Mini-Episode 41.5 – Narakasura
In today’s mini-episode, we’ll meet Narakasur. Narakasur actually started off as a good guy. He was born to Varaha the flying boar/rhinoceros […]
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Mini-Episode 39.5 – Jarasandh
A correction to the previous episode that I’d like to call out. I called Chandragupta Maurya a King in Medieval India. Actually […]
Mini-Episode 36.5 – Shishupal
In today’s mini-episode, we’ll meet Shishupal. While most of our characters of the week have been good people, Shishupal’s a villain. Shishupal’s […]
Episode 36 – Juggernaut
In this episode we’ll explore the story behind the Rath Yatra, which is this Tuesday. We’ll learn why you should keep your […]
33 – Uprooted!
This week we’ll see how I was involved in the Indian mythology version of Sleeping Beauty! There’s no princess in this one, […]
18 – Monkey Business
This week we’ll talk about two stories from the Jataka Tales. Both are about clever monkeys outwitting some kind of water monster. […]
Episode 13 – Nurse Ratched and Umbrella Mountain
This week we are back to Krishna. If you haven’t heard Episode 11, it’s a good idea to begin with that. But […]
Episode 11 – The boy who lived
No, its Harry Potter. Instead it’s Hari – a name for Krishna who is another avatar of Vishnu. We have encountered Krishna […]