10 Best India Storytelling Podcasts

1. Books and Beyond with Bound

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Welcome to India's No. 1 book podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D'costa uncover the stories behind some of the best-written books of our time. Find out what drives India's finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, and insecurities to publishing journeys. And how these books shape our lives and worldview today. Tune in every Wednesday! Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Get in touch with us at connect@boundindia.com.MORE Hosts Tara Khandelwal, Michelle Du2019Costa
Producer/Network Bound Podcasts
Email ****@boundindia.com
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 163Facebook 2.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 500k active Podcasts in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted podcast contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. The Stories of Mahabharata

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A serialized story-telling of the ancient epic of India - The Mahabharata Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Sudipta Bhawmik
Producer/Network Sudipta Bhawmik
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Location Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 6.8KFacebook 8.9KTwitter 3.2K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. The Times Of India Podcast

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The Times of India podcast expands storytelling and reportage from India's largest newsroom. We put the spotlight on ideas, people and stories that matter from Monday to Friday. To read views and analysis, please subscribe to TOI at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plusMORE Hosts Meenal Baghel, Arun George
Producer/Network Times Of India
Email ****@hindustantimes.com
Location New Delhi, Delhi, India
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 46Facebook 12.5MTwitter 14.9MInstagram 3.7M Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The Story Rules Podcast

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Storytelling is an ancient craft and humans are wired for story. Yet when it comes to telling the story of our work, we often fall short. My mission, through 'Story Rules', is to help you tell a better story of your work. I do that by tapping into the fascinating and wondrous world of Storytelling techniques. The Story Rules Podcast is a further step in that direction. In episodes of the podcast, we will have long, deep and meaningful conversations with some of the best storytellers in the world...MORE Producer/Network Ravishankar
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Location Pune, Maharashtra, India
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Twitter 410 Avg Length 94 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

5. Heart of Conservation

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Hi, I'm Lalitha Krishnan. I reconnect my fellow Indians to nature through storytelling and share everything I learn by entertaining, creating awareness, and bringing back the 'awe' of our natural world seamlessly. Listen to relevant conservation stories. This podcast comes to you from a hilltop in the Himalaya. Download for free and listen at leisure. Read transcripts on earthymatters.blog. Disclaimer:Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast and shownotes belong solely to the guest/guests featured in the episode, and not necessarily to the host of this podcast/blog or anyone elseMORE Host Lalitha Krishnan
Producer/Network Lalitha Krishnan
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Location Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Twitter 230Instagram 881 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Queerness and Storytelling in India

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This podcast hosts writers, readers, artists, and activists who listen to, read, or document 'queer' stories and their afterlives. This space hopes to hold conversations that question what queerness in India feels, looks, and sounds like. It may push Indian writers and publishers, especially upper-caste Hindus to check their cultural and social capital and interrogate the Indian dominance in South Asia and studies on South Asia. It is an attempt to share joy or discomfort, suspicion, or solidarity, or just gossip and flirt...MORE Host Rajorshi Das
Producer/Network Rajorshi Das
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Location Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Stories From India

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I'm the host Narada Muni, and I'm a mythological character myself!I have the gift of eternal life, and knowledge of the past, the present, and the future. I'm also the son of Brahma, the creator of the Universe. By profession, I'm a traveling musician and storyteller, so the way I'm doing my job is by podcast.In every episode, I'll bring you Stories from India from well known Indian Mythological epics like the Ramayan and Mahabharata, to folklore including the Panchatantra, Jataka Tales, Vikram and Betaal, Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, and many other regional folk tales!MORE Host Narada Muni
Producer/Network Narada Muni
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 61Facebook 772Twitter 58Instagram 385 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Story Tellers and Story Sellers with Vineet Kanabar

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Storytellers and Storysellers Podcast gives you a front-row seat to find out how the best stories are told and sold. Tune in for strategy & storytelling perspectives from the brightest minds in entertainment, in conversation with Vineet Kanabar. From music to movies, from gaming to podcasts, from platforms to technologies. New episodes every Thursday.Follow the host Vineet Kanabar on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/ashcharyafuckit and https://instagram.com/ashcharyafuckitMORE Producer/Network IVM Podcasts
Email ****@pratilipi.com
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Apple Reviews 12Facebook 145.1KTwitter 739Instagram 3K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Stories Of India Retold

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Indian Mythology Simplified One Story at a Time. A retelling of stories—and the stories behind the stories—from Indian epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, puranas, and folklore through the eyes of a book-loving, history buff. Find stories about fantastical creatures; mortals and immortals; or just ordinary men and women achieving extraordinary feats.MORE Host Nivi Shetty
Producer/Network Nivi Shetty
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Instagram 66 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Brand Excavations

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We unearth the unauthorized, dramatic, and real stories behind India's most iconic brands. Get a front row seat to founder feuds, back-breaking political changes, and atomic rises and nuclear falls. Find out how these companies have revolutionized what you buy and how you live. Because, behind every great brand is an even greater brand story! Created by Bound, a storytelling company. Reach us at connect@boundindia.com. MORE Producer/Network Bound Podcasts
Email ****@boundindia.com
Location Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Apple Reviews 24Facebook 2.3KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 35.4K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact