Wayside Stations

If you ever go to the Dudhwa National Park, you would be astounded by the forest of tall trees, open grasslands, marshes, gurgling rivers, elephants, rhinos and the very elusive tiger.Mr. M too travels to this place not in search of wildlife but to a bank branch deep inside the National Park area called Chandan Chowki. What he hears there is not a tale of a tiger but that of a dacoit with ethics.Please share this episode with a wildlife lover you know!If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

This is an extraordinary tale of perseverance of an ordinary cricket lover who simply refused to accept that he could not hear the commentary of the last over of the 1st ever tied cricket test match between Australia and West Indies in 1960.If you truly desire something, the universe conspires to give it to you is something you might have heard but you will start to believe it once you hear this episode.If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a passionate cricket lover you know!If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

When Janmaashtami comes around, many of us have fond memories of the festive atmosphere at home, in our communities, as we welcome Krishna into our homes and our hearts.Mr M goes to attend a concert at a Krishna temple in Mumbai on Janmaashtami. What he gets as Krishna Prasaadam and how, seems truly unbelievable!You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share with everyone who loves the festivities of Janmaashtami!If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M gets an opportunity to work with the Carnatic Music Maestro, Smt. Aruna Sriram. He narrates the recording experience and how going beyond the norm may yield a pleasant surprise.Please listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a connoisseur of Carnatic Music!If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M chances upon a visit to Amba (Ambala) lake while staying in Ramtek, Maharashtra. They are mysteriously welcomed by a local inhabitant who then wants to show them something special.What's special about Amba lake? Where do they go next?You'll have to listen to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a close family member who loves exploring water, be it a pond, a lake, a spring, a river or the sea.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

In this episode, Mr M reminisces how he became aware of a renowned Saarangi musician, Ustaad Bundu Khan. Knowing more about the person helped in developing a deeper understanding and appreciation of his music as well.‍What was the life of Ustaad Bundu Khan like?You'll have to listen to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a lover of old Hindustaani music.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

In Ludhiana, Punjab Mr M meets a veteran business owner over a cup of tea. In the conversation, he gets to understand a perspective on success and failure and the importance of decision making.What life lesson does Mr M learn from the business owner?You'll have to listen to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who has an open mind to learn.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M goes to Ramtek, Maharashtra where he meets his namesake who is a most resourceful person. As he spends more time with his namesake, more layers of his personality are revealed. Finally, his namesake leaves him with an important Sutra for life.What makes this person so resourceful? What does Mr M leave with?You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who learnt an important life lesson from a travel experience.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M gives us a peek into the book named The Pilgrim of the Swara  with anecdotes into the life of K L Saigal, a renowned Indian singer and actor.What does Swara mean? How may we interpret it?You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who still has a fond remembrance of K L Saigal.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M and his friend land up at Dajipur, Maharashtra wanting to check out the forest there. Thanks to the forest officer who assigns a guard to guide them, they are taken on a trek to experience the sights and sounds of the forest.What unfolds on the trek? What happens afterwards?You'll have to listen to find out.‍Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who has done many a trek.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M is in Kolhapur on work for an extended period. He never visits the Mahalakshmi Temple even though he sees it every day. One fun evening, he catches a glimpse of the Deity from outside and then heads in with his friends.What happens next?You will have to listen in to find out.‍Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who has visited the Kolhapur Mahalakshmi temple.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

One day Mr M comes across a new person humming a tune at his teacher's house. The acquaintance deepens when the stranger offers a glass of Lassi.Who is this person? Why was the Lassi special?You will have to listen in to find out.‍Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with someone who may have had such a chance acquaintance.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M gets acquainted with the world renowned Sarod maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. Ustad Ji allows Mr. M to meet him at his house many times to enjoy music sessions. One day, Ustad Ji is getting ready for Riyaaz and asks Mr. M to leave. What is the meaning of Riyaaz? What happens next?‍You will have to listen in to find out.‍Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a close friend who is a fan of Ustad Ji.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M's curiosity is triggered by a book that his teacher refers in class. The search takes him via many paths and spans across a decade. How does he manage to find that book? What happens along the way? You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a family member of yours who has taken many a path.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M travels with his friend to Poonch, very close to the international border between India and Pakistan. He gets a slice of border life and treks his way up exploring meadows and brooks.Where does he go? Who does he meet?You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a close friend of yours who is an avid explorer of places.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M and his friend seek shelter at a stranger's house. They are welcomed with a cup of tea but end up staying longer than they intended to.Why did they stay longer? What happens next?You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a family member of yours who never refuses a cup of tea and what comes along with it.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M gets attracted to a specific carpet in Delhi. He traces where that carpet was made and that reveals how weavers make exquisite carpets.What difference does it make if a carpet is hand weaved or machine weaved?You'll have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a family member of yours who has a penchant for hand made articles.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M takes a bus ride from Bewar to his destination every day. One day, things go a bit topsy-turvy. What triggers the change? What does Mr M learn?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a close friend of yours who has a passion for driving.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M is in Bengaluru in pursuit of a book when an accident occurs. Consequently, he is at the hospital waiting on events to unfold.What happens next?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a close friend of yours who is either a Chartered Accountant or aspiring to become one.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M is at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra, India as an inspector to verify loans that have been disbursed from a bank. When a band shows up the next morning, it leaves Mr M rather surprised and amused.What happens next? How is the inspection done?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a close friend of yours who loves band music.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M's love of books takes him to a bookstore in Mumbai where he ends up getting a take home lesson for life. What is this lesson? What does it have to do with books?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a friend or a relative who is a book lover.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M travels to the World Heritage Site of Ajanta Caves. Besides the many wonders that he sees, he discovers something that has not been written about or spoken of in the context of Ajanta caves.What is that discovery? You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a friend or a relative who has been to one or more World Heritage Sites.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr M undertakes a round trip to Delhi from Vakhner in Gujarat, India. He meets and makes friends all along the way. Yet, what makes this trip so special?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a friend or a relative who travels around quite a bit.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

During his trip to Madanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Mr. M hears a story of an ambitious branch manager of a bank who wanted to recover all the loans that had defaulted.Who was behind the default? Was the loan paid back?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a friend or a relative who works in a bank.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr. M travels to Navashahr, a town in Punjab, India. Busy with his work, he realizes rather late that the town has been shut down i.e. a bandh has been declared.Then, he gets a call from above. What happens next?You will have to listen in to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share it with a friend of yours from Punjab.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr. M visits is taking a flight on his way out of Srinagar, India. While in queue for the security check, an incident occurs and Mr. M makes a suggestion.What did that suggestion lead to?You'll have to listen-in to this episode to find out.Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed this episode, do share with a friend of yours who is a music lover.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr. M visits a little known town of Makhu in Punjab, India. Little did he know at the time how that experience will mould him into a Rasika i.e. connoisseur.A connoisseur of what you may ask?......Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed an episode, do share with a loved one.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Rajpipla is a small town in Gujarat, India. Mr. M engages an autorickshaw there to take him around the place during his visit. Can a simple, ordinary autorickshaw ride become momentous?......Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed an episode, do share with a loved one.If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

Mr. M walks down memory lane to the time he went to Ujjain,  India. There he and his friends decide to visit the Kalabhairava temple on a day where it pours and pours. ‍What happens next...Do check out all episodes @ waysidestations.com!If you enjoyed an episode, do share with a loved one.‍If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!

This is the Trailer or Episode-0 of Wayside Stations. This will give you a quick intro about what Wayside Stations is all about and what all you will get to hear through the various episodes.Enjoy the podcast @ www.waysidestations.com and in all popular podcast apps!If you loved this episode, check out other interesting episodes as well @ waysidestations.com!