Harishankar Parsai (22 August 1924 – 10 August 1995) was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He wrote vyanga (satire). This bonus episode is one of his popular short stories 'Anushaasan'.  Follow me on IG @maheshwari_abhay91; Artwork credits to Anirudh Das: (IG @das_anirudh). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast. Music in this episode: Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod; Music promoted by: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Launching a new mini-series of stories - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner quote from my father. Follow me on IG @maheshwari_abhay91; Artwork credits to Zaiba Zaheer: (IG @creative_____outlet). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast. Music in this episode: Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod; Art of silence by uniq ; Sad Piano by LesFM; Music promoted by: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Launching a new mini-series of stories - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner quote from my father.  Follow me on IG @maheshwari_abhay91; Artwork credits to Zaiba Zaheer: (IG @creative_____outlet). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast. Music in this episode: Art of silence by uniq ; Sad Piano by LesFM; Music promoted by: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Families are always looking out to maximize returns on their investments. In today’s story, the protagonist's father is not just looking for the best institute that will groom his son to succeed in life, but also an unusual ROI – a modern solution to an age-old problem. Today’s episode is sponsored by Financepeer, a Google incubated company, born out of the vision to make quality education accessible for all, it helps parents and students pay their education fees in easy monthly installments at zero interest and zero additional costs. Log on to www.financepeer.com to know more. Thank you, Financepeer for your support. Follow me- (IG: maheshwari_abhay91). Artwork credits- Kritika Taneja (IG: @kritikaart8). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast.

Listen to my newly launched JioSaavn Originals podcast ' 2BHK', where stories are born in the middle class and brought up in India. Use the link below to tune-in: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/2bhk/1/FL8xTV4KLs8_

The protagonist is in love and wants to take a leap of faith. But is this faith worth the shot?.  Follow me- (IG: maheshwari_abhay91). Artwork credits- Zaiba Zaheer (IG: creative_____outlet). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast.

The protagonist, ever judgmental of the government services and policies, takes a shortcut to solve a documentation problem – only to realize that all this while he has been part of the problem and solution both. Making him realize that our surroundings are nothing but a reflection of our internal conflicts.  Follow me- (IG: maheshwari_abhay91). Artwork credits- Zaiba Zaheer (IG: creative_____outlet). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast.

It gives me immense pleasure to share that the podcast has completed 100k or One Lakh listens, that too in such a short period with such a limited number of episodes. I am indebted to the massive amount of love and affection you (the listener) have given to my stories and I hope and pray to continue sharing similar and even better stories in your life.   In this special episode, I share a behind-the-scenes story of how you and your messages continue to inspire me - especially in the tough times we all are in.  Follow me Instagram: maheshwari_abhay91 Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast.

This episode is a recital of the inspirational poem "Antim Unchai" originally written by Padma Bhushan Shri Kunwar Narayan. He is one of the finest poets in Hindi literature and never ceased to inspire a generation of people with his work resonating waves of motivational and inspirational vibes. Antim Unchai (अंतिम ऊँचाई) is part of his collection of poems from the book Apne Sapne published in 2003. Kunwar Narayan embraced life on different grounds of cognition and thought where diversity is his unique element. Most of his poems do not seem to create boundaries but an immersion of various language and subjects. There is an absence of deceptions in the language of his poetry and many of his poems touch different parts of life in a completely new way. This recital bonus episode is my ode to such great artists who inspire, by their deep thinking and simple words.  Music in the episode by:  Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

From time to time, our near and dear ones keep fueling ourselves, to keep us inspired of our dreams and goals. As a kid, the protagonist hung around in his neighbor’s home. An elderly couple treated him as their grandson and taught him the most valuable lesson – being forever curious in life.  Follow me- (IG: maheshwari_abhay91) Artwork credits- Zaiba Zaheer (IG: creative_____outlet). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast.