Ramayana: Tales from Ancient India

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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. We will start the season with Valmiki's Ramayana an adi kavya, the first and most popular Indian epic, originally written as sanskrit verses. #Ramayana #Mahabharata #Panchatantra Valmiki Ramayana, Stories from Mahabharata, Panchatantra

  1. 06/25/2021

    Ramayana - Episode 29 - recap of Balakanda and AyodhyaKanda

    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

    18 min

  2. 05/27/2021

    Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - Episode 28 - Maharishi Atri & Anasuya Devi

    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

    23 min

  3. 05/18/2021

    Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - Episode 27 - Truth vs Right

    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

    26 min

  4. 05/10/2021

    Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - Episode 26 - Grief in Chitrakuta

    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

    23 min

  5. 04/22/2021

    Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - Episode 25 - Bharata reaches Prayag

    Bharata, his kinsmen, army and tireless citizen followers arrive in Prayag and go beyond in search of Rama.  #Bharata #Prayag #Chitrakuta #Sage Bharadwaja

    17 min

  6. 04/11/2021

    Ramayana - Episode 24 - Ayodhya Kanta - Bharata reacts, and then acts

    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

    32 min

  7. 03/29/2021

    Short story - A sparrow's tale in English

    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.

    7 min

  8. 03/27/2021

    Short story in Tamil - A sparrow's day

    This is a story in Tamil about a kuruvi, a sparrow that found a grain of rice and wanted to eat payasa, rice pudding.

    5 min
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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. We will start the season with Valmiki's Ramayana an adi kavya, the first and most popular Indian epic, originally written as sanskrit verses. #Ramayana #Mahabharata #Panchatantra Valmiki Ramayana, Stories from Mahabharata, Panchatantra

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