Stories Without Pictures

Stories Without Pictures

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Stories Without Pictures episodes

  • Maya's Reunion

    Maya's love of the outdoors brings her closer to nature, creating a warm and enduring connection. Join Maya on her many trips to the river bank, be it to play with her animal friends, or to collect juicy mangoes!

    This original story is written by Namit Chaturvedi.

    Narrated by Nidhi Gupta.

    Maya's voice is by 7-year-old Nandita Gautam, and cover art is by Gautam Rao.

    © All Rights Reserved.

    8 min
  • The Lonely Volcano

    This is a story of a happy little volcano who loves to entertain his friends. What happens when one day the little volcano starts to feel hot and queasy? Listen in to find out.

    This original story is written by Kaveri Anand Agarwala and Brunda Ganesh.

    Narrated by Gautam Rao

    Meenu's voice is by 5-year-old Gayatri Anand Agarwala, and Bogi's voice and cover art is by 7-year-old Kaveri Anand Agarwala.

    © All Rights Reserved

    13 min
  • Kengeri Kannan goes to Gwalior - Part 2 - Experiencing beautiful Gwalior

    Kengeri, Durgamma, Latha, and Subbu have reached Gwalior after a long train journey. Join them as they spend an exciting week exploring the rich history and mouth watering delicacies of this wonderful city!


    This original story is written by Nidhi Gupta.

    Latha's voice is by 10-year-old Aditi Nikhil Eldurkar, Subbu's voice is by 8-year-old Narayan Rao, and Kengeri's voice is by Namit Chaturvedi.

    Cover art is by 8-year-old Anaika Kurian and 10-year-old Aditi Nikhil Eldurkar.

    Special credit: Madhya Pradesh Tourism YouTube channel for excerpts.

    19 min
  • Time travelling with Ammamma

    Remember when you had to go down to the railway station to book your train tickets? Or the time you had to stop at a telephone booth to make a quick call for directions? Join us as we travel back in time, to an era with no computers or mobile phones and certainly no internet!


    This story is part of a new series called Published Author Series.

    Time travelling with Ammamma is written by Shalini Satish as an extension of her 'Young Techie Series' of books for children and young adults.

    Narrated by Nidhi Gupta, Disha's voice is by 6.5-year-old Kaveri Anand Agarwala and Kavin's voice is by 8-year-old Narayan Rao.

    Cover art is by 10-year-old Disha Raam.

    15 min
  • Gunda learns to play cricket
    Gunda, the black and white puppy, is back with a new story in which he wants to play cricket with his friends. Join him as he discovers the cricket ball, in this new and exciting adventure.
    This is a guest story written and narrated by Rashmi Gowda.
    Yara's voice and cover art is by 5-year-old Yara Roshan.
    10 min
  • Stage Fright

    Stage Fright is a story about Champa, a little girl who loves to sing, but is terrified of singing in front of a crowd. Listen in to find out if Champa is brave enough to sing on stage at her school's Annual Day.


    Stage Fright is written by Yamini Vijayan. © Pratham Books, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Reproduced in an audio format for this podcast with permission from the author.

    Champa's voice is by 7-year-old Nandita Gautam. Basant's voice is by 6.5-year-old Orion Kapoor. Narrated by Nidhi Gupta.

    Cover art "Girl singing in front of animals" by Somesh Kumar, © Pratham Books, 2018, under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver.

    10 min
  • Ammu's Superpower

    We know that all children are super-special and are born with a superpower. It is only a matter of time when they become aware of it. This first episode of Season 3 is a story about 5-year-old Ammu discovering her really cool superpower! Listen in to find out what Ammu’s superpower is and how she discovers it.


    This original story is written by Nidhi Gupta.

    Ammu's voice and coverart is by 7-year-old Nandita Gautam. Ammu's papa's voice is by Namit Chaturvedi.

    Special Credits:
    Piano 1: "Hänschen klein" performed by 9-year-old Aditi Nikhil Eldurkar
    Happy birthday music: "Music Box, Happy Birthday.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

    15 min
  • The case of the missing shoes

    Zishan, Ruhi and Jalebi find themselves at the center of another exciting mystery - that of the missing shoes! Will they use their amazing problem solving skills along with Jalebi's super sensitive nose to solve this mystery? Listen in to find out.

    This special episode is part of a new short-story series authored by our young listeners. In this series, we will select and publish original short stories written by children. We invite you write and send us your story. Click here to email us.

    This original short-story is written by 6-year-old Nandita Gautam. Nandita is also the voice of Ruhi and has created the cover art for the podcast. Zishan's voice is by 12-year-old Varen Singhai and Ms. Kim's voice is by our friend Nisha Thomas.

    20 min
  • Gunda and his new friends

    Gunda, the black and white puppy, isn’t sure if he has any friends! He goes around talking to different creatures as he looks for a friend. Listen in to find out if he makes any!

    This original story is written and narrated by Rashmi Gowda.

    Goobe's voice is by 5-year-old Yara Roshan. Cover art is by 6-year-old Kaveri Anand Agarwala. 

    9 min
  • Joey's first sleepover

    Little Joey and her friend Jana have their first sleepover. They play games, eat their favourite foods, watch movies and also turn detectives. Listen in to join the fun.

    This special episode is part of a new short-story series authored by our young listeners. In this series, we will select and publish original short stories written by children. We invite you write and send us your story. Click here to email.

    This original short-story is written by 9-year-old Aditi Nikhil Eldurkar from Germany. Aditi is also the voice of Joey and has created the cover art for the podcast. Jana's voice is by 6-year-old Nandita Gautam.


    7 min

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"These are stories without pictures. But, if you close your eyes, you can imagine anything you want." Stories Without Pictures brings fun and engaging audio stories to children everywhere. With simple…