His own childhood was immersed in deep poverty and deprivation. But he wrote great stories of love, splendour, and the wonderment for children I and Babul were sitting on the lawn bench under the apricot tree thinking about how to end… Read More »Story Of The Storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 23
Story of the Uncrowned King of China. A philosopher whose sound bites of wisdom serve as a code of personal morality and handbook on government The shortcut through the jungle was quite narrow. We had tons of small tree branches… Read More »Chinese Wisdom. Confucius. Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 22
Plato`s fantasy, a marvel of fiction or historical reality? The mystery of Atlantis is still unresolved The sitting room was comfy with the fireplace on. The weather was chilly in Phoolbun. We were enjoying dried figs, pistachio Iranian dessert with… Read More »Atlantis, a Metaphorical City. Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 21
Story of a girl who refused to give up her bus seat and invigorated the struggle for racial equality One cold evening on December 1st, 1955, city of Montgomery, the US state of Alabama. She sat on the bus seat, tired… Read More »Courage To Dissent ,Rosa Parks ,Podcast Serial Episode 20
Story of the father of classical music of Northern India and Pakistan Returning home from the musical evening quite late at night. We agreed to stop over to Yani Apa’s favourite restaurant by the river. Our table was in the… Read More »Oracle OF Melody Tansen, Grandpa & Me ,Podcast Serial Episode 19
Hindu Muslim harmony in India is vanishing fast because of the fascist current regime. This was not the case always We came out of the movie theatre late at night and with a heavy heart. A painful flashback of the… Read More »Parade Of Flower sellers. Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 18.
Story of the wall built, rebuilt and extended over 2,000 years by many dynasties and kingdoms The rain stopped and suddenly the sun came out. I and Yani Apa was quickly finishing off ice cream leaning against the museum wall… Read More »Rocky Python ,Grandpa & Me ,Podcast Serial ,Episode 17.
Riverside is the birthplace of civilizations. Why? Mamdu learns in this story It seemed as if the waves in the flowing river are dancing the waltz while wearing golden, then orange, and now red costumes. Moving stealthily, the boat switched… Read More »Riverside. Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 16
Story of a literary genius who, In addition to his many-sided literary activities, managed to establish an international seminary Santi Niketan, which brought him close to humanity After dinner, I got into the lawn looking for Yani Apa to suggest… Read More »Unending Love. Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 15
The sad story of millions of Africans who were taken to the US as slaves between early 16th to early 19th century and every third of them in British ships When Uncle’s servant Pari’s father agreed to an old landlord… Read More »Slave Trade, Grandpa & Me. Podcast Serial Episode 14