JUMPSTART is a two-day annual conclave organized by the German Book Office New Delhi, which brings into focus the trends and highlights from the world of children’s content. Designed as a turbo-charged idea-fuelled event with an innovative, highly interactive and intellectually inspiring programme, it is aimed at professionals involved in the children’s content industry. In…
Here’s a link to Shobha Viswanath’s Insight Talk on developing e-books for children at the Publishing Next conference in Goa in 2012!
On 21 August 2013, our fantastic storytellers from the Book Lovers’ Program for Schools conducted a storytelling session at Global Public School in Kochi. They told the story of Kutti and the Mouse. The storyteller was dressed as Story Santa and she conducted a game with the kids as well, and they made kozhakattais (sweet…
Hello! We have an exciting theatrical venture coming up from Karadi Tales soon. If you’re based in Chennai and you’re interested in working with us, we’re looking for you! We’re on the look-out for actors, dancers, singers, and all-round entertainers! Just come over and impress us at our auditions on 3 September 2013. If you’re…
Anushka Ravishankar reads from our lovely picture book The Boy Who Drew Cats. Don’t miss it if you’re in Delhi!
“I wish children’s literature and illustration were taken more seriously in the country. Creating for children is an extremely serious business, it just needs better recognition like in the western countries.” – Pulak Biswas We are incredibly sad to hear about the death of Pulak Biswas, one of India’s best-known and most accomplished children’s book…
Shobha Viswanath, Publishing Director of Karadi Tales will be at Jumpstart tomorrow and the day after! At a panel discussion “Speaking in Tongues” at 04:30 PM on 29 August 2013, she speaks on translation. Translation is tricky. Dialogue is difficult. How can we know that a book that works in one language will work in…
