STORIBUZZ

A collection of Indian tales of wit, wisdom, humour, bravery, devotion and lots more...

Narahari Sonar – The saint-poet

This is the story of the transformation of Narahari Sonar, a goldsmith to Sant Narahari, the saint. Read on to find out how the transformation took place…

Shami Tree and Vijayadashami

This is the story of why the Shami tree is revered on Vijayadashami day. Read on to know why…

Ganesha and the Moon

Why do people not look at the moon on Chaturthi days, especially on Ganesh Chaturthi? Read on to know the story…

Chithirai Festival- Kallazhagar comes to Madurai

Chitra Pournami is the day when Kallazhagar steps into the Vaigai River. Read on to know why….

From the Panchatantra – The King Elephant and the King of mice

A tale from the Panchatantra highlighting the benefits of gaining good friends…

Veera Mangai Velu Nachiyar – The first woman to rise against the British rule in India.

This is the story of the first woman in the history of India who rose against the British and defeated them…

Tiruvadirai Kali – An interesting legend

The legend of how the sweet dish ‘kali’ became to be an offering to Lord Nataraja on Ardra Darshan day

Why Durva grass or Arugampul is dear to Lord Ganesha…

Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the largest festivals celebrated in our country with lot of fervour and grandeur and I am going to narrate the story of how the Durva grass, called Arugampul in Tamil became dear to Lord Ganesha. You must have noticed that however much Ganesha is decorated with costly ornaments made […]

The Power of Truth

Dear Readers, It’s a long time since my last story… Now, I bring to you, a folk tale from my own state, Tamilnadu. Long long ago in the present state of Tamilnadu, there lived a young man by name Perumal. Perumal was extremely intelligent but very lazy and had fallen into bad company in his […]

Purandaradasa- Sangeeta Pitamaha

Dear Readers, it’s been over a month since my last story. Here I am once again, and this time I am going to narrate the story of Saint Purandaradasa. Before we go to the story, let us see some historical facts. This saint lived in the period 1480 AD (or 84) to 1564 AD. He […]

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