Veergatha Hindi

Image of the Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, audio story published on Baalgatha Podcast.

This is a classic story from India about a Prince, his friend the Minister’s son, and the Fairy Princess. In Part I of this two part story, the Prince and… More »Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess

दो मछिलयों की कहानी एक समय पानी के एक बड़ा जलाशय था। यह जलशव ऐसा जगह पर िस्थत था, जहाँ पहुँचना बहुत आसान नहीं था। काटों से भरी हुई झािड़यों… More »Baalgatha Hindi story- २ मछलियों की कहानी – पंचतंत्र कथा story of 2 fishes

Hirkani was a brave woman and an amazing mother who lived near the Raigad Fort in Maharashtra during the time of Shivaji Maharaj. Listen to her story on occasion of… More »The story of Hirkani- Special Episode for Mother’s Day

On occasion of Buddha Purnima, listen to story of how the Prince Siddharth became the Buddha.This story is available on Baalgatha Podcast in English, Hindi. Marathi and Gujarati.

This is the story of a young boy whose father is a fortune teller. In this part 1 of this story, we learn about the prophecy made by his father, who is a fortune teller. Listen to the adventures of this young man and how he rescues four living beings from a well.

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Read part I of the story The Fortune Teller’s Son below

soothsayer when on his deathbed wrote out the horoscope of his second son, whose name was Gangazara, and bequeathed it to him as his only property, leaving the whole of his estate to his eldest son. The second son thought over the horoscope, and said to himself:
“Alas! am I born to this only in the world? The sayings of my father never failed. I have seen them prove true to the last word while he was living; and how has he fixed my horoscope! ‘FROM MY BIRTH POVERTY!’ Nor is that my only fate. ‘FOR TEN YEARS, IMPRISONMENT’—a fate harder than poverty; and what comes next? ‘DEATH ON THE SEA-SHORE’; which means that I must die away from home, far from friends and relatives on a sea-coast. Now comes the most curious part of the horoscope, that I am to ‘HAVE SOME HAPPINESS AFTERWARDS!’ What this happiness is, is an enigma to me.”
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This is the story of a young boy whose father is a fortune teller. In this part 1 of this story, we learn about the prophecy made by his father,… More »The FortuneTeller’s Son- Part 1 The Prophecy

Who Was Dr. Ambedkar? 14th April marks the birth anniversary of the man behind India’s constitution and a leader who worked towards the upliftment of Dalits: Babasaheb Ambedkar. Listen to… More »The Story of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Why We Celebrate His Birth Anniversary

The Magic Fiddle is a folktale from India, about a girl who has seven brothers. The wives of the seven brothers get the girl killed, and she is reborn as… More »The Magic Fiddle: How a Girl became a Fiddle

On occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the most important festival of the Jains, we are pleased to release a story about an incident involving the life of Lord Mahavir. This story… More »The Story of Lord Mahavir – story for Mahavir Jayanti