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Upanishads and Vedas

The Upanishads: A Living Guide
Upanishads and Vedas

The Upanishads: A Living Guide

The core ideas of the principal Upanishads, with short passages to reflect on each day.

Questions from the Vedas
Upanishads and Vedas

Questions from the Vedas

What the four Vedas are, what they ask about life, and why their questions still matter.

Free books from StoryWeaver

Kannada picture books
Free books from StoryWeaver

Kannada picture books

Hundreds of free illustrated stories in Kannada from Pratham Books, to read online or download.

Hindi picture books
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Hindi picture books

Free illustrated Hindi stories for every reading level, from first words to chapter books.

Tamil picture books
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Tamil picture books

Free illustrated stories in Tamil for young readers.

Telugu picture books
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Telugu picture books

Free illustrated stories in Telugu for young readers.

Sanskrit picture books
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Sanskrit picture books

Simple Sanskrit stories with pictures, a gentle way to start reading the language.

For children

Stories from India for Little Minds
For children

Stories from India for Little Minds

Illustrated tales of courage, kindness and wisdom to read aloud at bedtime, for ages 4 to 9.

Looking for free stories to read aloud? Visit For Children.

For writers

Written a book on Indian wisdom or for children?

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