Shattered by catastrophe and losing faith ingoodness, hope is restored when an old friend sends a heartfelt note, reminding him that good things happen to good people. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. Follow Abhay by clicking this link Female Voice by Akanksha Thapliyal ( https://www.instagram.com/kahaanibyyogini/ ) Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acc...
Mar 09, 2025•9 min
In the 2nd part of my two-part content partnership with UNICEF India, I am speaking with Mr. Sanjay Singh, CFO UNICEF Maharashtra. With over two decades of programming experience, Sanjay has designed and executed change strategies to advance program outcomes and promote child rights in India, South Asia, and West Africa, across both development and humanitarian contexts. His experience spans five UNICEF offices in India and West Africa, where he has thrived in roles ranging from Social and Behav...
Nov 20, 2024•44 min
A brother embarks on a quest to find a solution for his younger sister, born with a nutrition deficiency that stunted her childhood development. Determined to secure her long-term happiness, he stands up against societal challenges to ensure she has a safe and comforting space to grow into as she ages – leaving others inspired. This story is in a content collaboration with UNICEF India. The story highlights the importance of Early Childhood Development(ECD). The goal of ECD is that all young ch...
Nov 17, 2024•17 min
Launching the second mini-series of stories: each episode is inspired by a unique, well-known, but often less spoken profession in India. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link This mini-series is sponsored by Mezink. Mezink is the best-in-class link-in-bio website builder for brands and creators. With Mezink, you can showcase your most important links, portfolio, and latest work samples with beautifully desi...
Feb 03, 2024•10 min
I was privileged to have been invited by UNICEF India , as the only podcaster to collaborate on their 'One Day 4 Children' initiative. To celebrate this initiative, Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) turned blue on Nov 2nd. UNICEF India in collaboration with the International Cricket Council , Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) , and Indian Ministry of Education has launched the 'Criio for Good' online skills program in the wake of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023. It is aimed at promoting ge...
Nov 13, 2023•11 min
Dreams and aspirations form the foundation for Raani, an 8-year-old aspiring cricketer, with big dreams and hopes for the future. This story is in a content collaboration with UNICEF India. Checkout: Criio 4 Good: https://www.unicef.org/india/stories/criiio-4-good-empathy Take the 'gender equality' pledge: https://cloud.info.unicef.org/worldcup Make a donation to UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/india/ Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. Follow me by clicking this ...
Nov 10, 2023•12 min
Join me for a non-political, Raakhi special storytelling + interview style bonus episode , a tribute to the sacred occasion of Rakshabandhan – a revered Indian festival that illuminates the profound bond between brothers and sisters. In a stroke of serendipity, I had the privilege of conversing with Shrimati Bhavna Khare, the cousin sister of a distinguished Indian statesman, the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis-ji. This episode cradles cherished memories l...
Aug 30, 2023•45 min
Launching the second mini-series of stories: each episode is inspired by a unique, well-known, but often less spoken profession in India. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link This mini-series is sponsored by Mezink. Mezink is the best-in-class link-in-bio website builder for brands and creators. With Mezink, you can showcase your most important links, portfolio, and latest work samples with beautifully de...
Jul 09, 2023•9 min
Members of the same family are seldom born under the same roof - the story, brings out this saying alive. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. Follow me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured on the most renowned Indian audio streaming services JioSaavn & Gaana's, "Editor's Pick" ...
Jun 28, 2023•7 min
The protagonist, now settled abroad, recollects and recounts life back home - missing her mother, and realizing that a part of her mother grew within her in time. Story written, and edited by Abhay Maheshwari & Preeti Tripathi. Narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. Follow me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been...
Jun 24, 2023•8 min
The morning bliss suddenly gets uprooted as the hardships of the upcoming ordeal begins to haunt him. Abhay rushes down the stairs, hoping to avoid the catastrophic event while he still can, but to no avail – the agent has gone. Now will begin a punishment cycle as he has pay for the diligence of a govt. employee for the third time this year. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener...
Mar 25, 2023•9 min
Launching the second mini-series of stories: each episode is inspired by a unique, well-known, but often less spoken profession in India. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link This mini-series is sponsored by Mezink. Mezink is the best-in-class link-in-bio website builder for brands and creators. With Mezink, you can showcase your most important links, portfolio, and latest work samples with beautifully design...
Mar 12, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 1
We have always been perplexed by the question - What happens after we die? An unexpected trigger propels the protagonist to find this answer Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured on the most renowne...
Nov 26, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Each city has its own secrets. Secrets and truths that are sometimes blinded by force, by design or by choice. Sparked by a trigger, in today's story the protagonist confronts the lost emotions that the city has to offer Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a criticall...
Jul 06, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This episode is part of a mini-series(Papa Kehte Hain) of stories on this podcast - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner thought/quote from my father. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured...
Mar 26, 2022•5 min
This episode is part of a mini-series(Papa Kehte Hain) of stories on this podcast - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner thought/quote from my father. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured...
Mar 19, 2022•4 min
A trip back to my ancestral home after the passing of my father rekindles lost emotions in me – but braving my emotional urge, I am actually here to help my son find much-needed closure from the recent tragedy. Written and narrated by: Abhay Maheshwari Recorded at: Island City Studios By Audio Engineer: Hersh Desai Edited by: Kartik Kulkarni With Producer: Mae Mariyam Thomas Partners: Shure These sessions were recorded using Shure mics and headphones and if you think we sound good, you now know ...
Mar 12, 2022•8 min
Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Udaan' is a Bollywood film, that lingers your memory, and gives you the hope to live your dreams. A movie that's very detailed without being showy, poetic without being operatic, subtle without being too restrained, and poignant without being preachy. Today's bonus episode is a recital of one of the poems from this movie. Hope it proves as much inspiration for you, as it does to me. Follow me on IG @maheshwari_abhay91; Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this pod...
Mar 05, 2022•1 min
This episode is part of a mini-series(Papa Kehte Hain) of stories on this podcast - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner thought/quote from my father. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured...
Feb 26, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Fancy dress play is more than just physically wearing a costume. It also encourages children to express their point of view of the world around them and helps in emotional development. Sparked by his friend's dismissal of a life-changing opportunity, in today's story the protagonist confronts his lost emotions and strives to not let dreams and ambitions be just merely fancy dresses. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with...
Feb 19, 2022•5 min
Harishankar Parsai (22 August 1924 – 10 August 1995) was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He wrote v yanga (satire). This bonus episode is one of his popular short stories 'Anushaasan'. Follow me on IG @maheshwari_abhay91; Artwork credits to Anirudh Das: (IG @das_anirudh). Like, Share, Follow & leave a rating for this podcast. Music in this episode: Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLe...
Feb 12, 2022•3 min
This episode is part of a mini-series(Papa Kehte Hain) of stories on this podcast - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner thought/quote from my father. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured...
Feb 05, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This episode is part of a mini-series(Papa Kehte Hain) of stories on this podcast - each episode is inspired by a unique one-liner thought/quote from my father. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured...
Feb 05, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Families are always looking out to maximize returns on their investments. In today’s story, the protagonist's father is not just looking for the best institute that will groom his son to succeed in life, but also an unusual ROI – a modern solution to an age-old problem. Today’s episode is sponsored by Financepeer, a Google incubated company, born out of the vision to make quality education accessible for all, it helps parents and students pay their education fees in easy monthly installments at ...
Dec 17, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Explore short, heartwarming stories on the Indian middle class who are built on habits, both tiny and monumental. Simply put, these are stories that will resonate across all 2BHK households. Listen to my newly launched JioSaavn Originals podcast ' 2BHK', where stories are born in the middle class and brought up in India. Click on this link to tune-in for free now. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured on the most renowned Indian a...
Oct 26, 2021•1 min
The protagonist is in love and wants to take a leap of faith. But traveling all this distance just to meet someone, is this much faith worth the shot?. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashma – Hindi Stories is a critically acclaimed Hindi short story podcast that has been featured on the m...
Sep 13, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The protagonist, ever judgmental of the government services and policies, takes a shortcut to solve a documentation problem – only to realize that all this while he has been part of the problem and solution both. Making him realize that our surroundings are nothing but a reflection of our internal conflicts. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. For feedback & collaborations, connect with me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, &...
Aug 12, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
It gives me immense pleasure to share that the podcast has completed 100k or One Lakh listens , that too in such a short period with such a limited number of episodes. I am indebted to the massive amount of love and affection you (the listener) have given to my stories and I hope and pray to continue sharing similar and even better stories in your life. In this special episode, I share a behind-the-scenes story of how you and your messages continue to inspire me - especially in the tough times w...
Jul 03, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This episode is a recital of the inspirational poem "Antim Unchai" originally written by Padma Bhushan Shri Kunwar Narayan. He is one of the finest poets in Hindi literature and never ceased to inspire a generation of people with his work resonating waves of motivational and inspirational vibes. Antim Unchai ( अंतिम ऊँचाई ) is part of his collection of poems from the book Apne Sapne published in 2003. Kunwar Narayan embraced life on different grounds of cognition and thought where diversity is h...
Jul 01, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
From time to time, our near and dear ones keep fueling ourselves, to keep us inspired of our dreams and goals. As a kid, the protagonist hung around in his neighbor’s home. An elderly couple treated him as their grandson and taught him the most valuable lesson – being forever curious in life. Story written, edited, narrated, and produced by Abhay Maheshwari. Follow me by clicking this link Dear listener, to support the show - Follow, & sign-up for new alerts & leave a rating. LaaL Chashm...
Apr 07, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
