May 3, 2020May 7, 2020Panchatantra

Episode 29 – Act Now, Think Later

This week, we’ll cover a couple of stories from the Panchatantra. One is about a little baby boy and his unlikely animal […]

April 26, 2020May 2, 2020Mahabharata

Episode 28 – His Girl Friday

This week, we’ll continue the story of Devayani and Friday. We’ll see why you should be careful when going swimming. If you […]

April 19, 2020April 25, 2020Mahabharata

Episode 27 – The Rise of Shukra

Hello, and welcome to stories from India, a podcast where we talk about myths, legends, and folktales from India. I’m your host […]

April 12, 2020April 25, 2020West Bengal

Episode 26 – Joy and Sorrow

This week, we’ll do a folk tale from Eastern India, from West Bengal. It’s about two sisters who go to great lengths […]

April 5, 2020July 4, 2021Ramayana

Episode 25 – Up, Up and Away!

This week, we’re not exactly in the Ramayana, but we’re going to meet someone who is a very central figure in that […]

March 29, 2020April 5, 2020Ramayana

Episode 24 – Promises made, hearts broken

This week, we’re back into the Ramayana. We’ll talk about two events King Dasharath was involved in that had a big impact […]

March 22, 2020April 5, 2020Madhya Pradesh

Episode 23 – Magical Tweetment!

This week, we’ll do a folk tale from Madhya Pradesh, about a magic cow that makes gold every time it goes to […]

March 15, 2020March 21, 2020Akbar-Birbal

Episode 22 – Slow Cooker

This week, we’re back into the world of Akbar and Birbal. We’ll see how one can stay warm despite being in the […]

March 8, 2020March 14, 2020Narasimha

Episode 21 – Final Destiny

This week, we’ll continue the story of Prahlad and his evil dad and evil aunt. If you haven’t heard the previous episode […]

March 1, 2020March 8, 2020Vishnu

Episode 20 – The Aunt from Hell

This week, we’ll meet a killer Dad and a killer Aunt from hell! Literature is full of evil Aunts – there’s Bertie […]