Stories Without Pictures

Join Mishti and Tara as they spend a warm, sunny day in the garden, learning about worms, plants and other interesting facts about the outdoors.

This is a special story for our 3-year-old friend and listener Zoya Taskar, gifted to her by her aunt Deepika Srinivasan.

This is a guest-story written by Namrata Singh.

Mishti and Tara's voices, as well as the cover art, are by 6-year-old Nandita Gautam and 7-year-old Navya Singh, respectively.

Go on a fun-filled journey to different planets, ride super-fast comets, and explore vast galaxies! Join Samar as he travels through space, having one adventure after another.

This is a special story for our 8-year-old friend and listener Sarthak Jain, gifted to him by his uncle Sanyam Jain, on his birthday! Happy birthday Sarthak!

This story is written by Gautam Rao and Nidhi Gupta.

Cover art is by 6-year-old Nandita Gautam. for Samar's Space Adventures, written by Gautam Rao and Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

This is the story of an almost 1 year old puppy, called Gunda, who doesn't know how to tell a joke. Gunda goes around asking different creatures, big and small, to teach him how to tell jokes. Does he succeed? Listen in to find out. 

This is a guest story written and narrated by Rashmi Gowda.

Cover art and Goobe's voice is by our 4-year-old friend and listener, Yara Roshan.

This story is about a boy called Zishan, who starts a detective agency with his sister Ruhi and their puppy Jalebi. In this story, the young detectives have a lot of fun while learning important skills to solve mysteries.

This is a special story for our 7-year-old friend and listener Aarit Chauhan, gifted to him by his family, on his birthday! Happy birthday Aarit!

This story is written by Nidhi Gupta. 

Cover art is by Aarit's siblings 12-year-old Amogh Chauhan and 10-year-old Arika Chauhan, and his cousins 6.5-year-old Yashvi Dutt and 6-year-old Tanush Dutt. Zishan's voice by 11-year-old Varen Singhai, and Ruhi's voice by 6-year-old Nandita Gautam, for Zishu Meets Jalebi, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Kengeri loves and lives for challenges. Having learnt to ride his new bicycle, the chance to take part in a bicycle race was just what he was looking forward to. Join us at the sports fair to watch Kengeri compete in the race and to cheer him on!

This story is written by Gautam Rao. The cover art is by our 8-year-old friend and listener Aditi Nikhil Eldurkar from Germany.

SFX Credits: Kengeri's favorite song by Riddhita Chatterjee.

Nani and Mishti are back with a new story that takes us to an exciting music concert! Mishti not only learns about musical instruments from Nani, she also realizes her love and interest in learning to play an instrument. Join us for a fun-filled evening!

This story is written by Nidhi Gupta. The cover art is by our five year old friend and listener Kaveri Anand Agarwala from Bangalore.

SFX Credits: Tabla by Aditya Nayak | Piano by Riddhita Chatterjee | Sitar by Kaiho | Combined track by Bruno_ph

We return to our stories with a special dedication to Nandita as a gift for her birthday. Nandita has added life to Stories Without Pictures by lending her voice to Ammu and Mishti in Season 1. In many ways, she also lends her cheerful and animated personality to these characters. 

This is a story about Ammu’s 1st birthday. It’s a special celebration with her Mumma, Papa, and Daadi. Even though Nandita is now much older, we have used recordings of her from when she was a baby, for Ammu’s voice in this story. 

We hope you like listening to this story as much as we loved working on it. 

Welcome to Season 2 of Stories Without Pictures. 

This story is written by Nidhi Gupta. The cover art is by our seven year old friend and listener Navya Singh from Bangalore. 

SFX Credits: Piano on the boat by Riddhita Chatterjee | Girl Humming.wav by CyrileneRossouw | Boat Starting Up and Driving by bone666138 | Happy Birthday to You Classical by DDmyzik.

Meet our new friends Zishan and his little sister Ruhi! Zishan wants to become a detective when he grows up. For his birthday, he receives the perfect tools that a detective needs to start solving mysteries. Listen to the story to find out what mystery unfolds in Zishan's first adventure.

Written by Nidhi Gupta.

Cover art by Anaika Kurian, our 7-year-old friend and listener from Coorg. Zishan's voice by 11-year-old Varen Singhai, and Ruhi's voice by 5-year-old Nandita Gautam, for Zishu Meets Jalebi, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Ammu has the most amazing summer holidays with her family, doing what she loves most! From dream-filled train journeys to boisterous arguments with cousins, join us as we travel with Ammu and learn about her passion and determination to play her favourite sport - Cricket!

Written and narrated by Nidhi Gupta.

Ammu's voice by 5-year-old Nandita Gautam, Zoya's voice by 5-year-old Zarya Jain, Kabir's voice by 11-year-old Varen Singhai, cricket commentary and Rohan Chacha's voice by Namit Chaturvedi. Cover art by Inika Appiah Dominic, our 11-year-old friend and listener from Bangalore, for Ammu's Summer Holidays, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.

A super-special birthday story for our 7-year-old friend and listener Seher Sekhon. Co-narrated by Seher herself, Samar's hiccups turn into a hilarious and entertaining day, when Amma joins in on the fun! Listen to the story and sing the hiccup song along with us!

Send us an audio or video of your version of the hiccup song and get featured on our website! Send now.

Written by Nidhi Gupta.

Cover art by Anaika Kurian, our 7-year-old friend and listener from India, and co-narrated by Seher Sekhon, our 7-year-old friend and listener from Canada, for Hiccups, written by Nidhi Gupta, under a CC BY 4.0 license.