A Jain Folk Tale about a King who has several out of body experiences including living as an Elephant, a Deer, a Parrot. Can he save himself from an evil minister conspiracy? Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/jain-folk-tale-soul-swapping-sovereign-ep-262/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Jain #JainFolkTale #JainFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #India #FolkTale --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

A Vikram-Betaal story about four graduates who use their new skills to bring a dead creature back to life! Can Vikram solve Betaal’s tricky question again? Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vikram-betaal-build-a-beast-ep-261/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Vikram Betaal episodes Previous Singhasan Battisi stories #sfipodcast #Vikram #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #VikramBetaal #VikramAurBetaal #Betaal #Betala #Vetala --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

Chandrakanta’s story continues, with Tej Singh and Chapla’s politics, lies, diplomacy, and deception to get Naugarh and Vijaygarh to become friends again Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/chandrakanta-aiyyar-diplomacy-ep-260/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Chandrakanta episodes: Chandrakanta - Stories From India  #sfipodcast #Chandrakanta #DevakiNandanKhatri #Aiyyaar #Aiyyari #Aiyyar #KroorSingh #Kroor #TejSingh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

The Ramayana continues with Ram and Laxman getting abducted, and Hanuman’s battle with their kidnapper - the Underworld Don - Mahiravana a.k.a. Ahiravana Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-hanuman-vs-ahiravana-ep-259/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Ramayana episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/  #sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ravana #Ravan #Ahiravana #Ahiravan #Mahiravan #Mahiravana #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ayodhya #Jambavan #Lanka --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

A story about a devoted wife, Shilavati, who stopped the entire world to protect her husband from Rishi Mandavya’s terrible curse. Can Anasuya save the world? Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/puranas-shilavati-and-anasuya-ep-258/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com#sfipodcast #Saptarishi #Purana #Puranas #Anasuya #Atri #Surya #Mandavya --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

A Himachal Pradesh Folk Tale about a Dog who breaks with tradition by getting a human as a pet. Plus Magical transformations and an unfixable crack in a golden wall Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/himachal-pradesh-folk-tale-dog-prince-ep-257  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com#sfipodcast #HimachalPradesh #FolkTalesOfHimachalPradesh #HimachalPradeshFolkTales #Simla #Shimla #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #FolkTale #FolkTales --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

A Mahabharata story about how Arjun and Krishna embarked on a rapid deforestation project, with a little help from Agni but complete opposition from Indra Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-instant-deforestation-ep-256/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharata episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/ #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Krishna #Arjun #Agni #Indra #Khandava #Indraprastha #Hastinapur #Thakshak #Gandiva #NaradaMuni #Brahma --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

A Singhasan Battisi story about Raja Vikramaditya’s attempts to retain prosperity in his Kingdom. Including procuring a wish-fulfilling cow and a flying horse! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/singhasan-battisi-vikramaditya-varuna-vayu-ep-255/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Singhasan Battisi stories are here. And Vikram Betaal stories are linked as well. #sfipodcast #SinghasanBattisi #Bhoj #Bhoja #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #RajaBhoja #Betaal #Varun #Varuna #Vayu #Kamadhenu --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

The story of Raja Harishchandra and Vishwamitra - how the King stuck to his moral principles, regardless of the cost to his family, his subjects, and himself Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/puranas-harishchandra-ep-254/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Harishchandra #Taramati #Vishwamitra #Brahmarishi #Ayodhya #Yama #Indra #Swarg #Svarg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message

A story from history about Aruna Asaf Ali, a progressive thinker who influenced India’s fight for independence and galvanized the masses at crucial times Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/history-aruna-asaf-ali-ep-253/  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #ArunaAsafAli #AsafAli #Satyagraha #QuitIndia #Gandhi #MahatmaGandhi #Nehru #Patel #IndianHistory #HistoryOfIndia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesfromindia/message