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Why do we celebrate Akshaya Tritiya?

In this episode, Sriram, the host of Chants of India podcast, explains the stories associated with the festival of Akshay Tritiya. To mark this festival, we published this episode on Baalgatha Podcast as well. Hope you like this narration!

Ibrahim and Moanbeni- Winners from two different centuries

Listen to stories of 1992 Bravery Award Winner Ibrahim form Srinagar, and Moanbeni from Moziram 2014 Winner Ibrahim from Srinagar saved the life of a boy from drowning in 1992. He was 7 years old then. Later, he became a model and won another Bravery Award. In 2009, he saved the life of a 60 year old woman. Moanbeni Enzung form Mizoram was 9 years old when she saved the life of her grandmother. Listen to their stories

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Bravery Award Winners Vijay Kumar Saini, Farzana Begum and Rahul’s Stories

In this episode of Veergatha Podcast, listen to three stories of Bravery Award Winners. We begin with Vijay Kumar, who was 16 years old in 2011 when he saved the lives of three children who would have drowned in the river Ganga. Vijay lived in a place near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Learn about the theft in Farzana Begum’s house and how her National Bravery Award medal was stolen. Finally, we travel to New Delhi and hear the tale of Rahul, who helped nab two terrorists after the 2008 bomb blasts.

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Painting of Two Sparrows. Special episode on gaathastory to celebrate March 20, World Sparrow Day

Celebrating World Sparrow Day

In order to celebrate #Sparrowday on March 20th, gaathastory brings to you special collection of stories that feature these little birds. Each story carries a moral or a lesson.