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Sidhartha Satpathy
Stories that define us, make us, celebrates us is all that we are. Here is a podcast where, I share stories from the past, present and future that will help us understand life while enjoying them
We are all competitive people and in the struggle of being the winner we at times do things that could be counter productive. Here is a short beautiful story from the Far East, that could enlighten you with its simple deep meaning.
We all are winners and supporting each other could be a way of winner even bigger things in life..
A kingdom that wanted to pick its winner as a guardian warrior.
Do share these stories with your kids and the grown ups to enjoy and pick their life lessons.
Life is all about the simplistic living and believing in one another. When the greed to hoard things becomes higher, we loose our own human value and start to do things that may sometimes come and hurt us.
Listen in to this beautiful Jataka Tales about a simple villager and her wife as they plot to have a big Fish that the husband had caught. The story would make you think about the simplicity of life and what a Greed can do.
We are all connected in one way or other and in this journey of life, we all happen to be interconnected in one way or other to fulfill our purpose in this world. Here is a lovely Cantonese story which connect us beautifully with the subject of oneness.
Listen in and enjoy the story.
We are all part of the same ecosystem. WE come from one and go back to one at the end of the game. Ms. Meenakshi Addipalli from Pune shares with us this lovely story about the chessboard and the thought that each one of them hold.
What is the perspective that you hold decides the way you look at the world and its solutions. Come listen in and enjoy the story.
This is the final episode of the Hoja Byte Series. The series was started with his wife being in action and here is a set of few stories where we see his cute relation with his wife and the impact it has had on him and his thinking. While the man used to pull himself out of any situation, at times could backfire.
Listen into the Hoja Byte series and drown your self in some laughter and fun,
Thief & Robbers are a community that most of us tend to keep away from and when they are in front of you, the strength of the mind or the presence of mind becomes a powerful statement. Now does that always help?? A good question to ask and when it is Mulla Nasreddin Hoja, it is even more interesting.
Listen in to Lutera from the Hoja Bytes series and have some fun and may be remembrance of anything that you have heard or know of.
We all love to be smart and witty. And when you have a person like Mulla Nasreddin Hoja, you are supposed to be smart and witty. The expectations are very high too.
Hoja had the reputation of being the smartest and wittiest while dealing with anyone, it did not matter if that was his wife or his neighbour, or his master or the king or even his donkey. He spared none. But at times ones falls in one's own trap and their plans backfire so did Hoja's plans.
Listen in to stories from Storyrail as to how Hoja was smart enough to be a fool of himself. Enjoy them and do not forget to like, share and subscribe as laughter is a good medicine to have and share with others.
Hoja Bytes - Part 3,
Hoja was a very popular man and being popular our man had lots of friends and when there are friends you have your share of fun and troubles. Presenting to you two short stories from the books of Mulla Nasreddin Hoja. Enjoy the fun and laughter.
Hoja and his Donkey are synonyms. Hoja has many stories where his donkey has played a central character and has enabled his listeners and readers to learn the values of life and while Mulla or Hoja teaches others, at times he is also at the receiving end of the game. His smartness to overcome and odd situation is what makes it special.
Listen to the 2nd series of the Hoja Bytes which focuses on the special bonding of Hoja with that of his Donkey. Listen in and enjoy Hojabytes...
Food is in an integral part of our daily lives and one cannot keep themselves away from food for long. Now what happens when Mulla Nasureddin Hoja is offered with some awesome kheer but our man is not left to eat to his heart's content and He can't even say anything as it is his wife who is in command.
Well Listen in to the first episode of the "Hoja Byte" Series brought to you by StoryRail and enjoy the presence of Hoja's thinking or misgivings...
Storyrail, launches a new series of Stories, the Hoja Bytes. It is going to be a collection of stories from the well known Personality from the middle east. Nasreddin Hoja. Join in for some fun and laughter as we launch them with gusto.
Come sit back and enjoy as, Sidhartha Satpathy your storyteller takes you through a laughter riot of small and very small stories...
When Ma Astha Lakshmi (Eight different Avatar of Goddess Lakshmi) decided to leave Raja Bhoj's place, it left him in deep contemplation and he was left to make a choice. He heard his ministers and all his men who gave him different perspectives. It was now left to him to decide and make a tough choice.
Want to know more as to what transpired, listen in to a beautiful story from the past and enjoy it.
If you have a beautiful story to share with others, do share it or voice it in with us at Storyrail@gmail.com
When the Master believed in a bull to do extra-ordinary things, life changed for him. He was all set to learn a lesson of his life. Well what could that be??
The best way is to listen in to this amazing short story from the Jataka Tales shared by StoryRail
When son learns about a treasure hidden by his father with the help of their servant, he goes on a search. But, his servant turned out to be of different.
A beautiful Jataka tale from Storyrail.
When a horse happen to land in front of a house out of the blue, the man becomes the talk of the town. A series unfold as people start to talk.
What state are you in most of the time.. A simple story that you entice you to think..
A short story from the Greek Mythology Chapter when one falls in love with self and the others are dependent on others to realize their love.
Listen in to this beautiful story of love, arrogance and self addiction while the world wonders the real meaning of love.
When a Lion Cub grows up with the Sheep, it tends to bleat and eat grass because it picks up the nature of environment around.
A beautiful simple story from the Vedanta that makes us to think if we can realize the Lion in us.. Listen in and enjoy this powerful story from our Indian History...
When a disciple takes a boat ride with Swami Ramakrishna Pramahansa, on the river Ganga, his life was set to change and so did the lives of many who heard this simple story.
How would you connect with this beautiful story. Share your thoughts and do not like to like, share and subscribe StoryRail.
When Ravana was about to leave his body to go towards the heavenly adobe, Rama had a special request for Lakshman to do.
This short story tells us about the importance of every person. It does not matter who someone is or what one has done, there is something interesting to find out.
Listen in to Nirmada to learn an important lesson from the Indian Mythology of Ramayana
With 12000 artisans and an able chief architect, the Minister was failing in building up the temple. He was worried and troubled. He took his horse and rode into the hinterlands of Odisha.
Listen to this folklore from Odisha and cherish how kings and ministers found their subjects responded to their troubles. Another fascinating tale from Storyrail..
When the Indian Cricket team players sported their mother's name on their TShirts, the country went Awww, and one of our listeners shared this beautiful story from the past connecting the power of Woman and a stronger thought process even then.
If you have a story to share, then do share it at storyrail@gmail.com
When Draupadi asked Bhima to get the celestial lotus "Sougandhika", he went on a rage till he met his destiny. But destiny always has something else to share.
Whom did he meet? What happened to Bhima? What does Bhimasena learn? A small story from the many pages of Mahabharata.. Listen in to know more...
On this beautiful Mother's day, sharing a story from the past. My Mom and her strength that she imbibed in me. Small things that mom do has such a huge impact on who we tend to become in our life. Hats off to Mom and her belief on their little ones.
Happy Mother's Day.
A beautiful story written and shared by a young boy Rishab. His story is about faith and courage that the young boy taken in which leads the village to discover the hidden secrets. He takes us to the Jagannath Culture in the small village in Odisha...
Enjoy the sweet little story..
Indian Army is filled with heroics but some stories become Legends. They become so because of the leaders who lead them and become extra-ordinary. This is the story of one such legendary Leader, "Major Somnath Sharma. He is first awardee of the highest award that any of the armed forces member can get... The "Param Vir Chakra". Listen to this beautiful story of inspiration and leadership.
During vacation times we used to listen from our Grandma a beautiful story and she will invariably weave a story from the Jungles and connect it back to the morals. Here is one such beautiful story. You may have heard many versions of the same.
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Our Limiting Beliefs can become impediments in our growth and opportunity could pass through. How could you look at expanding your belief.. A short story that would make you think and apply yourself...
What happens when we grow intelligent and forget that we need to use our common sense while applying them. Here is a story that takes you back in time and leaves you with a lot of relevance in the current context. Never leave behind a good thinking mind.
Is it not when a woman says "NO", it is a "NO".. she has the right to Dignity. A beautiful story shared by one of our patrons. Even in the pages of history, woman had her say and knew her rights well. Listen in to connect with a lovely story shared by Justice (Retd.) Prabha Sridevan.
When ego takes space, one of the biggest deterrent is that it blinds the person from seeing himself as a human. A beautiful short story that describes the definition of being a human is self realization...
When the Pandavas lost their well earned life to the Kauravas, they were very angry with Yudhisthir (Elder brother). They even accused him of being responsible for their down fall. It was a very heated discussion with Sri Krishna.
So what do you think, who was responsible when the game of Dice was being played or lost. Listen in for the interesting conversation that took place after the "Game of Dice" was lost.
When you have some wonderful listeners sharing their stories about their journey as they connect with Stories from their childhood.. Listen in to relish a small reminiscent from the past shared by our listeners.
When King Vikramaditya went into trance, he did encounter many fascinating things in that life. In such incidences, he got caught and what transpired was a fascinating tale. Listen in to this beautiful little story..
When King Vikramaditya Learnt a new mantra, he was eager to use it to best use. But life had different things in story. What happened to him in his journey in learning, hear into this beautiful story..