India is a country with unity and diversity. Like a variety of religions, languages and colour, India also possesses a huge variety of stories.
Indian stories are a complete blend of wisdom, fun, entertainment and religion. Some of the most popular categories of Indian stories include fairy tales, mythological stories, cartoon stories, imaginary stories, and even moral stories. Most of them are a reflection of Indian tradition, culture and religion.
Some of them are inspiring and impart values like courage, love, kindness, sacrifice, and humbleness. These stories also help the older generation to make their counterparts learn the true principles of existence, life and death.
All these are entertaining and exciting to listen especially to children. Almost all children love to hear these at bedtime from their grandmothers. This is why in the older generation, these stories were also known as grandma’s stories.
Most of the times, grandma and parents tell traditional stories to their children so that their culture is passed on to them. Some of the popular Indian stories are from the mythology that includes stories form Ramayana and Mahabharata. Parents also tell religious stories of Lord Krishna, Lord Ganesha, Goddess Durga and Goddess Saraswati to help their children strengthen their beliefs in the Super Human Power.
Stories of Panchtantra, Jataka tales, Cinderella, Ali baba and Chalis chor, Little red riding hood, Angulimal, and Snow white and the seven dwarfs are also popular among a long list of Indian stories.
Apart from these Indian stories pertaining to famous personalities and Indian kings like Asoka, Aurangzeb, Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mother Teresa are also popular.
In the following pages, we have collected few of the most popular Indian stories to entice both parents and children. The sections include the stories from Indian mythology, short Indian stories, stories for kids and akbar birbal stories.