Podcasts by City Book Leaders - Story Bank

Jhansi - A city that reflects courage by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma from 2020-05-14T09:07:51

The city of Jhansi is usually associated with the courage and vigor of Jhansi Ki Rani but the timeline of this city and it's formidable fort goes almost two centuries before the story of Rani.&n...

Faizabad - Umrao Jaan's Story by Kena Shree (Hin) from 2020-05-12T06:58:10

The legend of Umrao Jaan of Faizabad , an epitome of Nawabi etiquette and finesse as narrated by Kena Shree from the famous book ' Safarnama' by Yatindra Mishr 

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Banaras - Temple of Mother India by Sonia Bareja (Hin) from 2020-05-09T23:15:04

Banaras, The city that houses millions of Gods also houses a temple of Mother India . This temple depicts the deep veneration of our freedom fighters towards the country and symbolizes the true ...

Rohtak (Haryana) - Gyani Chor Ki Baoli by Shalu Ahuja from 2020-05-06T17:10:30

Mere mention of a hidden treasure in a story makes it amazing. In this story of ' Gyani Chor' , Shalu Ahuja has shared the legend of the 'Indian Robinhood from Rohtak'

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Tanjore(TN) - Sambhar's Maratha Connection by Mohit Gupta from 2020-05-04T03:21:22

The story of Sambhar and Marathas from the city of Tanjore (Thanjavur) ,  that emerged when Girish, a nagpur boy thought of impressing his tamil girlfriend, Priti while they met over a lunc...

Lucknow - Old movies in the city by Devendra & Kumud (Hin) from 2020-04-27T16:37:21

The city of lucknow with it's rich heritage backdrop has hosted many famous movies of bollywood in the past. In this episode , Devendra Singh and Kumud Singh are taking us into a journey of some...

Lucknow - Rickshewale by Kena Shree ( Hin) from 2020-04-27T16:03:50

Lucknow is a city where each and every class has it's own style and etiquette . In this episode , Kena Shree , a senior HR Professional , a known author and a successful poet is telling about th...

Amarkantak(MP) - Narmada river & her origin by Raghav Chandra (Eng) from 2020-04-26T06:58:49

Narmada , a central Indian river which is termed as the life line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat , originates from a holy placed called Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. While it flows, it passes thr...

Jamshedpur - Who named it by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma ( Eng) from 2020-04-26T06:52:29

TATA is a part of every one's life and the city of Jamshedpur is named after Jamsed Ji Tata as shared by Partha Sen Sharma , a noted author , an IAS officer and a former TELCO employee 

Darjeeling- Tailor spy in search of Brahmaputra by Sanjeev Sanyal from 2020-04-23T05:42:45

Kinthup a spy who lived as a tailor in Darjeeling was on a mission to find the secret of river brahmaputra in Tibet in 1880s . 

The story of the adventure of this not so known hero c...

Mumbai - Taj Palace & Oberoi Hotel by Dr. Shashank Shah from 2020-04-22T04:43:29

Mumbai is known for it's highly collaborative citizens . There is something in the city that whenever the city faces any massive problem, everyone comes together to find the 'Win-Win' 

Burhanpur(MP)- Taj Ke Bhoogol Ka Raj by Dr. Priyanka Mishra from 2020-04-19T17:03:50

Taj Mahal present in Agra has it's own secret that is related to geography. Though Mumtaz Behum breathed last in the city of Burhanpur(MP), the city could not host the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal and t...

Agra - Birbal Ke Safed Haanthi by Vinayak Sapre from 2020-04-19T09:24:27

Stories of Akbar Birbal , like Taj Mahal,  are just not the stories but lessons for life. 

In this story Author and Investment Advisor , Vinayak Sapre , speaks of a story from h...

Jodhpur - Ghoomar Folk Song By Rashmi Agarwal from 2020-04-18T16:33:22

Ghoomar is a very popular song of Jodhpur which is a form of storytelling with music and dance. In this episode noted Ghazal Singer , Rashmi Agarwal has lent her lovely voice for this folk song&...

Banaras- Don Bachchan Ka Paan by Mohit Gupta from 2020-04-17T18:38:58

The movie 'Don' which is Amitabh Bachchan's one of the most iconic movies and it's special song' Khaike Paan Banaras Wala' were made for each other so much so that after few rejections by the do...

Mumbai - What's In The Name by Vibha Jindal from 2020-04-13T15:42:44

Like every other city, Mumbai too has a story behind it's name which is as old as Gods. The city has got many transformations to it's name to the one it has landed now as Mumbai 

An ...

Allahabad(Prayagraj) - Amitabh Bachchan and The Resting Temple of Hanuman by Mohit Gupta from 2020-04-11T11:43:40

Allahabad or prayagraj , is city known for many things but has it's own charm with the name associated to Amitabh Bachchan . This city has given him everything especially the sleeping Hanuman of...

Corbett In Bihar by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma from 2020-04-10T14:23:41

You would have always thought of an adventurous life for Jim Corbett in the jungles of Kumaon . Surprisingly he has a good long two decade stint in Bihar and that too as a railway contractor.  Stor...

Pench ( MP ) - Mowgli & The Frog from 2020-04-09T17:21:26

Who wouldn't have heard the ' Chaddi PahAn ke phool khila' song and the adventures of the chaddi boy of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' - Mowgli but there are still many things to know from ...

Chamba (HP) - Folk Song by Rashmi Agarwal from 2020-04-07T16:29:28

Chamba a beautiful lake town of Himanchal Pradesh is a special city to visit especially due to the flavor of love stories of Paravati and Shiva . 

Known for it's folk songs, Chamba h...

Mussoorie - The Queen of Hills by Abhishek Joshi from 2020-04-07T01:42:31

Mussoorie the queen of hills has so many stories associated to it that. Abhishek is narrating few not so heard stories of the places in this beautiful hill station of Uttarakhand 

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Puri - Rasgulla War Story of India by Charu Dutt Panigrahi from 2020-04-07T01:08:21

The king of sweets Rasogulla has an interesting trivia related to the cities of Odisha . Listen to the Rasagulla war that exists between the Bengal and Odisha claiming the ownership of Rasagulla...

Dilli - Chaat Ka Invention by Mohit Gupta from 2020-04-06T15:26:40

In Delhi, Have Chaat at Chandi Chowk ! 

The sumptuous and versatile Chaat in Purani Dilli to many may be a non-healthy diet but it was started to cure people and to build the immunit...

Rishikesh - Beatles Song of Dehradun by Tarun Singhal from 2020-04-05T17:38:57

Late 1960s and Beatles stayed at a Ashram in Rishikesh and composed many songs. One of them which was never released in an album is Dehradun . Here is the song that will add to your experience i...

Puri : Jagannath in self quarantine by Mohit Gupta from 2020-04-04T06:06:21

Humans are not the only ones who fall ill , Gods too fall ill. Puri's Lord Jagannath is the commoner Almighty who falls sick every year after the bath and quarantines himself for 15 days . ...

Ujjain(MP) - Sage Who Predicted Earthquakes By Seeing Clouds , Hindi from 2020-04-03T16:24:46

Ujjain is a city of some of the most intelligent people ever know including the 6th centure sage and mathemetician Varahmihira who studied clouds to predict the earthquakes. Even the present sci...

Dehradoon - Why is it named so by Abhishek Joshi from 2020-04-03T02:57:41

Dehradoon is one of the most charming cities of India, modern yet historical and has a very amazing reason to it's name. 

Listen to the reason for the city's name . 

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Kangra ( Himanchal Pradesh ) - Plastic Surgeons of Kangra by Mohit Gupta from 2020-04-02T06:34:45

This beautiful valley of Kangra in Himanchal Pradesh is also associated to the ancient science of Plastic Surgery where the native 'Kanghere' community had the knowledge to sew noses and ears. F...

DiLLi Abhi Door Hai and Nizamuddin Aulia from 2020-03-31T16:45:46

In recent times you would have heard this saying ' Dilli Abhi Door Hai' in the political context but it was actually said as part of Dilli's politics almost 800 years ago by Nizammudin Auliya, t...

Dwarika - Disappearance of Meera by Sonia Bareja from 2020-03-31T13:30:30

Meera the devotee of Lord Krishna who became a symbol of Bhakti Kaal went to the city of Dwarika in Gujrat to meet the Lord and something very magical happened there. Her temple has this story a...

Pratapgargh(UP) - Love Story of Daughter of Stalin by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma ( Hin) from 2020-03-29T15:46:36

Story donated to us by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma as :  

Kalakankar today is a small village on the banks of Ganga river, some 200 kms east from Lucknow, in the Pratapgarh district of ...

Lucknow - Making of Imambara During A Famine By Jyotica from 2020-03-28T14:56:24

During a deadly famine in Lucknow, Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula , did something very unique to engage the citizens and feed them with equanimity 

The reference of this story has been taken fr...

Jabalpur - The Counter Views of Rishi Jabali in the courts of Lord Ram by Utkarsh Patel from 2020-03-28T09:55:42

How much a leader values the counterviews in the team ? 

This is a classic story where in the court of King Dashrath and Prince Ram was Sage Jabali who spoke his counterviews which m...

Sardhana ( Meerut) - Legend of Begum Sarmru by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma from 2020-03-27T17:33:51

The story of Begum Samru is not much heard like the city of Sardhana ( near meerut) and this heroine of the past seeks justice to her fame . Shared by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma , this story depic...

Lucknow - The Legend of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah by Atul Tiwari from 2020-03-27T08:06:15

He did what any great administrator should do but was still treated badly by the British Raj.  Listen to what a legend , Wajid Ali Shah was as narrated by noted scriptwriter and theater per...

Faizabad - A Megacity 250 years ago by Atul Tiwari from 2020-03-26T16:46:15

Could you imagine that faizabad was a mega city 250 years ago and the city had traffic jams as the city used to be an important trading center.

Noted scriptwriter, actor, author and theat...

Pithoragargh - Nain Singh Rawat Narrated By Abhishek Joshi from 2020-03-26T11:53:48

A nerve chilling story of Nain Singh Rawat who mapped tibet that led britishers to create the map of the country. A native of Pithoragargh from Uttarakhand made a remarkable effort in the danger...

Jaisalmer - Mata Tanot Rai by Utkarsh Patel from 2020-03-25T09:01:10

In this episode of Story Bank by City Book Leaders , noted mythologist and author Utkarsh Patel narrates the story of Mata Tanot Rai and her legend . It has the miraculous story of how this temp...

Banaras - Ganga Lahiri By The Son In Law of Shahjahan from 2020-03-23T18:51:58

Did you know that the most famous Aarti of River Ganga on the ghats of Banaras was written by the son-in-law of Emperor Shahjahan, Jagannath Pandit

Hear this amazing tale of Banaras city'...

Agra - Shahjahan Ki Sarhadi Begum from 2020-03-22T14:37:23

शहर के किस्से , 

शहर की किताबें  किस्सों के सफर में एक और किस्सा  

This one is from the city Agra and is about a queen of Shahjahan, Sarhadi Begum, whose name has be...

Lucknow Ki Baalai ( Malai) Narrated by Mohit Gupta from 2020-03-22T14:10:09

Cities are made up of stories  !  

 किस्से और कहानियां   Today's book recommendation ( in sound)  is about  ' किस्सा किस्सा लखनऊवा ' authored by Himansh...