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A Friend in need… – Panchatantra

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Once upon a time there lived four friends in a forest. They were very different from each other; yet, they were best friends and always came to each other’s aid when required. The friends were: a mouse, a crow, a deer, and a tortoise. This is a story of how these friends, who ordinarily would […]

Sufi Tales

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Do you know who the Sufis are? Their religion was born out of Islam and other influences. They arose in the lands which are now called Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. And there were Sufis in India. Sufism is called a mystical religion because Sufis often seek silence and solitude, and meditate. They search […]

One Mother, everywhere – Parvati

Monday, October 11th, 2010

You’ve often heard of God, the Father, creator of the universe. Have you ever heard of God, the Mother? Mothers create too, don’t they? — even more than fathers, because we draw our very life and nourishment from them. So, do not be surprised that in some countries and among some people, God is also […]

Sri Krishna’s Birth

Monday, October 11th, 2010

We don’t know how long ago he was born. It was long centuries ago. There are many legends, as you know, about some of the people who leave their mark on history. One of these is Sri Krishna, whom millions of people have looked upon as God, born in India in a human body. One […]

Squirrel helping Rama in building a bridge

Monday, October 11th, 2010

How the chipmunk got his stripes, is one of the episodes in the Ramayana. It happened in this way: King Rama has to get a bridge built, from the land of India to the island of Sri Lanka. It looks like quite a jump, doesn’t it? Actually there is ocean bed not far under the […]

Mr. Ant-hill(Valmiki)

Monday, October 11th, 2010

In ancient India there lived a robber whose name we do not know, because, as you will see, he got a new one. It is by this new name that he got famous. Young and strong, he could easily attack and overcome travelers going by lonely roads. Then he would take their money and all […]

The Bird with Two Heads

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Once upon a time, there lived a strange bird named Bharunda. He lived on a banyan tree near the banks of a river. The strangeness of the bird lies in the fact, that he had two necks, but shared a common stomach. One day, the bird was wandering on the banks of the lake and […]

Apple Tree

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples,took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by… the little boy had grown […]

Sri Ganesh

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Sri Ganesh

Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular of Hindu festivals. It falls on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada (August-September). It is observed throughout India, as well as by devoted Hindus in all parts of the world. Ganpati is the elephant-headed God. The following story is narrated about his birth and […]

Sudhama

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

God Krishna had in his student days a classmate, who was very poor. His name was Sudhama. Krishna became king of Dwaraka later on. Sudhama remained a poor householder. He had many children. He was, however, a good-loving man. Everyday Sudhama went out singing bhajans in the streets. People gave him handfuls of rice. He […]