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Birth of Krishna & Krishna's Conquest
Narrated by Girish Karnad. Birth of Krishna: The 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? Krishna's Conquests: Where there is Krishna, there is music, mirth and mischief and plenty of adventure too. Krishna shows that he is no ordinary child through his encounters with Kaalia, the deadly serpent, Indra, the rain-god and eventually the evil king Kamsa!
48 pages, Audio CD
Published January 1, 2004
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Shobha Viswanath
49 books15 followersShobha Viswanath is the Co-founder and Publishing Director of Karadi Tales Company
She has been responsible for steering the direction of her company from brilliantly produced audio books for children to creating new imprints for her publishing house such as Dreaming Fingers, an imprint that produces illustrated books for the visually disabled; Charkha the imprint of inspiring biographies for young adults; and Chitra, a line of beautifully illustrated picture books for young children.
In her position as publishing director of Karadi Tales, she has commissioned several award-winning titles, liaised with authors and illustrator, represented the organisation in foreign rights sales and decided the company’s creative direction. Over the years, she has been an invited guest at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Beijing Book Fair, the Sharjah International Book Fair and as an author to the the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. In 2017, she was awarded the Visiting Professionals Fellowship to Shanghai (SHVIP) and also to Barcelona as a part of the FLIC Festival Programme.
With a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Bombay and a second one in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University, Shobha also volunteers at a few schools in India to remain connected to the populations for whom she designs and publishes her books. She has authored several books for Karadi Tales, many of which have been translated into other foreign languages. She has also written for Scholastic India (The Insect Boy, The Proud Story) and for Puffin India (A Skyfull of Stories)
Shobha has always been clear that the books her company publishes must reflect diversity in children’s literature, through the art and stories and bring to children the best in this.
She has been responsible for steering the direction of her company from brilliantly produced audio books for children to creating new imprints for her publishing house such as Dreaming Fingers, an imprint that produces illustrated books for the visually disabled; Charkha the imprint of inspiring biographies for young adults; and Chitra, a line of beautifully illustrated picture books for young children.
In her position as publishing director of Karadi Tales, she has commissioned several award-winning titles, liaised with authors and illustrator, represented the organisation in foreign rights sales and decided the company’s creative direction. Over the years, she has been an invited guest at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Beijing Book Fair, the Sharjah International Book Fair and as an author to the the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. In 2017, she was awarded the Visiting Professionals Fellowship to Shanghai (SHVIP) and also to Barcelona as a part of the FLIC Festival Programme.
With a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Bombay and a second one in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University, Shobha also volunteers at a few schools in India to remain connected to the populations for whom she designs and publishes her books. She has authored several books for Karadi Tales, many of which have been translated into other foreign languages. She has also written for Scholastic India (The Insect Boy, The Proud Story) and for Puffin India (A Skyfull of Stories)
Shobha has always been clear that the books her company publishes must reflect diversity in children’s literature, through the art and stories and bring to children the best in this.
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November 23, 2020
Love the way the narrator tells the story. Great story
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