# Karadi Tales > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/karadi-tales - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/karadi-tales.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/karadi-tales/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://karaditales.com - **Slug:** karadi-tales - **Categories:** media-entertainment ## Overview - **Tagline:** Independent children’s publishing house based in Chennai, India, focusing primarily on picture books and audiobooks. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** Karadi Tales creates children’s books and audiobooks centered on Indian culture, storytelling, music, and art. Its offerings include picture books, chapter books, board books, bilingual books, tactile books, audiobooks, workshops, and educational resources. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To create a space for Indian culture in children’s publishing and help children develop language and listening skills while guiding them toward independent reading. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** Founders: Shobha Viswanath, Publishing Director and co-founder; Narayan Parasuram, Creative Director and co-founder; and C.P. Viswanath, co-founder and entrepreneur, educator, and musician. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://karaditales.com Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Imaginative, educational, culturally rooted, and child-focused, emphasizing magical storytelling, music, art, and inclusive reading experiences. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** 1996 Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Headquarters:** Chennai, India Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides culturally relevant children’s literature and audio storytelling while supporting language development, listening skills, independent reading, and access to books for visually impaired and differently-abled readers. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Children’s publishing - Picture book publishing - Audiobook production - Storytelling with music and sound effects - Bilingual and regional-language publishing - Tactile books with Braille and English text - Educational workshops - Sales and distribution Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - Picture books - Audiobooks - Chapter books - Board books - Posters - Value packs - The StORI Series - Bilingual books Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** Products are sold through the online shop. Scraped listings show prices including $13.99, $14.99, $19.99, $21.99, and $36.99. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Children’s publishing and educational media Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Children from babies and toddlers through teenagers, parents, educators, schools, libraries, young adults, and visually impaired or differently-abled readers. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** Parents, educators, schools, and libraries seeking culturally relevant children’s books and audiobooks, including accessible tactile and Braille reading materials. Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Children’s reading and independent reading development - Language and listening skills development - Educational and classroom use - Home storytelling and entertainment - Early literacy for babies and toddlers - Access to tactile and Braille books - Young-adult learning through biographies and autobiographies - Storytelling workshops Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - Improved language and listening skills - Greater engagement with independent reading - Exposure to Indian culture, folktales, mythology, music, and regional languages - Access to inclusive reading experiences through tactile and Braille books - Memorable storytelling experiences combining narration, music, sound effects, and visual art Source: Brand's website (https://karaditales.com) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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