Katha Kids https://kathakids.com/ We Love Stories Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:14:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://kathakids.com/static/story-images/2019/12/cropped-appicon_1024-32x32.png Katha Kids https://kathakids.com/ 32 32 The man who handcrafted the Constitution of India https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/history-and-legends/the-man-who-handcrafted-the-constitution-of-india/ https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/history-and-legends/the-man-who-handcrafted-the-constitution-of-india/#respond Sun, 15 Aug 2021 03:35:00 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1182 As a young boy, Prem Bihari used to watch his grandfather write. Every now and then his grandfather would dip the nib into the bottle to draw ink, and the little boy would be fascinated to see letters taking shape on the paper. Prem Bihari had lost his father when…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/history-and-legends/the-man-who-handcrafted-the-constitution-of-india/feed/ 0 Work is worship https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/work-is-worship/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/work-is-worship/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:20:23 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1158 Narada is a devotee of Lord Vishnu. But he wonders if he is the greatest devotee. However, Lord Vishnu has an interesting take on devotion.

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/work-is-worship/feed/ 0 The bird in the golden cage https://kathakids.com/world-tales/the-merchant-and-the-parrot/ https://kathakids.com/world-tales/the-merchant-and-the-parrot/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:12:35 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1144 A merchant in Persia, received a gift from his friend. It was a green parrot in a beautiful golden cage. “I got this talking parrot especially for you from India. Just feed this parrot chilies and hear its beautiful songs,” said the friend. One day, the merchant announced that he…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/world-tales/the-merchant-and-the-parrot/feed/ 0 The four friends https://kathakids.com/folktales/panchatantra-stories/panchatantra-stories-for-kids/ https://kathakids.com/folktales/panchatantra-stories/panchatantra-stories-for-kids/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2020 07:54:30 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1125 An unusual group of four friends lived deep inside a forest. The four friends were: a deer, a crow, a mole and a tortoise. They would meet every afternoon under a shady banyan tree and talk for hours. One day, the deer did not turn up at the usual time.…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/folktales/panchatantra-stories/panchatantra-stories-for-kids/feed/ 0 Mohandas takes a spelling test https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/stories-of-mahatma-gandhi/ https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/stories-of-mahatma-gandhi/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:18:19 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1118 It was a typical day at Alfred High School in Rajkot, Gujarat. The school had a big ground. Boys were running about. Some were playing football. One boy shouted, “Look!” The boys saw an Englishman riding a bicycle. Behind him was a peon who had to run to keep pace…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/stories-of-mahatma-gandhi/feed/ 0 Sheikh Chilli’s Grand Plan https://kathakids.com/folktales/sheikh-chillis-grand-plan/ https://kathakids.com/folktales/sheikh-chillis-grand-plan/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:12:30 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1110 One day Sheikh Chilli set out to sell mustard oil. He walked with an oil vessel on his head and dreams in his head. “I will get a good price for the oil. What shall I do with the money I’m going to earn?” he wondered. Just then a herd…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/folktales/sheikh-chillis-grand-plan/feed/ 0 Kanaklata: The golden girl of India’s Freedom Struggle https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/kanaklata-the-golden-girl-of-indias-freedom-struggle/ https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/kanaklata-the-golden-girl-of-indias-freedom-struggle/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 08:37:29 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1102 The Indian Freedom Struggle threw up many leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Abul Kalam Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru. However, there were a number of other unsung heroes who fought and gave up their lives for freedom. One such hero is Kanaklata Barua from Assam. This is her story…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/kanaklata-the-golden-girl-of-indias-freedom-struggle/feed/ 0 Shivaji Maharaj and the milkmaid https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/history-and-legends/shivaji-maharaj-and-the-milkmaid/ https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/history-and-legends/shivaji-maharaj-and-the-milkmaid/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:16:57 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1097 This story is a retelling based on historical events Jui was excited. It was her 11th birthday. Her parents were taking her to the fort.Jui lived with her parents in a village at the foot of a hill in the Sahyadri mountain range. The hill was called Rairi. There was…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/great-personalities/history-and-legends/shivaji-maharaj-and-the-milkmaid/feed/ 0 The ghost catcher https://kathakids.com/folktales/the-ghost-catcher/ https://kathakids.com/folktales/the-ghost-catcher/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2020 08:26:06 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1090 Sanju was a barber. He would roam from place to place to find clients looking to get a haircut or a shave. He carried all his tools safely in a small box. The box had a pair of scissors, shaving blades, combs and a mirror. Sanju used to take it…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/folktales/the-ghost-catcher/feed/ 0 We need a new way to look at Covid-19 https://kathakids.com/blog/we-need-a-new-way-to-look-at-covid-19/ https://kathakids.com/blog/we-need-a-new-way-to-look-at-covid-19/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:26:15 +0000 https://kathakids.com/?p=1033 Peter Pan is fighting with the pirate Captain Hook. The fight is even, until Captain Hook pulls a trick on Peter and injures him. “Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. It made him quite helpless. He could only stare, horrified. Every child is affected…

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