Narayan Parasuram,Creative Director Karadi Tales[3] is an independent children's publishing house based in Chennai, India focusing primarily on picture books and audiobooks.

[4] It was started in 1996 with an intent to create a space for Indian culture in the world of children's publishing, by a group of writers, educators and musicians.

Authored by gifted writers they feature stunning illustrations in a variety of styles including Indian folk art like Warli, Gond and Madhubani.

Karadi Tales board books for babies offer sturdy pages, important concepts, and vibrant illustrations.

Stories from Indian mythology are woven together and sung by Award winner and celebrated film and theatre personality Girish Karnad, who plays the role of Karadi, the bear and sootradhar.

Each narrator takes the child through a delightful visual and auditory journey, as they simultaneously listen to the story while browsing through the clever and quirky illustrations in the books.

Narrators and musicians for this series include well-known personalities such as Girish Karnad, Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, Soha Ali Khan, Rahul Dravid, and Javed Jaffery.

[12] Karadi Tales picture books have also sold translation rights all over the world, with editions in Thai, Chinese, Bahasa, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Nepali, and Spanish.

The character design is based on the rich visual traditions of India and rendered in a unique animation style inspired by Indian mask making and puppetry cultures and textured with vibrant music and songs.