and I from allepy, I speak Mallayali but I am just like u…
My name is jaswinder and I am from Chandigarh, I speak Punjabi but I am just like u…
This is how it begins and continues to introduce all Indian states and their languages… think I am out of my mind no no I am talking about Karadi Rhymes that I have Ojas has fallen in love with…
Ojas has been reading some Karadi Tales from quite sometime now and the other day when showing Ojas the standard Old MacDonald on YouTube I stumbled on this rhyme
and Ojas started merrily dancing to it, monkeys being his current favorite animals to be honest even I felt like dancing on the brilliant catchy tune…I explored a little more and found the rhymes to be awesome
The best thing I like about these rhymes is their Indian-ness… I mean its great to hear Old Macdonald but I want Ojas to grow up on something more Indian… Tulika books was the starting of and Karadi has taken it a step forward… and me likes it specially now when the granny are not always around to carry the tales forward I think its so much more important for these things to be there
To qoute them directly
At Karadi, we believe in Indian rhymes for Indian kids. We create rhymes that every Indian kid can relate to – our rhymes are about mangoes, not daffodils; bhelpuris, not apple pies; kites, not surfboards. Most importantly, these rhymes are not just for children – they’re for adults as well.
These rhymes are set to simple Indian ragas and make for easy and fun learning. Sung magnificently by Usha Uthup, these rhymes are for you to sing along with and dance to.
And I can vouch for the fact that they are for adults as well… whenever its playing me and N keep stealing glances on the TV 
Their are rhymes about Kites, colors, mangoes, rivers, monkeys, tea, sambhar, train, cricket… everything that a child enjoys and at the same time there are rhymes about Indian culture, festivals, religion…. And the run time of one CD is about 25 mins so even if Ojas watches them twice a day it doesnt get me too worried
One of my favorite is this one
listen to the rhyme the simplest fact of life… we all celebrate alike…
Eid is here on the cresent moon night
Friends we greet, Relatives we meet
Sweets we share ,New clothes we wear
Diwali is here with lamps and lights so bright
Friends we greet, Relatives we meet
Sweets we share, New clothes we wear
Xmas is here on bright december night
Friends we greet, Relatives we meet
Sweets we share, New clothes we wear
All religions one way of celebrating…simple yet profound a feeling that I would surely like to imbibe in Ojas…
My only complain I wasnt able to find the CD’s in any store 
and then I ordered them online and bingo it was delivered in 3 days…
Surely a set of rhymes that I would recommend
.png){kind=icon}
Comments on: "My Name is Madhavi" (42)
Award for u http://mindfull-meanderings.blogspot.com/2010/03/some-awards-for-me-and-you.html
thanks dear award for both blog god bless u
Oh wow…thats awesome…i would definately love to have one for Prisha. Will do with you tube ones for now…
THANKS for sharing..i ordered them too
wow they deliver there too so glad… i hope she enjoys them too
Shweeet… i’ve seen these dvds around but never heard one of them yet…
) and wow that they sent u a cd like that [online order i mean] 
take care!!hope ur feeling better
yeah i am feeling much better now aarti
I’ve heard of Karadi tales too, and now after reading your post, I just have to lay hands on one!!
go order online darling its worth it
this is awesome. the monkey song is so catchy and the beats make you want to dance. i listened to this in the morning over my cuppa chai and since then I’ve been going, “monkeyyyyyyyy” and shaking my shoulders to a dance rhythmic motion
. Had to come back to leave a comment at the first break I got 
.
LOL
see its making us dance too 
Just reading the title of your post brought a huge big smile
p.s.: Its okay to say you’re obsessed with them. Join the gang!
LOL happy to be a part of the gang
Looks great. I got to check these out
yeah do and I hope the little one likes them
This sounds great! I would love to pick some of these. I had picked up some Malayalam ones last time and Poohi loves them.
i am sure she’ll love these too
u want me to send a copy to u?
Thats fantastic. Have a great time with Ojas.
thanks uma
Really nice concept. I loved the videos!
yeah so glad did BB like them?
I luv listening to them
And as u say, the desi touch is what I liked the most. Karadi tales and Tulika books r my current gift choices for kids 
I luv that train one and the mangoes one too
yeah the mangoes one want u to reach out and grab a mango isnt it
LovelyMonika…
I remember that as a part of being educated outside India, one of the major issues my mom faced was the ignorance we held regarding India, different languages and cultures. I think these rhymes are a great way for kids to remember more important things than Humpty Dumpty!
yeah will make them feel like indians when they are growing up
oh yeah! karadi tales totally rock, tho i havent got too many. heard this rhyme at the annual function in the new complex. an aunty who got fed up of kids dancing on raunchy filmi numbers this time got them to perform on songs from karadi tales!
need i say it was very successful indeed!
cheers!
she did a good job… raunchy movie nos for kids… why do we make them do all this
sigh
Thanks for this. You’ve been blogrolled! Take a look: http://karadionline.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-blog-rolling-part-2.html.
We’re so glad you enjoy the rhymes. Do check out more books and audiobooks from Karadi Tales!
thanks for the mention
They’re a big hit around here too
Especially the Train one and the Madhavi from Allepey too!
yeah ojas can be seen singing chai chai coffee coffee all the time
We have the ‘monkeys’ song on audio cassette under the title ‘Jungle Bells’, released in the early days of Karadi Tales, and my now 8yr old loves all the songs.
Loved reading this. I am glad to be back here. need to visit often . what a good start to the day. keep sharing.
really lovely rhymes. Never knew about them.
we are big big fans of karadi rhymes. they are so endearing and catchy. the themes are wonderful too. momo loves seeing the colourful images in the books and she calls out for her granny ( Paati in tamil) for the image where there is an elderly woman feeding the crows in the ka ka song. though not yet hooked to the karadi stories, maybe there is time for it.
[...] loves the Karadi Rhymes that I bought for him sometime back and the other day I asked him what does he want to eat for [...]
I have seen these dvds in my child school.. my baby enjoys lot on hearing these rhymes…you can post like these blogs through our site which is related to mothers and babies including parenting,pregnancy,beauty,health,education…We would like to contact you but we cant get your mail id.I would like to promote my blog through your blog please contact me through my mail id ,for further details check http://www.chennaimomsinfo@gmail.com
[...] tough… Also I am wondering if Ojas does this 30 yrs from now, what will be the rhymes… Chai Chai Coffee Coffee from → NaBloPoMo, This and that ← Confession of a Bake-o-holic No 1 – [...]
[...] My Name is Madhavi March 2010 38 comments 5 [...]
[...] March [...]
[...] http://monikamanchanda.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/my-name-is-madhavi/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Blog, Books, Childhood, Uncategorized and tagged Happiness, Indian blogs, Karadi, Naseeruddin Shah, The bear by utkarshak. Bookmark the permalink. [...]