StoryJam

What is beauty? Everyone from ancient Greeks to Umberto Eco to Instagram influencers have mulled, or been baffled by this question. Does beauty have a responsibility towards those that admire it? And how does it affect the behavior of those who bask in its presence? A small town in Kashmir is besotted with a young girl and so is the author. Will she stay or leave?  ---- Krishan Chander, best known for his stories about the aftermath of partition and the Bengal famine, spent his early years in Poonch, Kashmir. His love for the valley took him back to this “heaven on earth” again and again and he kept his memories alive sometimes with stories about its people and at other times by using it as a backdrop to share his views on society and the changing world around him. ----- Social Media Links: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti Instagram : @arti_storyjam Club House : @artijain --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Do you find it difficult to say ‘no’? If your answer is yes, you are in good company. Presenting, Bhagwaticharan Verma’s delightful story about an unwanted guest and his soft hearted host. May this predicament never be yours! ---- भगवती चरण वर्मा  का जीवन परिचय /Bhagwati Charan Verma ka Jeevan Parichay भगवती चरण वर्मा का जन्म उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव जिले में हुआ था।  उन्होंने प्रयागराज से बी॰ए॰, एल॰एल॰बी॰ की डिग्री प्राप्त की लेकिन उनकी  रूचि कविता लेखन में थी । फिर उपन्यासकार के रूप में वे विख्यात हुए। वर्मा  जी ने 1936 के करीब फिल्म कारपोरेशन, कलकत्ता में कार्य भी किया। ‘विचार’  नामक साप्ताहिक के प्रकाशन-संपादन के बाद बंबई में फिल्म-कथालेखन उन्होंने  किया। इसके उपरांत  दैनिक ‘नवजीवन’ का सम्पादन, फिर आकाशवाणी के कई  केंन्दों में कार्य भी वर्मा जी ने किया। उनके उपन्यास ‘चित्रलेखा’  पर दो बार फिल्म-निर्माण हुआ। पद्मभूषण तथा राज्यसभा की मानद सदस्यता भी उन्हें प्राप्त हुई। ------------ Listen to Hindi kahaniyan and Urdu Kahaniyan by famous as well as lesser  known writers. You will find here stories from everyone from Premchand  to Ismat Chughtai ; Suryabala to Mohan Rakesh, Kaleshwar and Mannu  Bhandari. ------------ ----- Meet me at these Social Media links:   Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti   Instagram : @arti_storyjam My podcast on other platforms:   Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0rG7ez0Pku1MuWhfvo6Dtz   Apple Podcasts  podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyjam-hindi-urdu-audio-stories/id1513845846    Gaana.com gaana.com/podcast/storyjam-hindi-urdu-audio-stories-season-1   RadioPublic radiopublic.com/storyjam-GmywpN  Pocket Casts pca.st/rwdymlsd    Overcast overcast.fm/itu #Hindi #StoryJam #Bhagwaticharanvermachitralekha #chitralekha #bhagwaticharanverma #upanyas #kahaniyan #vyang #satire --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

What would two great writers from history talk about if they were to meet? We may not find that out, but when one translates the works of the other, what  is evident is a sense of common concern, a shared worldview and a hat tip to the greatness of the other. When Premchand translated works of Leo Tolstoy, he didn’t just use his vast and rich vocabulary to retell the great Russian’s work in Hindustani, he took the story and drew its essence in a way that the story became Indian. Incidentally, if you listen carefully you’ll recognize another work or two that may have been inspired by the original. Do let me know if you do! -------- मुंशी प्रेमचंद का जीवन परिचय : धनपत राय श्रीवास्तव जिन्हे साहित्य प्रेमी प्रेमचंद के नाम से जाने जाते  हैं,  हिन्दी और उर्दू के शायद सबसे अधिक  लोकप्रिय रचनाकार हैं । उन्होंने  सेवासदन, प्रेमाश्रम, रंगभूमि, निर्मला, गबन, कर्मभूमि, गोदान आदि लगभग  डेढ़ दर्जन उपन्यास तथा कफन, पूस की रात, पंच परमेश्वर, बड़े घर की बेटी,  बूढ़ी काकी, दो बैलों की कथा आदि तीन सौ से अधिक कहानियाँ लिखीं। उनके  उपन्यास सुर कथाएं हिन्दी तथा उर्दू दोनों भाषाओं में प्रकाशित हुईं। अपने  दौर की सभी प्रमुख उर्दू और हिन्दी पत्रिकाओं जमाना, सरस्वती, माधुरी,  मर्यादा, चाँद, सुधा आदि में भी उन्होंने लिखा।वे हिन्दी समाचार पत्र जागरण  तथा साहित्यिक पत्रिका हंस के संपादक और प्रकाशक भी रहे। इसके लिए  उन्होंने सरस्वती प्रेस खरीदा जो बाद में घाटे में रहा और बन्द करना पड़ा।  प्रेमचंद फिल्मों की पटकथा लिखने मुंबई भी गए  और लगभग तीन वर्ष तक रहे। वे  जीवन के अंतिम दिनों तक वे साहित्य सृजन में लगे रहे।    ----- About this channel:  On this Youtube channel, you can listen to Hindi and Urdu Stories by  famous writers of Hindi sahitya/ literature. Here you will find stories  and poetry by great authors of Hindi and Urdu. Some of these are  classics and others are rare gems that you may never have heard or read.  There are works by well known writers such as Premchand, Sharat  Chandra, Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Mohan Rakesh, Phanishwar Nath Renu,  Mannu Bhandari, Harishankar Parsai. Some are rare works by Dilip Kumar,  Balraj Sahani and Gulzar.   -----   Meet me at these Social Media links:  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti   My podcast on other platforms:   Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0rG7ez0Pku1MuWhfvo6Dtz   Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyjam-hindi-urdu-audio-stories/id1513845846   Gaana.com gaana.com/podcast/storyjam-hindi-urdu-audio-stories-season-1   RadioPublic radiopublic.com/storyjam-GmywpN   Pocket Casts pca.st/rwdymlsd   Overcast overcast.fm/itu   #Hindi #StoryJam #premchand #premchandkikahani #premchandkikahaniyan #premchandkipremkahani #leotolstoy #russian #russianshortstory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Gonu Jha is to Mithila, Bihar what Birbal is to North India. When the  greedy, corrupt or miserly make trouble for the common man, Gonu Jha  with his wit, common sense and humour saves the day!    ------ Listen to Hindi kahaniyan and Urdu Kahaniyan by famous as well as lesser  known writers. You will find here stories from everyone from Premchand  to Ismat Chughtai ; Suryabala to Mohan Rakesh, Kaleshwar and Mannu  Bhandari.  --------------------  #bihar #hindi #kahani #gonujha #mithila #birbalkikahani #storyjam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

राजिंदर सिंह बेदी ने गरम कोट, निकोलाई गोगोल की कहानी, ओवरकोट से प्रभावित  हो कर लिखी, और फिर उसी कहानी को और आगे बढ़ाया जब उन्होंने फिल्म का  स्क्रीनप्ले लिखा। जहाँ गोगोल की कहानी मूलतः एक ऐसे आदमी की है जो एक  ओवरकोट बनवाने की ख्वाइश रखता है, बेदी की कहानी, गरम कोट बन जाती है एक  ऐसी दम्पति  की कहानी, जिसे ज़िन्दगी की “सस्ती सी खुशियां” तो मयस्सर नहीं ,  लेकिन जिनके बीच अनकहा प्यार धड़कता है। ----- Rajinder Singh Bedi adapted Nikolai Gogol’s short story, The Overcoat  into Garam Coat and then further wrote a screenplay for a film by the  same name. In his adaptation, Bedi moved quite far from the original,  only taking the coat as a leitmotif. While Gogol’s story revolves around  a man’s desire for a new coat, Garam Coat, the short story is a  poignant story of a man who struggles between his own needs and his  longing to fulfill his family’s desires. The movie version, starring  Balraj Sahani goes a few steps further and explores the ups and downs in  the protagonist’s married life. ----- Rajinder Singh Bedi was a pillar of the Progressive Writers Movement.  After the partition he moved to Bombay where he made his mark as a  dialogue writer, screenplay writer and director. He wrote dialogues for  several of Hindi film classics including Mirza Ghalib, Devdas, Abhiman,  Garam Coat, Daag, Anupama etc. He also directed Phagun, Dastak etc. #hindistory #hindikahaniya #rahindersinghbedi #progressivewriters #urdukahaniyan #afsane --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

There is no easy way to describe the bond that women share. You have to be there- in the long satisfying evenings (or lazy afternoons) when time stands still. In that brief time wounds are healed, plans are hatched, memories are unwrapped, hearts leap with hope and the parched soul finds the elixir of calm. Do you have friends/sisters who make you feel that way? ------- सूर्यबाला का जीवन परिचय, व्यक्तित्व, कृतित्व और उपलब्धियॉ सूर्यबाला जी का जन्म  25 अक्टूबर 1944 को वाराणसी में हुआ। वे एक लेखिका  और व्यंगकार के रूप में सुप्रसिद्ध हैं। अपने जन्मस्थान वाराणसी से  सूर्यबाला जी की बहुत सी यादें जुड़ी हैं, जो उनकी कहानियों में गलियों,  मोहल्लों के वर्णन में दिखलाई देती हैं। उनका बचपन बड़े ही लाड़-प्यार में  धार्मिक, सांस्कृतिक क्रियाकलापों में ही बीता। सूर्यबाला जी की माँ, श्रीमती केशरकुमारी एक आदर्श गृहिणी थी और पिता, स्व.  श्री वीरप्रतापसिंह श्रीवास्तव जिला विद्यालय में निरीक्षक पद पर कार्यरत  थे। उनके माता-पिता दोनों शिक्षित तथा हिंदी, उर्दू तथा अंग्रेजी भाषा के  ज्ञता थे।डॉ. सूर्यबाला जी ने ‘रीति साहित्य’ में काशी हिंदू विश्वविद्यालय  के बड़े विद्वान तथा समीक्षक डॉ. बच्चन सिंह के निर्देशन में अपना शोध  कार्य पूर्ण किया परिवार और माता-पिता के आदर्शों का गहरा प्रभाव सूर्यबाला  जी पर पड़ा और लेखन औरज्ञान साधना उन्हें हमेशा भाइ। डॉ. सूर्यबाला जी ने  ‘रीति साहित्य’ में काशी हिंदू विश्वविद्यालय के विद्वान तथा समीक्षक डॉ.  बच्चन सिंह के निर्देशन में अपना शोध कार्य पूर्ण किया। सूर्यबाला जी कीअनेक रचनाओं को आकाशवाणी, दूरदर्शन एवं धारावाहिकों में  प्रसारित किया गया है और उनकी अनेक रचनाओं का अंग्रेजी, उर्दू, मराठी,  बंगाली, पंजाबी, तेलुगु, कन्नड़ आदि भाषाओं में अनुवाद भी  हुआ है। प्रमुख कृतियां: उपन्यास :  मेरे संधिपत्र, सुबह के इंतजार तक, अग्नि पंखी, यामिनी कथा, दीक्षांत, कौन देस को वासी - वेणु की डायरी    कहानियाँ : इंद्रधनुष, दिशाहीन, थाली भर चाँद,  मुंडेर पर, यामिनी कथा,  ग्रह प्रवेश, कात्यायनी संवाद, साँसवाती,  मानुष गंध हास्य व्यंग्य : अजगर करे न चाकरी, धृतराष्ट्र टाइम्स, झगड़ा निपटाकर दफ्तर, देश सेवा के अखाड़े में,  भगवान ने कहा था प्रमुख पुरुस्कार एवं सम्मान :  भारत भारती सम्मान , प्रियदर्शनी पुरस्कार , घनश्याम सराफ पुरस्कार ,  ‘नागरी प्रचारिणी सभा काशी’ द्वारा सम्मानित , दक्षिण भारत हिंदी प्रचार  सभा पुरस्कार ,  ‘मुंबई विश्वविद्यालय, आरोही’ संस्था सम्मान ----- Meet me at these Social Media links:   Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti Instagram : @arti_storyjam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

The way Harishankar Parsai’s satire continues to remain relevant even  after so many years of its writing is astonishing. Till such time as  humans remain greedy and ruthless, Parsai will be topical. The only  weapon against that depressing thought is humour! Do you imagine there  will be a time when people won’t understand what Parsai is going on  about?  Bholaram Ka Jeev is a satire by well known satirist Harishankar Parsai.   व्यंग लेखक हरिशंकर परसाई द्वारा लिखित, 'भोलाराम का जीव' सुनिए -   -------------------------------    Listen to Hindi kahaniyan and Urdu Kahaniyan by famous as well as lesser  known writers. You will find here stories from everyone from Premchand  to Ismat Chughtai ; Suryabala to Mohan Rakesh, Kamleshwar and Mannu  Bhandari.    #hindi #satire #vyang #harishankarparsai #parsai #bholaramkajeev #humor #humour #kahani #hindisahitya #storyjam #kahaniyan --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

After marriage, a man is expected to change his way of life, a woman her soul. “उल्लास, खीज, विद्रोह, घृणा, प्यार कुछ भी नहीं, आखिर कैसे जीती हैं वे?” Joy, exasperation, protest, disgust, love…nothing. How does she live? ------------------------ If you grew up in the late 70’s-80’s ...right when Indian television was  coming into its own...when alternate cinema of a certain kind of middle  class sensibility was gaining ground with films like Mausam,  Rajnigandha, Rang Birangi, pati patni aur woh…you would know the name  Kamleshwar.   Kamleshwar Nath Saxena was a prolific writer and in his career spanning  four decades, he wrote in different genres ranging from literary  criticism, travelogue, memoirs, to socio-cultural commentary. He edited  magazines and newspapers, became the Additional Director General of  doordarshan, wrote screenplays, dialogues, wrote stories in TV serials  like Chandrakanta and Betal pachisi. He wrote over three hundred  stories,worked for over 75 feature films including his book, Kaali Andhi  which was adapted by Gulzar sahab into the film Andhi.  He was a writer from the Nayi Kahani ("New Story") movement of the  50’s...when Hindi sahitya was moving away from pre-independence style  and content was shaped by addressing issues about the newly independent,  rapidly urbanizing and industrializing India.   #hindi #storyjam #kahani #kahaniyan #kamleshwar #hindisahitya #Marriage #storyteller --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

A simple story charmingly told about an unexpected visitor who doesn’t get what he came for and the host family that’s left scratching their heads to make sense of it all. ---- Contact me: Instagram: @arti_storyjam     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti #Hindi #StoryJam #BhishamSahni #Tamas #hindicinema #hindisahitya #progressivewriters #kahani --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Kindness is a two way street.   There is an unsaid hierarchy in any act of kindness- the kind person a  few notches above the person on the receiving end of the gesture. And yet that gesture has the power to transform both equally.   To love another can sometimes open a door that was long shut tight in our own hearts. ------------ भीष्म साहनी का जीवन परिचय :  रावलपिंडी पाकिस्तान में जन्मे भीष्म साहनी आधुनिक हिन्दी साहित्य के  प्रमुख नामों में सेहैं ।उन्होंने लाहौर गवर्नमेन्ट कॉलेज से अंग्रेजी  साहित्य में एम ए करि. इसके बाद उन्होंने पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय से पीएचडी की  उपाधि हासिल की।   भारत पाकिस्तान विभाजन के बाद उन्होंने शिक्षक होने के साथ-साथ व्यापार भी  किया और र समाचारपत्रों में लिखने का काम भी किया। बाद में भारतीय जन नाट्य  संघ (IPTA) से जुड़े ।   कुछ समय अंबाला और अमृतसर में अध्यापक होने  के बाद दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय  में वे साहित्य के प्रोफेसर बने। इसके उपरांत वे मास्को में विदेशी भाषा  प्रकाशन गृह (Foreign Language Publication House ) में अनुवादक के रूप में  कार्यरत रहे। उन्होंने करीब 24  रूसी किताबें का हिंदी में रूपांतर किया।   उन्होंने नयी कहानियां नामक पात्रिका का सम्पादन किया। वे प्रगतिशील लेखक  संघ और अफ्रो-एशियायी लेखक संघ (Afro -Asian Writers Association ) के  मेंबर रहे। वे कुछ साल साहित्य अकादमी के कार्यकारी समीति के सदस्य रहे।  भीष्म साहनी को हिन्दी साहित्य में प्रेमचंद की परंपरा का अग्रणी लेखक माना  जाता है। उनके काम में मानवीय मूल्यों की बड़ी जगह रही है और वामपंथी  विचारधारा के साथ जुड़े रहे । आपाधापी और उठापटक के युग में भीष्म साहनी का  व्यक्तित्व बिल्कुल अलग था। भीष्म साहनी हिन्दी फ़िल्मों के जाने माने अभिनेता बलराज साहनी के छोटे भाई थे। उन्हें १९७५ में तमस के लिए साहित्य  अकादमी पुरस्कार, १९७५ में शिरोमणि लेखक अवार्ड (पंजाब सरकार), १९८० में  एफ्रो एशियन राइटर्स असोसिएशन का लोटस अवार्ड, १९८३ में सोवियत लैंड नेहरू  अवार्ड तथा १९९८ में भारत सरकार के पद्मभूषण अलंकरण से विभूषित किया गया।   उनकी पुस्तक “तमस” पर आधारित TV serial अत्यंत लोकप्रिय और सराहनीय रहा.    --------   Meet me at these Social Media links:   Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti Instagram: @arti_storyjam #Hindi #StoryJam #BhishamSahni #Tamas #hindicinema #hindisahitya #progressivewriters #kahani --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Manto was incorrigible! Nothing could make him stop writing about the world as he saw it for as long as he lived. Not six court cases of obscenity, not the partition of his beloved nation and the difficult decision to move to Pakistan, not the abject poverty that drove him to near homelessness, not the bid of well-wishers to admit him to a mental asylum (meant to cure alcoholism). He lived till he wrote and then when he was told he couldn’t write anymore, he died. What he wrote about were taboo subjects, how he wrote them was taboo too. He was rebuked and ostracised but he continued imbuing all his characters-  the pimps, prostitutes, lunatics, free spirited women- with the very same dignity that was denied to him. ------------ उर्दू लेखक, सआदत हसन मंटो (11 मई 1912 – 18 जनवरी 1955) अपने बेबाक लेखन  के लिए जाने गए. कहानियों में अश्लीलता के आरोप  मंटो  पर लगे और उन्हें छह  बार अदालत जाना पड़ा था, लेकिन ये आरोप कभी सिद्ध नहीं हुए.  वे अपनी लघु कथाओं, बू, खोल दो, ठंडा गोश्त और चर्चित टोबा टेकसिंह के लिए  प्रसिद्ध हुए।कहानीकार होने के साथ-साथ मंटो फिल्म और रेडिया पटकथा लेखक और  पत्रकार भी थे।   सिर्फ इक्कीस साल के लेखन में, उन्होंने बाइस लघु कथा संग्रह, एक उपन्यास,  रेडियो नाटक के पांच संग्रह, रचनाओं के तीन संग्रह और व्यक्तिगत रेखाचित्र  के दो संग्रह प्रकाशित कर डाले #Hindi #StoryJam  #hindikavita #Urdupoetry #urdu #Manto #Feminism #indiafeminism #manto #mantokikahani #mantokikahaniyan #progressivewriters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

In the era of instant messaging, its hard to look back at a time when  messages were relayed by a person- not even handwritten- just relayed  verbatim, by another human!  Samvadiya- the carrier of messages was duty bound to deliver the message  exactly as he had received it. What happens when a Samvadiya gets too  close to the message and its source and is unable to perform his duties.   ----------------------     Well known writer Phanishwar Nath Renu’s stories were set in rural India  and carried in them the fragrance of village life, the lyricality of  language and at the same time the burden of unsaid nuances that crept in  from class and caste divides. He didn’t weigh his narrative down with  judgemental statements, instead he sketched the scene with words,  filling it with many layered complexities and let you decide for  yourself what you make of it.    ---------   जाने-माने लेखक फणीश्वर नाथ रेणु की कहानियां ग्रामीण भारत में बसी हैं  और  उनमें ग्राम जीवन की सुगंध, भाषा की लयात्मकता तो है ही,  साथ ही वर्ग और  जाति के विभाजन से पैदा हुई सामाजिक विषमताओं का बोझ भी है ।  #hindi #storyjam #hindiwriters #hindipodcast  #phanishwarnathrenu #kahani #kahaniyan #stories #storyteller #sahitya #sahityapath #samvadiya #class12 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

हिंदी सिनेमा के मशहूर लेखक और पत्रकार, ख्वाजा अहमद अब्बास की  टिपण्णी सिनेमा के स्टॉक किरदारों पर और साथ ही किस्सा एक ऐसी अदाकारा का  जो परदे पर भले ही बेईमान वैम्प का रोल निभाती थी, लेकिन असलियत में अपने  काम और हुनर की तरफ उसकी शिद्दत काबिल-इ-तारीफ थी. कौन थी ये मशहूर  एक्ट्रेस? -------------- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was the “genius” writer behind most of Raj Kapoor’s  superhit (and on one occasion flop) films- Awaara, Shri 420, Ram Teri  Ganga Maili and Mera Naam Joker. However these came later. K.A Abbas had  already proved his mettle as a writer with Shantaram’s ‘Dr. Kotnis ki  Amar Kahani’ and Chetan Anand’s ‘Neecha Nagar’. He helped “strugglers”  like Dev Anand and later Amitabh Bachchan. His stories were often  considered not “literary” enough but he stood steadfast in his belief  about telling the stories of everyday people in language that was  theirs.    -------------------- Look for other stories on StoryJam by K A Abbas:  Ababeel Tiddi --------------------- Listen to Hindi kahaniyan and Urdu Kahaniyan by famous as well as lesser  known writers. You will find here stories from everyone from Premchand  to Ismat Chughtai ; Suryabala to Mohan Rakesh, Kaleshwar and Mannu  Bhandari.  ----Social Media Links: ---- Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/StoryjamArti Instagram : @arti_storyjam Club House : @artijain --------------------- #khwajaAhmadAbbas #KAAbbas #rkfilms #vshantaram #chetananand #Awaara, #Shri420, #RamTeriGangaMaili #MeraNaamJoker #rajkapoor  #devanand #writer #hindicinema #bollywood #IPTA  #ProgressiveWritersMovement #punjab #urdu #urdustories #urdukahani  #listenstories #Hindi #hindikahani #radiostories #storyjam #hindistories #urdustories #hindikahani #khwajaahmadabbas #shri420  #ramterigangamaili #progressivewriters #urdukahani #hindishortstories #shortstories #bedtimestories #audiostories #Bollywood #bollywoodkahani #KAAbbas #rkfilms #rajkapoor #chetananand #cinema #hindicinema #rajkapoormovies #films #filmi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

100 episodes! I started StoryJam as a lockdown project, sending stories to my family and a couple of friends. It all seems a lifetime away now. I assumed I would either run out of stories or I would get busy with “real” work once the lockdown was over. What I didn’t realize was that the mild panic of not finding the “right” story, the late night recordings to avoid street noises (and pausing every time the dog barked, the ambulance screamed or the night watchman struck his lathi), the early morning edits before the household “rush-hour”, would all become part of my weekly routine. Once the episode was uploaded I felt euphoric, but only for 24 hours, then the cycle started again. Like a resilient creeper, the rest of my life- personal and professional- has grown along and around StoryJam, embracing my mad little project completely. Who do I  thank for this? The universe? Covid 19 (Eeeks!) I certainly know I want to thank you, dear listener, for indulging me, despite your own demanding schedules and busy lives. Thank you! ------- Today a story from the master folklore teller, Vijaydan Detha which has for its characters the proverbial raja, rani and the clever thief! #hindi #storyjam #hindipodcast #hindiwriters #kahani #kahaniyan  #vijadandetha #bijji #charandaschor #hindikahaniyan --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

A chance meeting with a child lays bare the author’s helplessness in the face of forces way beyond anyone’s control. नमस्कार, मेरा नाम आरती है और मैं Storyjam में हर हफ्ते आपको सुनाती हूँ  हिंदी/उर्दू साहित्य से एक कहानी। अगर आप को कहानियां सुनना अच्छा लगता हैं  , तो इस चैनल को सब्सक्राइब ज़रूर करें और अपने ही जैसे और कहानियों के  शौक़ीन  के साथ शेयर भी करें।  धन्यवाद! अज्ञेय का जीवन परिचय:सच्चिदानंद हीरानंद वात्स्यायन , उपनाम -'अज्ञेय'  कथा-साहित्य के स्तम्भ माने गए हैं। उनका लेखन बहुत विविध था और वे कवि,  शैलीकार,ललित-निबन्धकार, सम्पादक और अध्यापक के रूप में जाने गए. अज्ञेय  प्रयोगवाद एवं नई कविता को साहित्य जगत में लाने वाले कवि कहलाते हैं।   बहुआयामी व्यक्तित्व के प्रखर कवि होने के साथ-साथ वे एक बेहतरीन  फोटोग्राफर और  पर्यटक भी थे।1964 में आँगन के पार द्वार पर उन्हें साहित्य  अकादमी का पुरस्कार प्राप्त हुआ और 1978 में कितनी नावों में कितनी बार पर  भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार। उनके पिता पुरातत्व विभाग के लिए काम करते थे और उनका जन्म 7 मार्च 1911 को  उत्तर प्रदेश के कसया, पुरातत्व-खुदाई शिविर में हुआ।उनका बचपन पिता के  कार्य के कारण अलग अलग जगहों पर बीता- लखनऊ, कश्मीर, बिहार और मद्रास में  बीता। बी.एससी. करके अंग्रेजी में एम.ए. करते समय भारत के स्वतंत्रता  आंदोलन में क्रांतिकारी गुट से से जुड़कर बम बनाते हुए पकड़े गये लेकिन  फरार हो गए। सन्1930 ई. के अन्त में पकड़ लिये गये। 1930 से 1936 तक उनके  दिन जेलों में कटे। 1936-37 में अज्ञेय ने सैनिक और विशाल भारत नामक  पत्रिकाओं का संपादन किया। 1943 से 1946 तक ब्रिटिश सेना में भी रहे; इसके  बाद इलाहाबाद से 'प्रतीक' नामक पत्रिका निकाली और ऑल इंडिया रेडियो में  नौकरी करने लगे। कैलिफोर्निया विश्वविद्यालय और जोधपुर विश्वविद्यालय तक  में अध्यापन भी किया। दिल्ली लौट 'दिनमान' साप्ताहिक, नवभारत टाइम्स,  अंग्रेजी पत्र वाक् और एवरीमैंस जैसी प्रसिद्ध पत्र-पत्रिकाओं का संपादन  अज्ञेय जी ने किया। 1980 में उन्होंने 'वत्सलनिधि' नामक एक न्यास की  स्थापना की जिसका उद्देश्य साहित्य और संस्कृति के क्षेत्र में कार्य करना  था। दिल्ली में ही 4 अप्रैल 1987 को उनकी मृत्यु हुई। अज्ञेय की प्रमुख रचनाएँ :कहानियाँ:- विपथगा 1937, परम्परा 1944, कोठरी की बात 1945, शरणार्थी 1948, जयदोल  1951उपन्यास:-शेखर एक जीवनी- प्रथम भाग(उत्थान)1941, द्वितीय  भाग(संघर्ष)1944, नदी के द्वीप 1951, अपने अपने अजनबी 1961 ।यात्रा  वृतान्त:- अरे यायावर रहेगा याद? 1953,एक बूँद सहसा उछली 1960।निबंध संग्रह  : सबरंग, त्रिशंकु, आत्मनेपद, आधुनिक साहित्य: एक आधुनिक परिदृश्य,  आलवाल।आलोचना:- त्रिशंकु 1945, आत्मनेपद 1960, भवन्ती 1971, अद्यतन 1971  ई.।संस्मरण: स्मृति लेखाडायरियां: भवंती, अंतरा और शाश्वती।विचार गद्य:  संवत्‍सरनाटक: उत्तरप्रियदर्शीजीवनी: रामकमल राय द्वारा लिखित शिखर से सागर  तक Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan, better known by his nom de plume  Agyeya,  held a prominent presence in the world of Hindi literature. It  is widely believed that he brought experimentalism to Hindi poetry.  Though long before he was known for his poetry, he had started writing  short stories and novels. As a young man he contributed to a magazine  edited by Munshi Premchand. In fact there is an interesting anecdote  about his pen name, Agyeya. As a freedom fighter young Sachchidanand was  imprisoned. While in jail he used to send his short stories to well  known writer, Jainendra. Since his name could not be used, Jainendra  passed on his articles to Munshi Premchand saying that the writer’s name  was ‘Agyeya’ meaning unknowable. Subscribe to hear more audio kahaniyan : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8k07kHVAzFLMg_jMjbUdfA #hindi  #StoryJam #hindikahani #Agyeya #agyeyakirachnayein #agyeyakikahani #agyeyakikavitayien  #hindi #kahani #kahaniya  #hindiwriters #kahaniyainhindi #storyjam #hindipodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Love, by any other name would be just as controversial…at least in India. Here’s Parsai ji’s take on “love marriage”- that much desired “happy ending” on the big screen and that much hush-hushed occurrence in real world of the GIS (Great Indian Samaaj) You may think it, but Parsai ji will say it out loud…and put it on paper! He never shirked from calling a spade a spade. It is however the misfortune of us as a society that his commentary remains as relevant today as it was when he was writing it. #Hindi #HindiWriter #HindiSahitya #Vyang #Satire #StoryJam #audiostory #HindiPodcast #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

I am excited to share a story/play by an early progressive writer, Rashid Jahan. It's a dialogue between a man and woman. She wrote it sometime in the early 1900’s. She may as well have written it yesterday! This play/story is a collaboration between StoryJam and The Mansarovar Project. You’ll find all links to The Mansarovar Project below. Let me know what you think of the collaboration and even more importantly what are your thoughts on the central issue here? Here are some links to the wonderful people at  @The Mansarovar Project . It was a lot of fun and hopefully first of many such in the future.   YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMansarovarProject  INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/themansarovarproject  FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/TheMansarovarProject  TWITTER - https://twitter.com/TheMansarovar  SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/6CfAyg8HVcaNiGblhaZuLF#login  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/mansarovar-project   'The Mansarovar Project' is the hard work and creative energy of -  Anant Nath Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/anantns & Shivam Sharma - https://www.instagram.com/imrozed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Known as Walter Scott of Hindi literature, Vrindavanlal Verma was drawn  to historical narratives from early on in life. A proud Bundelkhandi, his novel ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ is one of his best known works. This was not a  work of fiction, at least not entirely. Vrindavanlal Verma was the  great great grandson of Rani Laxmi Bai and grew up listening to his  great grandmother’s stories about the Rani, who she had spent a lot of  time with. Today’s story however is not set in history. This is when he  strayed from his usual and came up with a witty, light humorous piece.  In fact, “Mendhaki ka Byah” is still a “thing”. If you don’t believe me  just google it!  -----   जब बात किसी बात से न बने, तो वो टोने-टोटके पर उतर आती है। अपने देश में  जितने लोग हैं उतने टोटके। इनमे हर दुःख निवारण का साधन है - चाहे झाड़ू से  भूत भागना हो या भस्म से वशीकरण हटाना ह, इन का असर और किसी पर हो न हो,  टोटका करवाने वाले की जेब पर ज़रूर होता है! #hindi #hindikahani #urdukahani #kahaniyan #kahaniya #shortstories #HIndiSahitya #Hindipodcast #storyjam #vrindavanlalVerma --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

In a traditional qissago style, Amritlal Nagar tells the story of Haji Kulfiwala- a man who plows through his own suffering to help those around him by using the strength of his storytelling skills. ----------------------- Amritlal Nagar's flair for radio writing is quite apparent in the story - Haji Kulfiwala, where he writes the narration in the style of a traditional kissago. Amritlal Nagar received formal education until highschool but taught himself history, sociology, theology etc. He was a polyglot fluent in Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi and Bangla. His writing was just as varied as his intellectual interests. He wrote novels, short stories, children’s literature, memoirs, plays, screenplays etc. Often called the “real heir” to Premchand, he worked many jobs including as a radio producer with Akashvani Lucknow. ----------------------- पद्मा भूषण अमृतलाल नागर ने हाई स्कूल तक ही पढाई की. साहित्य, इतिहास, पुराण, पुरातत्व व समाजशास्त्र का अध्ययन उन्होंने खुद स्वाध्याय से किया, और साथ ही और भी कई भाषाएं सीखी - गुजराती, मराठी, बंगला, अंग्रेजी. बहुत साल वे आकाशवाणी लखनऊ में नाटक प्रोडूसर रहे #story #kahani #storytelling #Kissagoi #amritlalNagar #premchand #hindi #hindisahitya #Hindipodcast #Kahaniyan #kahaniya #Storytelling #storypodcast #audiostory  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message

Some stories are long sagas, some have more plot twists than hairpin bends on a mountainous road. This story lives in a moment- a moment that speaks volumes about our world without its main character saying a single word. ............................ Yashpal When I began to look for more information about the writer, Yashpal. I  was astounded. What I found out could be a whole episode in itself.  Yashpal could be the hero of an action packed thriller! His life story  was one of stealth attacks, days spent as a fugitive, betrayal by  friends, prison time, shoot-outs and a romance that withstood the test  of time. And then he gave it all up and settled down to a writer’s life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyjam/message