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Dharma Katha

Bhaskar Pandey

Stories of ancestors, devotion and dharma, retold from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Upanishads and Puranas. Season 1 follows Pitru Paksha: the debt to our ancestors, the soul's journey, Nachiketa and Yama, Savitri, Gaya, Karna and more. Every episode names its source and says whether it comes from scripture, a Purana, or oral tradition. Narrated in English with context for listeners new to the tradition. Also available in Hindi: Dharma Katha (Hindi).

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146 episodes

  1. Chhathi Maiya: Who Is the Goddess of the Sixth Day 8:32
  2. Vrinda and the Making of Tulsi 8:30
  3. Damodar: The Boy Tied to a Mortar 11:20
  4. The Lamps Go Out: Season Four Ends 7:17
  5. Bhai Dooj: The Day Yama Went to His Sister's House 10:47
  6. Bali Pratipada: Three Steps and a King Who Kept His Word 13:41
  7. Govardhan: The Child Who Held Up a Mountain 14:25
  8. The Night of the Lamps: What It Means to Come Home 11:35
  9. The Coronation of Rama 15:24
  10. Choti Diwali: The Bath Before Dawn 8:14
  11. Narakasura: The Prisoners in the Fortress 15:10
  12. The Lamp for Yama: King Hima's Son 8:08
  13. Dhanteras: The Physician Who Rose with the Pot 10:40
  14. Rama Ekadashi: The Kingdom a Wife Held Up 6:25
  15. Gora Kumbhar: The Potter Who Sang to the Clay 6:48
  16. The Mouse Who Lit a Lamp 5:52
  17. Why We Clean for Diwali: Lakshmi's Elder Sister 6:12
  18. Ahoi Ashtami: A Mother's Vow Under the Stars 5:36
  19. Eight Days to Diwali: What Comes Next 8:06
  20. Lakshmi Rises from the Ocean 12:06
  21. Durvasa's Garland: How Heaven Lost Lakshmi 10:45
  22. Vrinda: The Woman Who Became Tulsi 12:06
  23. Karwa and the Crocodile 7:23
  24. Karwa Chauth: Veeravati and the False Moon 10:39
  25. The Twin Trees 11:32
  26. Bharat Milap: The Sandals Come Home 12:56
  27. Damodara: The Rope Was Always Too Short 11:16
  28. Hanuman Runs Ahead 13:14
  29. Kartik Begins: The Month of Lamps 8:25
  30. Valmiki: From the Forest Road to the First Verse 13:57
  31. Kojagari: Who Is Awake Tonight? 10:52
  32. The Night of the Rasa 15:32
  33. Sharad Purnima Tomorrow: Kheer in the Moonlight 7:47
  34. The Flying Chariot: Rama Shows Sita the Road 11:47
  35. Dasharatha Returns for a Moment 11:27
  36. Why Sita's Fire Still Troubles Us 8:22
  37. The Fire and Sita's Answer 15:42
  38. Papankusha Ekadashi: The Hunter Named Anger 10:55
  39. Sita Hears the News 16:00
  40. Twenty Days to Diwali: Season 4 Begins 7:45
  41. Season 2 Finale: What It Means to Call Power a Mother 10:59
  42. How the Goddess Leaves: Visarjan, Sindoor Khela, Aparajita 9:13
  43. The Weapons in the Shami Tree 11:02
  44. Rama and Ravana: The Last Battle 11:36
  45. What Became of the King and the Merchant 10:30
  46. Siddhidatri: The Giver of Perfection 9:37
  47. The Hymn to Narayani 11:59
  48. Rama's Untimely Worship: The 108 Lotuses 12:26
  49. Kanya Puja: Worshipping the Girl 8:03
  50. Mahagauri: Dark Made Bright 9:15