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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. Whenever we eat together, my granddaughter asks me to tell her a story. She loves to hear the life stories of Ram, Krishna or even stories about me. This gave me the inspiration to start a podcast to tell stories about India, it’s history, culture and religion. I thought there would be no better time to start it than during Navratri. I plan to tell stories that will be amusing, recreational and also help the listener learn about India. My granddaughter Adhya will join me in the podcast and ask questions while listening to the stories. I hope other children will enjoy these stories as my granddaughter does.
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Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
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.
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
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.
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
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.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
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 not just a festival of colors or a celebration of the victory of good against evil, it is the beginning of a new year and spring.
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
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.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
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.
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
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.
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
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.
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
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.
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
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.