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And now, she’s telling a story

Actor-classical dancer Shobhana now lends her voice as narrator for an audiobook



ANOTHER FACET Shobhana turns storyteller

Shobhana, National Award-winning actor and Bharatnatyam dancer, has now turned into a storyteller. The star lent her voice as narrator for an audiobook presentation of Kalidasa’s all-time popular Sanskrit classic, “Abhijnanashakuntalam 221; in English. The story is interspersed with Sanskrit verses rendered musically. The music has been composed and rendered by the Carnatic, Hindustani and Western classical musician Sriram Parasuram.

This release is part of the bestselling Charkha Audiobook series for young adults and adults from Karadi Tales Company. With this narration, Shobhana joins the list of eminent persons — Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar, Usha Uthup, Girish Karnad and Nandita Das — who have lent their voices to Karadi Tales.

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