Tamil Short Stories - Under the tree

Correct Lesson

23 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about a very devoted man who one day sees an injured jackal and thinks who will this animal survive. THen he sees a lion come and kill...

TED Talks

22 Jan 2021

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This is an episode about the book called "TED Talks" by Chris Anderson where he gives advice on how to deliver a public speech. There are many example...

Krishna Kuvalayapeedam

21 Jan 2021

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In this episode on Krishna Leela, we look into what happens when Krishna and Balarama enter Kamsa's capital. Kamsa has made arrangement for slaying Kr...

Palai Poo - Manipuri

20 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a man who takes liberty with his neighbor and is very close to the person. The next-door family does not know anything about him...

Ezhuthalai Nagaram Episode-2

20 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into what happens to the people who enter the "Kannadi theruvu". It looks like each step that you move forward in the street,...

Srirangam Episode-3

19 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into the 7 praharas of the temple and their names, and the significance of their position with the main temple. Please listen...

Pappavuku Parisu

18 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a small girl who helps her mother in capturing a thief who enters their house. She then calls for help and the villagers start t...

Rohidasar

17 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into the life history of a shoemaker in Pandaripuram by the name "Rohidasar". The main point of this episode is how a devotee...

Mannipu By LaSaRa

16 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a man who is watching a heated interaction between his father and his brother's wife. The scene is that his brother is moving ou...

How to Reduce Digital Distraction

15 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into a Blog that tells us how to get out of Digital distraction and what should be done to survive in this digital Informatio...

Ezhuthalai Nagaram Episode-1

12 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into the story by S,Ramakrishnan. This is a fantasy story about a city named "Ezhuthalai Nagaram" and inside this city there ...

Tirukolur Janakar

12 Jan 2021

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This episode of Tirukollur Pennpillai about Janakar and why it is important to understand the role of Janakar in the Karma Yoga system. Please listen ...

Annam By Jeyamohan

11 Jan 2021

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This is a story about an investigation in a telephone exchange, This investigation leads to Krishna Bhat. While answering this case he tells about an ...

Srirangam Episode-2

10 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look at how this temple came into existence in today's Srirangam and who all helped in building this temple. Please listen to it f...

Aval 2 By LaSaRa

09 Jan 2021

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This is a story from his real-life incidents where he gets a vision of Perum Thiru the main deity in Lalgudi. The narration style and his different vi...

Survivourship Bais & Decision Making

08 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look at Survivourship bais and decision making. What is survivourship bias and how does it affect our decision making. Please list...

Chandragupta Maurya & The Merchant

08 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into one of the untold stories about Chandragupta Maurya when he has all the money in the world and yet is not able to buy on...

Krishna - Going To Mathura

07 Jan 2021

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In this episode of Krishna Leela, we are going to see the events that happened when Krishna is preparing to leave Mathura and go to meet Kamsan. Pleas...

Kurukshetram - Day 11

05 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into the events that happened on the 11th day of the Kurukshethram war. Please listen to it fully and share it with all your ...

A Bugs Life - Movie

05 Jan 2021

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This movie is about a misfit ant, Flik, who is looking for "tough warriors" to save his colony from hungry grasshoppers, only to recruit a group of in...

Sevidi By Pavanan

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about an old deaf lady who is very attached to a boy. The boy now has grown up and has got married. He brings this lady to his wife an...

Srirangam Episode-1

05 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look at the history and the facts surrounding this temple town of Srirangam. Please listen to it fully and share it with all your ...

Sithan Pokku By Prabanjan

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a samiyar who comes to a village and helps all of them but does not take anything in return. One day he agrees to visit a shop o...

Adhirchi By Sujatha

05 Jan 2021

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This is a suspense story of a painting described in the story and the owner of the painting is short of cash. So he decides to sell the painting, what...

Dwani By La.Sa.Ra

05 Jan 2021

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This is the story of a man who wants to stay away from his family for a few days. So he moves to another house where he meets a girl from next door. W...

10 Lakhs Kaladigal By Jeyamohan

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a suspense thriller that is set in the background of Kannanur and a police officer is asked to take up a long-pending case. What the officer l...

Jillu By Sujatha

05 Jan 2021

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This is a science fiction story about a village where the air becomes toxic due to war. A small boy goes in search of his dog and what happens next is...

Chinthanadhi - Yuga Manam By La.Sa.Ra

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about Bhaskar who is La.Sa.Ra's friends and one day when he goes to this house he sees how the family treats their servant maid. Pleas...

Anbalippu By Ku. Azhagirisamy

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about an old man who makes friends only with young kids. One day he is asked to come to one of the kid's house and when he goes there ...

Yenakum Theriyum By Prabanjan

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a man who goes to see a bride and is asked to reject her due to his mother's wishes. So he goes back to the girl's house and wha...

Mudhal Kapi By S.Ra

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a coffee shop named "Ramana Coffe" and the owner has a peculiar tradition. The shop will open preparing coffee only when a Musli...

Kurukshetram - Day 10

05 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into what happened on the 10th day of the Kurukshetram war. Please listen to it fully and share it with all your friends.

Tirukolur Akroorar

05 Jan 2021

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In this episode, on Tirukolur penn pillai ragasiyam we see the story about Akroorar. Please listen to it fully and share it with all your friends.

Madhavadasar

05 Jan 2021

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This is an episode about the life history of Madhavadasar who goes to Puri Jagannath temple. Listen fully to understand the full history of this great...

Kurukshetram - Day 12

05 Jan 2021

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In this episode, we look into what happened on the 12th day of the Kurukshetram war. Please listen to it fully and share it with all your friends.

Rangoon Periappa By Devan

05 Jan 2021

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This is a classic story of Devan named "Rangoon Periappa" where two of his nephews are trying to woo his money. They try different ways to impress the...

Kinnangal By La.Sa.Ra

05 Jan 2021

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This is a story about a father who always compartmentalized his emotions and how it affects his married life. What happens and the journey of how he i...

Kabir

05 Jan 2021

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Kabir Das was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, whose writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism's ...

The Long Tail

05 Jan 2021

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The Long Tail explains why the big commercial hit is dead, how businesses can and will generate most of their future revenue from a long tail of niche...

Toto Chan

05 Jan 2021

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The book is about the values of the unconventional education that Kuroyanagi received at Tomoe Gakuen, a Tokyo elementary school founded by educator S...

The Elements By Ken Robinson

05 Jan 2021

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This book is a big compilation of his presentations on the subjects of human intelligence and creativity.  He defines the Element as “the meeti...

Panchathantra Stories Introduction

10 Dec 2020

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This episode introduces the olden tale of Panchathantra to the kids of today. The main intention is to get the younger ones to get interested in the t...

Seidhi By Thi.Ja

10 Dec 2020

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This is a story about a Nadaswara Vidhwan who loves his instrument but is very sadden by the thought that no one is listening to it nowadays. One...

Who Not How - Book Summary

04 Dec 2020

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In this episode we look into the summary of the book "Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Big" by Dan Sullivan. Have you ever had a new idea or a goal...

Krishna Goes To Brindhavanam

03 Dec 2020

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In this episode on the life of Krishna, we see the events that happen when Krishna goes to Brindhavan and what miracles happen there. Please listen to...

Tirukolur Dasamughan

01 Dec 2020

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In this episode of Tirukolur Pennpillai ragasiyam, we talk about the conservation between Sita and Ravanan and how that blade of grass has 26 differen...

Sathyakaman Jabala

29 Nov 2020

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This is a story from the Chandogya Upanishad about a boy named Sathyakaman and his mother Jabala. The boy later becomes a Vedic sage, who first appear...

Upadesam By Pudhumaipithan

28 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a doctor who is an atheist. One day a person who performs Hathayoga comes to his clinic. After performing the operation the doct...

Ride Of A Lifetime - Robert Iger

27 Nov 2020

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This is an episode we look at the biography of Robert Iger in which he shares the lessons while running Disney and making a turn-around of fortunes in...

Krishna & Gopikas

26 Nov 2020

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In this episode on the life of Krishna, we look into his mischiefs of little Krishna with the Gopikas. See what all happened during the child years of...

Srisailam By Tha.Na.Kumarasamy

26 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a person retelling a story that happened in Srisailam when the entire group is traveling to the same place. Please listen to the...

Kurukshetram - Day8

24 Nov 2020

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In this episode of the Kurushekthram war, we are going to see what happened on the 8th day. The Pandavas were not able to control Beeshmar and they we...

Yayathi By Sujatha

23 Nov 2020

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This is a science fiction story that involves a scientist who reduces the age of people. One day a person comes in search of this scientist and what h...

Madras By Chandrasehkar

22 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a girl who wants to go to Madras from her village alone but her father refuses to. Then when all of his friends and family convi...

Tirukolur Vashistar

22 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we look into the Tirukollur Pennpillai Ragasiyam about Vashistar. Please listen to it fully and share it with all your friends.

Oru Naayum Oru Manidhanum - LaSaRa

21 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about an old man who has a dog and he is not very happy and friendly with that dog. As days go by changes begin to happen. Does he get...

Six Attributes Of Successful People

20 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we look into the six ordinary attributes of highly successful people. These attributes are really simple and will surely help you to ...

Kadan Theendhadhu By Thi.ja

20 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a man who is cheated by a land broker for the amount of 24 thousand. After searching for the broker, the villagers finally find ...

Krishna Naming Ceremony

18 Nov 2020

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In this episode on the life of Krishna, we are going to see about the naming ceremony of Krishna and how secretly it was done. Please listen to the st...

Thirudanin Moondru Arpudhangal

17 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a petty thief who migrates from a small village to Madras. He has a supernatural power of touch which he discovers and later und...

Kurukshetram - Day7

16 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we look into the events that happened on the 7th day of the Kurukshethram war. Please listen to it and share it with all your friends...

Thimala By Sujatha

15 Nov 2020

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This is a story set in the future (2080) written in the 1980s by Sujatha. There is a couple and the wife wants to visit this place called "Thimala" an...

Power Of Habit

14 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we look into the book called "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg. It explores the science behind habit creation and reformation. L...

Janani By La.Sa.Ramamritham

13 Nov 2020

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This is a story about Ambal thinking about how would it be if she had a mother. She wanted to experience the motherly feeling since Ambal is the mothe...

Devaki Chittiyin Dairy - Jeyamohan

12 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a girl who writes dairy on a frequent basis. One day when some event happens all the people in the house request her to sho...

Kurukshetram - Day6

11 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we look into the events that happened on the 6th day of the Kurukshethram war. Please listen to it and share it with all your friends...

Kanaku By Jeyamohan

10 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a person who comes to a moneylender for keeping his wooden jackfruit for money. When asked how he got it, the man says that it w...

Tirukolur Kandakarnan

09 Nov 2020

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In this episode of Tirukollur Penn Pillai Ragasiyam, we are going to see about Kandakarnan. This person is someone who does not want to utter the name...

Karaikanda Raman By Sujatha

08 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a temple situated in South Tamil Nadu and there is a thief who wants to plunder this temple. Somethings in the surroundings of t...

Kottu Melam - LaSaRa

07 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a relationship between a brother and sister, It is one of the masterpieces of La.Sa.Ra. The relationship is so deep that the bro...

Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success

06 Nov 2020

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This is a book by Deepak Chopra called "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success – A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams". It is freely ins...

Krishna - Rathnamala

06 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we look into the story of Puthanai and who was she. She featured during the Vamana Avatharam as Ratnamla. So listen to this story and...

Oru Ooril Irunda Manidhargal

04 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a wealthy businessman who ran a rice shop in a town and gave loans to all his employees in their time of need. Due to unforeseen...

Bhaktha Sakkubhai

03 Nov 2020

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In this episode, we narrate the life history of one of the saints from the Pandaripuram area known as Sakkubhai. She was an ardent devotee of Panduran...

Jeyathin Bayam

03 Nov 2020

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This is a story about a woman whose husband walks out on her during her first Deepavali after marriage. Then when the next Deepavali comes the woman i...

Viritha Karangalil By Jeyamohan

02 Nov 2020

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This is a story from Mahabharatham where Jeyamohan explains in detail what happens to Jayadrithan and how his life ends. Everyone knows that Arjuna ki...

Clock House Pudayal By Sujatha

01 Nov 2020

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This is a story about an old man who is confined to his old decapitated house but holds a small paper which is supposed to be a link to a secret treas...

Krishna - Senayi The Barber

31 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we look into the story of Senayi the barber, and how his devotion to Krishna saves his job. Please listen to the full story and share...

Moondravadhu Kann

31 Oct 2020

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This is a story about a man and woman who meet basically on a train from Delhi to Madras. Initially, they are reserved and then slowly start to conver...

Upheaval By Jared Diamond

30 Oct 2020

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In this book, the author tries to scientifically analyze many crises and problems that occurred in 12 countries around the world and find a pattern of...

Thirugnana Sambandar

28 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we will see about Sambandar or Thirugnana Sambandar. He was a young Saiva poet-saint of Tamil Nadu who lived around the 7th century. ...

Godhavari Kundu

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about a vessel named "Godhavari Kundu" which is kept for a mortgage by a lady and the helper thinks that she is in grave financial tro...

Innumum Appa Than

26 Oct 2020

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This is a story about an old father with whom both his kids want to spend their time. He is really happy that his kids are really happy to spend their...

Andavan Pichi

26 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we look into the life of a woman who was so devoted to Lord Muruga. She has given the name "Andavan Pichi" by Maha Periva to her. She...

Sri Ramanujar Part-2

25 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we look into the life and teachings of Ramanujar. Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya is an Indian theologian, philosopher, social reformer, a...

Sri Ramanujar Part-1

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we look into the life and teachings of Ramanujar. Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya is an Indian theologian, philosopher, social reformer, a...

Akila By La.Sa.Ra

24 Oct 2020

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This is a story about La.Sa.Ra who comes as a character in this story and he visits his friends. What happens during this visit is the remainder of th...

Optimism Or Pessimism

23 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we look to dive into what is optimism and what is pessimism and which is required for healthy living. Also, we explore a few practica...

Yam Unbem

22 Oct 2020

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This is a story about a person who is coming from a place where there is no food due to drought. He walks all the way to Bombay and then on the train ...

Periyanayaki Ula

21 Oct 2020

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This is a story about how the Ambal one day comes out in disguise to see how the village functions and how they treat other people. Ambal herself is a...

Krishna Avatharam

20 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we look into the story of Krishna and how was he born. The story looks into the birth of Krishna and how he ends up in Yoshadha's hou...

Oru Laksha Puthagangal By Sujatha

19 Oct 2020

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This is a story about a Srilankan who is troubled by the burning of One Lakh books in Sri Lanka during their civil war and wants to talk about it in a...

Thiruvona Virundhu

18 Oct 2020

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This story is by Balachandaran Chullikadu and is taken from his autobiography, Generally, on Onam day in Kerala, no one is allowed to go hungry withou...

Krishna & Rama Comparison

18 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we discuss the similarities and the order of events in the 2 Avatarams of Vishnu. The comparisons are at a high level and will be dea...

Vama By La.Sa.Ra

17 Oct 2020

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This is a story about a mad-man who cannot pronounce "R-A-M-A" and instead can only pronounce "V-A-M-A". He is very attached to a picture of Lord Rama...

Happiness

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we look into Happiness and how to get yourself happy in all situations. We look into some of the myths and how to overcome them. So b...

Tirukolur Vaduga Nambi

15 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we follow the tale of Vaduga Nambi - who is a very close disciple of Swami Ramanuja. Vaduga Nambi, likewise, was known for his Achary...

Penn Manam

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about a grandmother and her grandchild sitting and talking about a story of the family that lives opposite to their house. What happen...

Baghavan Nama Bogendral

13 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we look into the life of Bodhendra who was born to Kesavapanduranga Yogi and Suguna at the beginning of the 17th century (in the year...

Kadavulukku Kaditham By Sujatha

12 Oct 2020

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This is a story about a mentally disturbed boy who keeps writing letters to God daily and does not interact with anyone. Then one fine day he becomes ...