colors shows us that irrespective of religion, race, skin color or other differences, we all are humans. Holi is

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06:59

Episode 7 Stories from Panchatantra: Pyasa Kauwa

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2021/03/23

In this episode we tell the story of the thirsty crow or pyasa kauwa from Panchatantra. The story is of a crow that is trying to find water on a hot summer day. It uses presence of mind and available resources to drink water from the bottom of a pitcher.

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Episode 6 Stories from Panchatantra: Winning of...

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2021/02/28

The story of the dove, the mouse and the crow is from the section Winning of Friends in Panchtantra. The story is unique because it tells the story of a friendship between a crow named Laghupatanka and a mouse named Hiranyaka, a natural predator and its prey. Laghupatanka is inspired by the friendship between the dove king Chitragreeve and Hiranyaka. Laghupatanka tries to befriend Hiranyaka until he succeeds. The story teaches that a friendship between a predator and it's prey is possible if there

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Episode-5 The Story of The Hares and The Elephants...

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2021/01/13

The story of the Hares and the Elephants is a story from the section Crows and Owls of Panchatantra. Panchatantra is s collection of stories from ancient India. Panchatantra is divided into five sections- conflict amongst friends, winning of friends, crows and owls, the forfeit of profits and action without due considerations. Stories of Panchatantra teach strategies to deal with common day issues.

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Episode-4 Stories from Jatak Tales and Panchatantra:...

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2020/12/02

Jatak tales and Panchatantra are the two ancient Indian sources for fables. These fables were written two thousand five hundred years ago and have been adopted and retold in many cultures and countries. In this episode I tell the story of the Monkey and the Crocodile, a Jatak tale.

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Episode-3 Diwali:A Festival of Lamps

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2020/11/14

Diwali is a festival that Indians celebrate all over the world. People decorate their houses with lamps and rangoli. Diwali is celebrated on the day Ram, Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile.

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Episode-2 The Story of Reincarnation of Durga Ji as...

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2020/11/06

Durga Ji was born as the daughter of Himvan and Mainavati. She was named Parvati, which means daughter of a mountain. She transformed into one of the forms of Durga Ji, Shailputri.

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