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Fascinating stories of Indian Cities from the books
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...
The legend of Umrao Jaan of Faizabad , an epitome of Nawabi etiquette and finesse as narrated by Kena Shree from the famous book ' Safarnama...
Banaras, The city that houses millions of Gods also houses a temple of Mother India . This temple depicts the deep veneration of our freedom...
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 'In...
The story of Sambhar and Marathas from the city of Tanjore (Thanjavur) , that emerged when Girish, a nagpur boy thought of impressing his ta...
The city of lucknow with it's rich heritage backdrop has hosted many famous movies of bollywood in the past. In this episode , Devendra Sing...
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...
Narmada , a central Indian river which is termed as the life line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat , originates from a holy placed called Amark...
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...
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...
Mumbai is known for it's highly collaborative citizens . There is something in the city that whenever the city faces any massive problem, ev...
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),...
Stories of Akbar Birbal , like Taj Mahal, are just not the stories but lessons for life. In this story Author and Investment Advisor , Vinay...
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...
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 eac...
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 t...
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 g...
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 s...
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'...
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 Sh...
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...
The king of sweets Rasogulla has an interesting trivia related to the cities of Odisha . Listen to the Rasagulla war that exists between the...
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 starte...
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 afte...
Ujjain is a city of some of the most intelligent people ever know including the 6th centure sage and mathemetician Varahmihira who studied c...
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 reaso...
This beautiful valley of Kangra in Himanchal Pradesh is also associated to the ancient science of Plastic Surgery where the native 'Kanghere...
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...
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 ve...
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...
During a deadly famine in Lucknow, Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula , did something very unique to engage the citizens and feed them with equanimity The...
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...
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 ....
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 a...
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 cent...
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 f...
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...
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...
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 Beg...
Cities are made up of stories ! किस्से और कहानियां Today's book recommendation ( in sound) is about ' किस्सा किस्सा लखनऊवा ' authored by Him...