Punyakoti the cow

Punyakoti lived in a large forest with her friends and her child. She had kind eyes and was wise. Her friends often came to her…

The crow and the sparrow

Kaakamma, the crow, lived in a mud house. Gubbamma, the sparrow, lived in a brick house. One day, there was heavy…

Cap seller and the monkeys

Topiwala was a cap seller. He stitched caps of every size and colour. He would then tuck them in a bag and go…

Krishna Katha #1: The Birth of Krishna

It was midnight when Krishna was born. Outside, it was raining heavily. The Yamuna river…

Krishna Katha #2: Krishna taken to Gokula

Devaki and Vasudeva’s eighth child, Krishna, was destined to be the destroyer of evil…

The Storytellers

This is the story behind Katha Kids.

Subba Rao is our Chief Storyteller. He worked with Anant Pai and Kamala Chandrakant to tell stories from Indian mythology, history and folklore in the Amar Chitra Katha series. Later, the team came out with the idea of a comics digest…

Krishna Katha #4: Celebrations in Gokula

The eighth son of Vasudeva and Devaki was destined to be the destroyer of evil. Afraid…

Krishna Katha #3: Yogamaya warns Kamsa

Mathura slept blissfully under the spell of Devi Yogamaya on the night that Krishna was…