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.
Shared by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma , an IAS officer and an author from the book ' Forts of Bundelkhand' by Vijai and Rita Sharma
Voice over by Jyotica Sarcar Mullick
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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, 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 essence of nation.
Reference from the book ' Ras Ras Banaras' by Atul Tiwari ( A min. of culture , GoI presentation)
Narration by Sonia Bareja and Mohit Gupta
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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'
Scripted and Narrated by Shalu Ahuja
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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 lunch at a south indian restaurant , Sagar Ratna.
Reference of this story is found in the book ' Indian Food: A Historical Companion' by food historian K T Achaya
Scripted and Narrated by Mohit Gupta
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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 of those movies that were made during the golden period of hindi cinema
Narration is inspired from the writings of Padamshri Yogesh Praveen from his book' Lucknow Nama' along with few other books and the primary research by RJs' Devendra Singh and Kumud Singh
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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 the rickshawalas of Lucknow . She has chosen this narrative from Lucknow's famous DanstanGo Himanshu Bajpai's book ' Kissa Kissa Lucknowa'
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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 through many villages and cities carrying numerous stories from many generations in the past
In this episode of Story Bank , we have the story of Narmada from it’s origin as shared and narrated by noted author Raghav Chandra, a former IAS officer. This story of city Amarkantak and river narmada is from his book ‘ Scent of a Game’
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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
From the book 'A steel man in India' by John L Keenan
Story narrated by Jyotica Sarkar Mallik , a professional and talented voice over artist
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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 can be read in Sanjeev Sanyal's famous book ' Land of the seven rivers'
Translated, scripted and narrated by Mohit Gupta
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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'
A story of Mumbai's Taj Palace hotel from Dr. Shashank Shah's book ' Win Win Corporations' is an example of this trait of the city
Narrated by Mohit Gupta
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 thus lost it's claim to fame
Story shared by Dr. Priyanka Mishra an IPS officer and a historian. References of the story are found in the book 'Springs of Life- India's Water Resources'
Story narrated by Jyotica Sarkar Malik, a professional voice over artist
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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 his book , ' Birbal, Tenali and Investment Sutras' of why should we not indulge into things we cannot afford and rather than taming white elephants we should have assets that can earn for us
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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
Book for reference for this episode - 'Popular Music in Contemporary India' by Natalie Sarrazin
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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 doyens of bollywood , the movie and the song created a remarkable feat
The song epitomizes the joy of the city of Banaras
Book for reference - 'The Making of Don' by Krishna Gopalan
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 interesting story not only to know but also to tell your friends and kids as shared by Vibha Jindal
Reference of the story from the book ' Govind Narayan's Mumbai'
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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 this town.
This temple is unique and fulfills the desire of all
The temple has a special mention in the book 'Vacation Goose Travel Guide Allahabad India' By Francis Morgan
Narration by Mohit Gupta
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 the book. One such unheard story is here in this episode of the Story Bank of City Book Leaders
The book's plot was based upon the dense tiger reserve of 'Pench' in Madhya Pradesh
Narration by Naysa Punhani and her mother Sonia Bareja Punhani
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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 has many of them for each and every occasion. In this episode , versatile Ghazal Singer Rashmi Agarwal sings a part of a very known song of the city - 'Chamba Kitni Door'
The reference book is ' The Royal Bargain' by Krishna Yadav