Karadi Tales

This article is about a book series and a company of the same name

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 and broadcast markets.

Concept

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. Initially the role or the voice of Karadi was acclaimed Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah.

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.

Stories

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.