series and a company of the same name karadi tales company pvt ltd. karadi tales company logo type subsidiary of ack media industry publishing internet television home video founded 1996 headquarters chennai tamil nadu india key people c. p. viswanath managing director 1 narayan parasuram creative director 2 shobha viswanath creative director 3 website www.karaditales.com karadi tales are a series of popular audio books for children in india . the company produces original indian multimedia content with focus on audio & video cds vcds & dvds in retail internet 4 and broadcast markets . 5 6 contents 1 concept 2 stories 3 series 3.1 karadi tales mythology 3.2 under the banyan 3.3 chitra picture books 3.4 dreaming fingers 3.5 charkha audio books 4 television 5 celebrities association 6 about the company 7 video stories 8 official address 9 notes 10 external links concept edit karadi which is the word in kannada malayalam tamil etc. meaning bear is a bear who is also a story teller bear who tells stories that he has experienced in his lifetime . 7 initially the role or the voice of karadi was acclaimed indian actor naseeruddin shah . 8 according to karadi tales karadi is a bachelor bear of indeterminate age . lives in the forests of india and loves to tell stories . has a huge repertoire of tales fables and myths from india and from all over the world . not a trained musician but can sing very well . a pure vegetarian he loves honey . good friends of meera the monkey and dhondu the donkey . much loved by all forest animals and by children everywhere . 9 stories edit the popular stories are from indian classics such as the panchatantra and the jataka and also from the grand epics of india the ramayana and the mahabharat . although the stories have strong indian roots they speak of morals and ideals that are universal . 10 series edit karadi tales mythology edit 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 padmabhushan girish karnad who plays the role of karadi the bear and sootradhar . the script lyrics and direction is by shobha viswanath . padmashri thota tharani 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 & a violin have created the songs and background scores that enhance the storytelling experience . under the banyan edit 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 initial 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 . 8 chitra picture books edit chitra publishes original picture books from india and english hindi bilingual editions of popular foreign titles including the very hungry caterpillar mixed up chameleon the grouchy ladybug and the tiny seed by eric carle . dreaming fingers edit handcrafted tactile picture books that combine bright colours with an array of tactile sensations . these books are accompanied by braille letters for the visually impaired and children with special needs . this imprint is produced in association with lemniscaat rotterdam netherlands . charkha audio books edit charkha is karadi tales audio book imprint for young adults & adults . television edit in october 2009 karadi tales premiered on television with their first animated series on the disney channel india . 11 this is a series of 26 episodes two seasons directed by soumitra ranade . animated characters and backgrounds are uniquely stylised along the lines of the indian mask making tradition which gives the series a distinct look and feel that is sophisticated and very indian . celebrities association edit vidya balan launched a karadi tales book in mumbai titled little vinayak the first in the will you read with me series of audio books 12 13 even oscar winning lyricist gulzar was present at the occasion . 6 rahul dravid sanjay dutt jaaved jaaferi and soha ali khan have also narrated stories for the will you read with me series of audio books . about the company edit karadi tales company pvt. ltd. publishes and sells child audio books in india and abroad . the company offers folktales stories rhymes and folklore and mythology books . it also provides forays in cd roms and dvds as well as in audiocassettes . in addition the company sells its products online . it serves children young adults adults and families . the company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in chennai india . as of april 23 2008 karadi tales company pvt. ltd. operates as a subsidiary of ack media pvt ltd. 14 video stories edit the following are a few video stories from youtube . the foolish lion . 15 the blue jackal . 16 the foolist crow . 17 official address edit the company is incorporated as a private company and is headquarters at chennai india.the address is as follows . 3a dev regency 11 first main road gandhinagar adyar chennai 600 020 18 19 krishna s conquests notes edit news today an english evening daily published from chennai . newstodaynet.com . 2010 01 13 . retrieved 2011 07 22 . narayan parasuram narayan parasuram profile . siliconindia . 2011 05 18 . retrieved 2011 07 22 . 1 audiobooks picture books and videobooks from india . karadi tales . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales company . linkedin . retrieved 2011 07 22 . a b gulzar vidya balan launch karadi tales audio book series . bollywoodhungama.com . 2009 04 29 . retrieved 2011 07 22 . audiobooks picture books and videobooks from india . karadi tales . retrieved 2011 07 22 . a b bookshelf karadi tales the art of story telling for children . india travelogue . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales about us behind the scenes . karadi tales . indianbooksandmore.com . retrieved 2011 07 22 . imdb disney channel launches karadi tales series . 2 archived may 2 2009 at the wayback machine . vidya balan at karadi tales book launch . youtube . 2009 04 30 . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales company pvt. ltd. private company information businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . 2008 04 23 . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales the foolish lion . youtube . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales the blue jackal . youtube . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales the foolish crow . youtube . retrieved 2011 07 22 . audiobooks picture books and videobooks from india . karadi tales . retrieved 2011 07 22 . karadi tales company private limited adyar chennai karadi tales company private limited printing & publishing in chennai reviews . asklaila . retrieved 2011 07 22 . external links edit 3 the official website of the company karadi tales company pvt. ltd. 4 contact the official company karadi tales company pvt. ltd. 5 channel on youtube . 6 buy karadi tales online . 7 the foolist crow video from youtube . v t e amar chitra katha anant pai india book house list of amar chitra katha comics tinkle retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title karadi tales & oldid 712196369 categories companies based in chennaibook publishing companies of indiacompanies established in 1996oral traditionstorytellingindian literatureliterature featuring anthropomorphic charactersindian folklorehidden categories articles with wayback machine links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction 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