Daily News Analysis (DNA) writes about audiobooks and the reading process in an insightful, detailed article. For more information on the subject, do read two notes from Karadi Tales director, C. P. Viswanath, on audiobooks and reading. Also read his piece in the Times of India on multilingualism. Pratham Books showcases this piece on their blog. Tulika (another Chennai-based publisher) responds…
On brick-red walls in villages far, Stories sing in white rice flour… Warli is the name of the largest tribe found on the northern outskirts of Bombay. The Warli art form is beautiful and historic. At the same time, it is simple. In the form of rudimentary wall paintings, Warli art has a very basic…
Have you been to the Karadi Tales Chennai office? It’s the creative powerhouse of Karadi Tales – and it’s where pretty much everything happens. It’s in a lovely part of the city called Gandhinagar and is very close to the Adyar River on one side and the Bay of Bengal at the other. Situated on…
Have you read The Lizard’s Tail yet? It’s a lovely story based on a Tamil folktale about a little lizard that’s looking for a new tail. Adapted by Shobha Viswanath in prose and verse, this story has brilliant palette knife art by German illustrator Christine Kastl. The artist actually uses a knife, instead of a paint brush,…
The Vodafone Crossword Book Awards have a special section for children’s books this year. This is great news for children’s publishing in India. And it’s really great news for Karadi Tales because four of our audiobooks are on the long list for the award! That’s right. Little Vinayak (written by Shobha Viswanath, illustrated by Shilpa Ranade,…
This review appeared in i.witness, the Sunday supplement of the New Indian Express, on 9 May 2010. You can read the original article here.
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That’s right! The results of the ‘Will You Write With Me?’ contest are out! The three winning entries that will be published by Karadi Tales are (in no particular order): ‘The code’ by Mira Desai‘Number game’ by Archana Rao-D’cruz‘Count on the sportsmen’ by Sonali Arun Bhatia Congratulations, you three! The winning entries were selected by our…
Uma Krishnaswami, a children’s author who has recently written 6 titles for the Karadi Tales Mythology series (these 6 titles will be out soon!) reviews The Rumour (written by Anushka Ravishankar and illustrated by Kanyika Kini). The following review appears on the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) website. While the review on the website is only…
The Hindu carries an article on the reading habits of children – it’s especially timely because it’s summertime and they should be reading lots more! Talking about Karadi Tales, the article says: C.P. Viswanath, Director, Karadi Tales, says the pressure is now on the publishers to provide quality content for children. With the onset of vacation,…
