Episode 113 – Kashmiri Folk Tale – Where there is a well, there is a way!
In the last episode I promised to do a folk tale from Kashmir, and that’s exactly what we’re doing today. This story […]
Category: Folk Tales
Episode 111 – Kannada Folk Tale – The Flowering Tree
In this episode, we’re doing a folktale from Karnataka. It’s a rather famous one, so it’s possible some of you may have […]
Episode 107 – Jataka Tales – The King and Hisss Superpower
In this episode, we’re going to do a story from the Jataka tales. This story features snake people, a kind of turbocharged […]
Episode 106 – Tamil Folk Tale – The Beauty and the Beastly Sound of Music
In this episode, we’re doing a folk tale from southern India. Now strictly speaking this is a Tamil folk tale, but there […]
Episode 104 – Konkani Folk Tale – Carp(e) Diem
By a special listener request, in this episode, we’re going to do a little Konkani folk tale. From the Western Indian state […]
Episode 102 – Assamese Folk Tale – The Witch vs the Animagi
Before I start today’s story, let me just quickly thank all those of you who wished me on my birthday earlier this […]
Episode 99 – Bengali Folk Tale – Twinsies!
In this episode, we’re doing a folk tale from the Eastern India state of West Bengal. This is a story about plants […]
Episode 97 – Marathi Folk Tale – The Days of the Jackal
This episode is a folk tale from Maharashtra, although there are variations of this in pretty much all of the Deccan. The […]
Episode 93 – Punjabi Folk Tale – Sting Like a Bee
In this episode, we’re doing a folk tale from the state of Punjab. This one has some magical elements – a talking […]
Episode 90 – Karnataka Folk tale – In the Kingdom of Fools
In this episode, we’re doing a folk tale from Karnataka. We’ve done a couple of tales from Karnataka before but this one […]