In this episode of Storytelling With Shweta we will hear the story of how Krishna defeated the Serpent King Kaliya

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

For other Krishna stories from Storytelling With Shweta, listen to

The story of Rakshabandan

The story of Yashoda after Krishna

A Fistful of Flattened Rice - The Story of Krishna and Sudama’s Friendship

For other stories about Nagas, listen to Ulupi Naga Princess (Women of the Mahabharata Series)

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In this episode of Storytelling With Shweta we will hear the story of how Ravana - the King of Lanka got his name. This story was requested by a listener.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is a depiction of Ravana shaking Mount Kailasa as depicted at the 6th-8th century caves at Ellora.

Read this for more tiny tales of Ravana.

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In this episode of Storytelling with Shweta, we will hear the story of the two brothers Ganesha and Karthikeyan and their race around the world.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is a depiction of the Shiva and Parvati family currently on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Read this for more about the Palani temple.

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In this episode of Storytelling with Shweta, we will hear the story of Saranyu and Surya -- better known as The Goddess of Twilight and Clouds and her husband the Sun-God. This is a retelling of a story that can originally be traced back to the Rig Veda from almost 3500 years ago.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is a 2nd century BCE artifact depicting Surya and his wives currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Read this for more on The Rig Veda

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In this episode of Storytelling with Shweta, we will hear the story behind Nataraja - the iconic dancing avatar of the Hindu God Shiva.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is a 11th century Nataraja Sculpture currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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In this episode of Storytelling with Shweta, we hear a Ganesha story. Ganesha is the iconic elephant-headed God who pretty much everyone is familiar with. He is the son of God Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Ganesha is worshipped as the God of good fortune and new beginnings. This story was requested by a listener.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is a 19th century illustration of Ganesha transcribing the Mahabharata.

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In this episode of Storytelling with Shweta, we hear a Karna story. Karna is an extremely complex character from the Indian epic - the Mahabharata. He was the son of Kunti and Surya (the sun god), and half-brother to the Pandavas. This story was requested by a listener.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is Karna as an Indonesian shadow puppet. This is currently part of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

Do listen to Kunti's story - Mother of the Pandavas as well as Karna.

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In this episode of Storytelling with Shweta, we hear the story of Sudama, also known as Kuchela. Sudama is not a God or King. He did not fight demons or have an epic love story. He was an ordinary man who was generous of spirit. He was a childhood friend of Lord Krishna and this is the story of them meeting years after life had taken them in different directions.

This family-friendly story is best for all who enjoy stories from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, Indian mythology and South Asian Folk tales.

Show Notes

Here is an illustration of the story as found in a 17th century Bhagavata Purana manuscript now owned by the Freer Gallery (Smithsonian Museums) .

For another Story from Krishna’s life - here is a retelling of Yashoda’s life after Krishna.

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If there is a mythological character from South Asia that you want me to choose next, or if you would like to dedicate an episode to a loved one, get in touch at shweta@shwetaganeshkumar.com or leave me a comment.

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