
Tales From Ancient India
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In this podcast, each episode/season will showcase a story from Indian literature - ancient and contemporary, whimsical and Vedantic, long or short. I'm excited to share these stories here.
Tales From Ancient India
1y ago
Brief recap of the first two books of Ramayana
Characters: Sage Valmiki, Sage Narada, King Dasaratha, Queens Kowsalya, Sumithra, Kaikeyi, Maharishi Vasishta, Vamadeva, Rajarishi Viswamithra, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrugna, Sita, Guha, Bharadwaja, Atri, Anasuya
Places: Ayodhya, Chitrakuta, Dandakaranya ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
1y ago
Rama decides to leave Chitrakuta mountains and meets with Maharishi Atri and his renowned wife Devi Anasuya
Anasuya Devi gives Sita divine clothes, garland that would never fade as well as ornaments, fragrance and cream to enhance Sita's beauty and bring more glory to Rama.
Key characters: Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Maharishi Atri and Devi Anasuya, Valmiki, Ramayana in Chitrakuta mountains by River Mandakini ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
Rama and Bharata discuss next steps about who is to be king.
Key characters: Rama, Bharata, Jabali, Vasishta, Dasaratha
Places: Chitrakuta mountains, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Sringaberapura
Valimiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
Bharata, Shatrughna and their companions reach Chitrakuta mountains. Rama learns of his father's demise and performs his last rites. Bharata asks Rama to return to Ayodhya to be king.
#Valmiki #Ramayana #Rama #Sita #Lakshmana #Bharata #Shatrughna #Vasishta #Guha #Sumatra #Kowsalya #Sumithra #Chitrakuta
Key characters: Valmiki Rama Sita Lakshmana Bharata Shatrughna Vasishta Guha Sumatra Kowsalya Sumithra
Places of interest: Chitrakuta mountains, River Mandakini ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
Bharata, his kinsmen, army and tireless citizen followers arrive in Prayag and go beyond in search of Rama.
#Bharata #Prayag #Chitrakuta #Sage Bharadwaja  ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
Bharata reacts to his mother's ploys and grieves his losses. After Dasaratha's funeral, Bharata sets out of Ayodhya again.
#ValmikiRamayana
#Valmiki #Ramayana
#Bharata #Shatrugna #Dasaratha #Kowsalya #Kaikeyi #Sumithra #Vasishta #Sumatra #Guha #Bharadwaja  ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
A whimsical story about a sparrow's day, translated from original "kuruvi kadai". A sparrow found a grain of rice in the dirt and hauled it around so it could enjoy payasa, a sweet rice pudding ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
This is a story in Tamil about a kuruvi, a sparrow that found a grain of rice and wanted to eat payasa, rice pudding.  ..read more
Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
Rama, Sita and Lakshmana living in harmony on Chitrakuta mountains by Mandakini River
Ministers fear anarchy in Ayodhya and Kosala
Bharata is summoned and returns to Ayodhya right away.
Kaikeyi meets Bharata
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Tales From Ancient India
2y ago
Dasaratha narrates an incident from his youth, and a curse from the past.  ..read more