Start with our ancient stories.
Discover a whole new way to share them.
The little ones giggle. Older children think. A rooted inner voice grows.
From parent to partner. One story, one dialogue at a time.
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Story Kosh
Story Kosh
A treasury of stories to tell tonight.
For ages two to ninety nine. (Grown-ups love our stories too.)
A different kind of story library. Every story here is rooted primarily in the tales of Bharat with a few from around the world, crafted by a storyteller for oral telling at home.
I have told these stories to children for over thirteen years. And here's a problem I noticed.
Most of our old tales, when you find them written down, come in a language that bores you to bits. Big words like vanquish and conquest and penance that no child is likely to follow today.
So I told these much-loved stories again. In simple words that even a two year old can follow. Sounds. Voices. Mischief that makes even adults giggle.
Most stories end with a moral. Ours begin a conversation. Tell a story. Ask one gentle question. Then listen. Retell the stories your child loves. Over many tellings, your child will build a quiet habit, the habit of stopping to feel and think, to wonder aloud what they might do instead.
₹ 999 a year. New stories added every month.
Begin with a free Ganesha story tonight.
How to use these stories. Read the story aloud exactly as it is written, or use my words as a reference to tell the story in your own words.
Delight first, always. Use sounds, actions and voices. Let your child pat Ganesha's tummy and shout "Yum!"
Inside each story you'll see a few lines in bold orange. These are tiny pauses to wonder aloud. Say them softly, like a musing, then carry on. Your child may or may not answer. Do not stop the story for it.
Skip the moral. Do not explain what the story means. After each story you will find a menu of questions. Each card goes a little deeper, from feelings, to why something happened, to our own life. Pick the questions your child might enjoy. Ask, then listen. No answer is wrong. The aim is honest dialogue.
Some nights, you may ask nothing at all. Just tell the tale and turn off the light. That is perfectly alright. Readiness matters, the story alone is always enough.
The deeper changes grow elsewhere, in the relationship you share with your child. Our live training, Story Samvad, teaches you how.
Story Kosh for Ages 2+
Story Kosh for Ages 2+
Ganesha Is Hungry
Ganesha Is Hungry
A much-loved tale from the Puranas
Kubera throws a grand party to show the world how rich he is. But first he must deal with Ganesha's appetite.
Kubera had everything money could buy. So why was he still not happy?
The Squirrel Who Helped
The Squirrel Who Helped
A folk tale from the Ramayana
Rama's mighty army is building a bridge of giant rocks across the sea. A tiny squirrel wants to help too.
The big ones laugh at her tiny grains of sand. Can something so small matter?
Badbad Cannot Stop
Badbad Cannot Stop
A tale from the Panchatantra
Badbad the tortoise talks all day long, until his friends offer him a magical way to fly. One rule applies. Stay silent.
But the people below laugh and point. Can Badbad hold his words in?
The stories are only the beginning. They build your child's capacity to think and feel, to know their own inner voice.
The deeper changes grow somewhere a story cannot reach. The pause in a heated moment. The honest open dialogue. The trust that turns you from a parent into a partner. These grow in you first, when your child watches you pause in real life, and hears you share it.
Story Samvad, our live training, teaches you how.
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