Real stories of ordinary people from the humdrum of everyday life in India.
Latest episodes
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7 min
Episode 7 : The Morning Customer
This episode is about an early morning customer at a medium sized bank branch where I worked, a few decades ago in a large metropolis in South India.
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8 min
Episode 6 : The Ghost
This episode revolves around a ghost who I tried but failed to encounter, a few decades ago in a very small town in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in India.
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9 min
Episode 5 : The Simple Tribal
Real story of my encounter with a simple tribal woman on a very ordinary day in a town in central India.
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9 min
Episode 4: The Service Provider
This episode is about an unexpected encounter with an interesting service provider whom I came across a few decades ago in Ahmedabad, in western India.
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9 min
Episode 3: The Swashbuckler
The first evening at a camp in Northeastern India revolves around a swashbuckler displaying his drinking prowess.
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11 min
Episode 2 :The Sentinel
Hours before taking up a new job, an unexpected encounter with a stranger, a self-appointed sentinel, turns out to be an unusual, thought provoking interaction.
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8 min
Episode 1: The Taxi Driver
This fortnight's episode revolves around a Taxi Driver whom I encountered about a decade ago in Kolkata, a well-known large metropolis in the Eastern part of India. On a family out…
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3 min
Introductory Episode
The idea behind "Mundane Stories" the fortnightly podcast, is presented. The ordinary humdrum day can at times be more extraordinary than we expect, provided we remain open to all…