Bookshelf Karadi Tales: The Art of Story-telling |
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A few years ago, a young group of educationists and musicians decided to recreate the joy of Indian stories for children through the medium of Talking Books. Those more informed about the children's publishing scenario in India said this effort would not be sustainable because: |
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![]() In these times of excessive television, westernization and stressful education, Karadi has come to symbolize the antithesis of these trends by creating space for Indian culture in the child's mind, providing meaningful entertainment alternatives for kids and families and bringing fun into the development of early learning skills. Karadi Tales has brought together some of India's finest artistes including Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar, Girish Karnad, Usha Uthup, Nandita Das, Nasser, Manna Dey, SP Balasubramaniam, Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan and many more. Karadi Tales Mythology
The Under the Banyan series features folktales from different parts of India. With illustrations and music representative of the region, these stories form a complete cultural experience of different parts of India. The first four folktales in this series from Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Bihar were narrated by Usha Uthup. The mantle of sootradhar and storyteller has now been taken over by Nandita Das.
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