Author: krvidhyaa

I am a mother of two children who love stories. I used to work in the Insurance industry. I have heard and read lots of Indian stories from my childhood and still read. Our stories have lot of values and also reflect the way society was, in ancient days. As a hobby, I am rewriting the stories I have heard and read, in an attempt to preserve them for the benefit of present and future parents and grandparents and kids of course!!

Tit for Tat

On March 6, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

In a small town in Northern India, there was this Mithaiwala- a seller of sweetmeats. His name was Sonu bhai but he was called Lalchibhai by the people of the town as he was a very very greedy person.. His sweets were extremely tasty and made with good ingredients but Lalchibhai was more and more […]

The hermit and the miser

On March 6, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

This is a story I heard on radio this morning. Thought it was nice enough to share. My own additions are there to the story! Once upon a time, in a village in Central India, there was a very wealthy land owner named Dhanlal, who was extremely miserly. He was so.. so miserly that he […]

Tenali Rama and the Brinjals

On March 6, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

We all know the about the intelligent Tenali Ramakrishna who adorned the court of Raja Krishnadeveraya. This story is about how Tenali escaped the punishment for eating the brinjals grown in Raja Krishnadevaraya’s private garden. The Emperor Raja Krishnadevaraya had been gifted with a few saplings of an exotic brinjal variety by one of his vassals. The brinjals […]

Hard earned money stays with you

On March 6, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Once upon a time in a village in India there was a farmer named Ramu who was a hard worker. He worked all day tending to his paddy fields and that year, due to timely monsoon, Ramu got an excellent harvest. He sold all the grain in the market and got 300 gold coins. He […]

The Story of Poosalar Nayanar

On March 6, 2013

In Faith and Devotion, Saints of India

There are lots of stories in our culture about people who have lived to see God and his miracles. The following story is about one such person. Poosalar, a poor , but educated man lived in Tiruninravur which is near modern day Chennai. He was an ardent devotee of Shiva and his most cherished desire […]

Hello, I am Vidhyaa. I am the mother of two who love stories. I worked in a senior position in the Indian insurance industry till 2021 and voluntarily quit for narrating stories which I enjoy so much! I was trained by Kathalaya‘s International Academy of Storytelling Bengaluru from where I completed my Diploma in 2022. My area of interest is tales from Bharat and I take pride in narrating Indian tales, for that is what I grew up with. The purpose of this website is to showcase these tales to the world and to the younger generation for them to pass it on. Please feel free to share all these stories and give your feedback by way of comments.

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