Old stories, new medium: Author Sudha Murty’s timeless tales find a new avatar on YouTube

Lifestyle By V Bhatia 07/11/2023 Read the article

Sudha Murty is a well-known philanthropist and educator, and chairperson of Infosys Foundation. She is the wife of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and she is a prolific writer.

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She has enthralled children with her timeless stories through several books, including The Old Man And His God, Gently Falls The Bakula, and The Bird with Golden Wings, etc.

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Now, her stories will get a whole new avatar with Story Time with Sudha Amma. Through this, Murty has agreed to lend her stories to an animated series for children.

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Murty’s daughter-in-law, Aparna Krishnan, who runs Murty Media, a content production house, will create the show.

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The dedicated YouTube channel will feature 52 selected stories for children that Murty has handpicked from her books, with each episode spanning an average of 11 minutes.

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Maestros Prasoon Joshi and Shantanu Moitra have composed the show’s song. “I was waiting for an opportunity like this since my Taare Zameen Par (2007) days,” Prasoon said.

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All of Murty’s stories emphasise the cause-and-effect theory, where children make mistakes but also get an opportunity to learn from it.

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Going with the flow, she maintains, is essential whether it is storytelling or parenting, especially in contemporary times when kids are overexposed to digital gadgets.

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