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Young Indian couple exchanging a handwritten letter under a banyan tree – Valentine’s Day moral story illustration

The Letter That Meant More Than Roses

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Funny scene in an Indian office cafeteria with employees laughing around a lunchbox and pickle jars.

The Lunchbox That Went Viral

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The Obstacle in our Path - Peasant pushing a large boulder on a village road with a hidden purse underneath.

The Reward Behind the Boulder

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confident School Girl
  • April 8, 2019
  • 1 Min Read

The Last Bench

Khushi sirf lene mein nahi, dene mein bhi hoti hai. Thoda baantoge... toh dil se smile aayegi.
  • June 10, 2025
  • 1 Min Read

Donuts Wali Dosti

God does provide, but only to those who take the effort to receive.
  • April 8, 2019
  • 1 Min Read

Bhagwan Roti Dete Hain – Ek Kahani

A grasshopper talking to ants carrying grains under the warm winter sun in an Indian field.
  • November 5, 2025
  • 1 Min Read

Work Is Worship

Indian stonecutter working beside a mountain, divine light shining from the sky, moral story on gratitude.
  • October 30, 2025
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The Stonecutter Who Wanted

Krishna smiling from a tree near the Yamuna River, teaching the Gopis about faith and humility.
  • November 3, 2025
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The Story of Krishna

A cute cartoon pencil writing on paper with a smiling eraser beside it, children’s story illustration.
  • November 1, 2025
  • 1 Min Read

The Pencil Who Forgot

Young man joyfully looking out of a train window seeing the world for the first time.
  • December 10, 2025
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The Day He Finally

A young boy painting every day with focus and determination.
  • November 6, 2025
  • 1 Min Read

Why Consistency Always Wins

Illustration of a tired Indian man with a teacup, sitting on a sofa, while an excited woman shows a weekend Mumbai travel plan – comic style.
  • June 10, 2025

Weekend Wali Shaanti

Ravi ka plan simple tha—Saturday, sofa aur silence. Lekin Priya

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Funny scene in an Indian office cafeteria with employees laughing around a lunchbox and pickle jars.
  • October 27, 2025

The Lunchbox That Went Viral

It was one of those ordinary Wednesdays at the Mumbai

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Krishna and Draupadi having a deep conversation in a royal chamber, reflecting on destiny and karma, with an air of wisdom and compassion
  • October 13, 2025

The Poison of Words

The war that lasted 18 days had aged Draupadi beyond

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Illustration of Lord Krishna speaking to children in a modern park setting
  • July 18, 2025

What Would Krishna Say to Kids Today?

It was a warm Sunday morning. Birds chirped, flowers bloomed,

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Indian fable showing a dark snake coiled beneath a small golden idol in a stone temple shrine.
  • December 8, 2025

The Snake and the Golden Idol: A Fable

The small temple of Maa Ganga stood high on a

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A lady meditating alone in nature at sunrise
  • July 16, 2025

The Awakening Within

There was a time when every day felt like a

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Children's story illustration of a cloud and nature
  • June 17, 2025

The Little Cloud Who Was Afraid to Rain

One day, high up in the great blue sky, a

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Yamraj showing an old Indian woman the difference between Heaven and Hell — people sharing kheer together.
  • October 28, 2025

The Secret of Heaven and Hell

Long ago, in a small Indian village, there lived an

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The Obstacle in our Path - Peasant pushing a large boulder on a village road with a hidden purse underneath.
  • December 13, 2025

The Reward Behind the Boulder

Long ago, in a peaceful Indian kingdom surrounded by green

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The Last Bench

God does provide, but only to those who take the effort to receive.

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Khushi sirf lene mein nahi, dene mein bhi hoti hai. Thoda baantoge... toh dil se smile aayegi.

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Illustration of a tired Indian man with a teacup, sitting on a sofa, while an excited woman shows a weekend Mumbai travel plan – comic style.

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