TALKING
BOOKS OF INDIAN HERITAGE (TBIH)
(Audio CDs)
TBIH#01
Tiger and traveler (Hitopadesh).
Vulture and cat (Hitopadesh).
Serpent and rat (Hitopadesh).
Blessings from ancestors (Folktale).
Lord Ganesh (Mythology).
Karuachauth (Folktale: in two parts).
Old man and his magic bowl(Folktale).
Balllushah (Katha Sarit Sagar).
TBIH#02
Stories from Katha Sarit Sagar:
The Python
Silver Basket.
Perium and Kachua.
Sweetness of salt.
Destiny.
TBIH#03
Yamakumar. (Folk tale)
Washerman’s Donkey. (Hitopadesh)
The cat who served the lion. (Hitopadesh)
Tiger and woodpecker. (Hitopadesh)
Clever turtle. (Hitopadesh)
Hare and partridge. (Hitopadesh)
Foolish Brahmin. (Hitopadesh)
Parrot and hunter. (Hitopadesh)
How friends are parted. (Hitopadesh)
Swan and crow. (Mahabharata)
Virtuous student. (Jataka)
Nandivishal. (Jataka)
Sage and Dog. (Mahabharata)
How the elephant was weighed (Folk tale)
TBIH#04
Learned Pandit. (Ramakrishna)
The fisherman who pretended to be a holy man. (Ramakrishna)
The traveler and his magical tree. (Ramakrishna)
The ascetic and his loin cloth. (Ramakridshna)
Each his own. (Ramakrishna)
Hermit and Nawab. (Ramakrishna)
The Brahmin and his cow. (Ramakrishna)
Pandit and milk maid. (Ramakrishna)
The Cobra. (Ramakrishna)
Savitri. (Mahabharata)
Three statues. (Folk tale)
TBIH#05
Stone cutter. (Folktale)
Oushadkumar. (Jataka)
Mouse merchant. (Jataka)
Folktale of India (Introduction).
The king who stopped the river. (Folkale)
The heavenly elephant. (Folktale)
The miser king. (Folktale)
Two Pandits. (Folktale)
Monkey and crocodile. (Jataka)
TBIH#06
Dashavatar.
Four Tales of Vishnu:
Gajendra
Ambarish.
Vrikasura.
Rantidev
Shiva and Sati.
Enlightened Butcher
Mouse and sage.
Clever son.
Wise leader.
TBIH#07
Father and son. (Upanishad)
Hidden in sand. (Jataka)
Matsavatar. (Mythology))
Kurmavatar. (Mythology)
Golden deer. (Jataka)
Little Mongoose. (Mahabharata)
Aruni. (Mahabharata)
Terrible bell. (Hitopadesh)
TBIH#08
Pages from Indian History (Pt 1)
In the beginning
(The birth of India).
Global migration of humans.
Indus Valley Civilization.
Advent of Aryans in India.
TBIH#09
Pages from Indian History (Pt 2)
Republic
Revenge
Goh
Yashodharman
Prithviraj and Sanjukta
TBIH#10 (2 stories)
Pages from Indian History (Pt 3)
Lord Buddha.
Bimbisara.
TBIH#11
Pages from Indian History (Pt 4)
Ajatshatru.
Paurava and Alexander
Ashoka
TBIH#12
Pages from Indian History (Pt 5)
Harsha Vardhan.
Samudragupta
Vikramaditya
TBIH#13
Brahmin and his goat. (Panchatantra)
Little parrot. (Jataka)
Lion, jackal and donkey. (Panchatantra)
Shudha’s donkey. (Panchatantra)
Lakshmi and her doll. (Katha Sarit Sagar)
Brahmin, thief and rakshasha. (Panchatantra)
Uttanka. (Mahabharata)
TBIH#14
Ranapratap.
Shivaji.
TBIH#15
Rani of Jhansi.
Subhas Bose.
TBIH#16
Ganesh and Parvati.
Churning the Ocean
Magic Chant.
The lost gram
Crow and owl
How the jackal ate the elephant
Drummer.
The Foolish tree.
When the earth broke into pieces
TBIH#17
Dhruva
Ashtavakra
Prahlad
Sudama
TBIH#18
Shiva and Parvati.
Shiva and Arjun
Shiva and Fisherman.
Shiva and Markandeya
Twelve short stories from Hindu mythology:
Vishnu.
Agni and Khandava forest
Yama.
Brahma and Saraswati.
Shiva and Sati.
Ganesh and Parashuram.
Early life of Ram.
Ram’s exile.
Birth of Krishna.
Radha and Krishna.
Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.
Trishanku.
TBIH#19
Ganga (the mythology associated with river Ganges)
Supreme knowledge (a story from Upanishad)
Beggar (a story from Upanishad)
Vanity (a story from Upanishad)
Harishchandra (a mythological story)
TBIH#20
People who hug the trees (a folk tale of Rajasthan)
Three boons (a story told by Swami Vivekananda)
Faithful shepherd (an Indian fairy tale)
Angulimal (a story from Buddha’s life)
TBIH#21
Surdas (the life of a blind saint-poet-singer)
Amrapali (a story from Buddha’s life)
Upagupta (a story from Buddha’s life)
Chanakya (a page from Indian history)
TBIH #22
Tiger and Brahmin (Panchatantra)
Rainbow (Folk tale)
Hallowed Horse (Folk tale)
Chandralalat (Fairy tale)
TBIH #23
Living with grandfather (Short stories)
Fairs and Festivals (1)
TBIH #24
Four tales of Jataka
Fairs and Festivals (2)
Story of Durga
TBIH #25
Gita for young generation
Kabir
TBIH #26 (Not for children)
Recommended for Memorial Service
Vedic chant
Philosophy of Death in Hindus
Gita chant and Shanti path
TBIH #27
Evolution of Vedic Society (a lecture)
Mirabai (the story of a devotee)
TBIH #28
The camel who was beguiled by his companions
Noble enemy
The bird and the monkeys (Panchatantra)
Dharmabudhdhi and Papabudhdhi (Panchatantra)
Lion and hare (Panchatantra)
Rainbow prince (a fairy tale from India)
Tejimala (from Katha Sarit Sagar
Hope (a story from Swami Premananda)
Little Giant (based on a story from Mahabharata)
TBIH #29
Life of Valmiki (the author of Ramayana)
Ramayana: The story of Rama (Ramayana)
Luv and Kush: Sons of Rama (Uttarkanda – Ramayana)
TBIH #30
Krishna (mythology)
Draupadi (Mahabharata)
TBIH #31
Hanuman (life of Hanuman, devotee of Rama)
Ram Vandana (an excellent devotional instrumental music)
King without air (folktale)
TBIH #32
Glimpse of an Indian marriage (social theme)
The cobra and the crow (Panchatantra)
Jackal and war drum (Panchatantra)
The heron and the crab (Panchatantra)
The merchant and king’s servant (Panchatantra)
The merchant’s son and the iron balance (Panchatantra)
The turtle who fell of a stick (Panchatantra)
The bird who shed golden droppings (Panchatantra)
The jackal who fell into a vat of indigo die (Panchatantra)
The monkey and the log (Panchatantra)
The lion jackal and the cave (Panchatantra)
Lioness and jackal cub (Panchatantra)
TBIH #33
Wali dada (a folk tale)
Giant and dwarf (Jataka)
The snake and the frog (Jataka)
Practice what you preach (Jataka)
The sadhu and ram (Jataka)
Demon outwitted (Jataka)
Elephant and mice (Jataka)
TBIH #34
Chandragupta Maurya (history)
Hinduism (religion)
Narada and Yogis (a story from Vivekananda)
Vedic chant (religion)
TBIH #35
Kacha and Devayani (Mahabharata)
Nala and Damayanti (Mahabharata)
Shakuntala (Mahabharata)
A devotional tune (instrumental music)
TBIH #36
Raja Yayati (a story Mahabharata)
The boy who loved Vishnu (a story from Vivekananda - Prahlad)
The dog’s curly tail (a story from Vivekananda)
Each is great in his own way (a story from Vivekananda)
Narada and maya (a story from Vivekananda)
Monkey king’s sacrifice (Jataka)
TBIH #37
Life of Ramakrishna (Part 1: Vivekananda’s guru)
TBIH #38
Life of Ramakrishna (Part 2: Vivekananda’s guru)
Life of Sarada Ma (wife of Ramakrishna)
TBIH #39
Mulyaprapti (a story from Rabindranath Tagore)
Jagannath of Puri (mythology)
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (a devotee)
A devotional musical tune from Bengal (Baul instrumental music)
TBIH #40
Life of Vivekananda (a wandering monk)
Three selected stories from Ramakrishna
Narsin Mehta (a singer and devotee of Krishna)
TBIH #41
Adishankar (life and work)
Swami Chinmayananda
One grain of rice (a folk tale or mathematical riddle)
TBIH #42
Mahabharata Pt 1
TBIH #43
Mahabharata Pt 2