Karadi Tales presents one of the most beloved children’s stories from Indian mythology – the tale of the birth of Krishna! A divine prophecy says that the eighth son born to Devaki will bring about the death of the evil king Kamsa and redeem the kingdom of Mathura. But Kamsa has imprisoned Devaki and sworn to kill every child born to her. Will the prophecy come true? Narrated by Girish Karnad, the Jnanpith award-winning playwright, this story has gripping music by 3 Brothers & A Violin. Birth of Krishna is written by Shobha Viswanath, author of other popular Karadi Tales including Krishna’s Conquests, Young Hanuman, and Hanuman the Mighty, and illustrated by renowned animators, Chetan Sharma and Anagha Deshpande.
This app from Karadi Tales blends the best of storytelling and technology. Some of the exciting features in this app include:
•The option to record your voice so that your child always has you close by
•Bonus features like jigsaw puzzles, quizzes etc. to keep your child occupied for hours
•An array of pictures from the book for your child to paint
•Bonus tracks from other Karadi Tales apps such as Krishna’s Conquests, Young Hanuman, and Hanuman the Mighty
•Songs sung by popular playback artiste Anooradha Sriram with lyrics so that you can sing along too!
Karadi Tales is a children’s publishing house based in Chennai, India. Karadi Tales was begun in 1996 by a group of writers, educators and musicians to create a space for Indian culture in the childs mind. Karadi Tales provides meaningful entertainment alternatives for kids and families and brings fun into the development of early learning skills. Besides this, the company is substantially involved in innovative pedagogy for language learning, especially catering to rural and underprivileged schools under the brand Karadi Path.
Karadi Tales has brought together some of Indias finest artistes including Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar, Girish Karnad, Usha Uthup, Nandita Das, Nassar, Manna Dey, Udit Narayan, SP Balasubramaniam, Shankar Mahadevan, Vidya Balan, Jaaved Jaaferi, Boman Irani and many more.
Karadi Tales products have won worldwide critical acclaim. We have received great recognition from international bodies including National Association of Parenting Publications of America (NAPPA), White Ravens (Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Germany), International Board on Books for Young people (iBBY) and the Dr. Toy awards.