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Karadi Tales titles have been consistently one of the largest selling publications in India. Many titles have sold more than 100,000 copies and most titles have crossed 20,000 copies. The audiobooks are narrated by a roster of celebrities and set to classical Indian ragas which are performed by trained musicians.
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The 'Will You Read With Me?' series is a personal invitation to all children to read along with their favourite icons. Each narrator takes the child through a delightful visual and auditory journey, as they simultaneously listen to the story while browsing through the clever and quirky illustrations
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adapts his unique style to communicate art to children, which exposes children to illustrations that are not childish, yet are appealing to the child. Like the art, the music steers away from the childish nursery rhyme format and incorporates Indian aesthetics. The acclaimed group, '3 Brothers &
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This series feature 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 initial four folktales in this series from
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The Karadi Tales
Animation episodes feature stories from Indian folklore. The character design is based on the rich visual traditions of India and rendered in a unique animation style inspired by Indian mask making and puppetry cultures and textured with vibrant music and songs.
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Karadi Tales picture books for kids cover a wide range of topics such as gender, stories about the environment, animal stories, Indian folktales, stories about kindness, and concept books on counting, colours and shapes.
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Audiobooks presents biographies and Indian classics for young adults. Mahatma Gandhi, Dalai Lama and A.P.J Abdul Kalam are some of the eminent personalities whose biographies have been adapted for this series.
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Karadi brings to life a world of gods and demons, kings and queens, a universe of times past. Stories from Indian mythology are woven together and sung by Award winner and celebrated film and theatre personality
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Karadi Tales has got several national and international accolades such as The Hindu Young World
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Karadi Tales picture books have also sold translation rights all over the world, with editions in Thai, Chinese, Bahasa, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Nepali, and
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Karadi Tales board books for babies offer sturdy pages, important concepts, and vibrant illustrations. They have one title so far called
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