Foreign Folktales in Hindi Ready-4

About four months ago I published my last blog about the "Foreign Folktales in Hindi-3".

It is quite some time now, It needs now an update.
The number of my folktales is continuously increasing, It has reached now from 1,100 to more than 1,200. It is a good progress, I believe. I am happy that this collection is increasing day by day,

As you might be aware that my one book "Raven Ki Lok Kathayen-1" (Folktales of Raven-1) has already been published by Indra Publishing House, Bhopal, India, last year in 2016. It was sent free to many organizations, schools, people. It is still free to those who ask for it.

Raven is a crow-like bird which is a very famous and important character of folktales of Native Indians of North America continent.

Last month, ie in December 2016, two more books were published - "Ethiopia Ki Lok Kathayen-1" and "Ethiopia Ki Lok Kathayen-2" (Folktales of Ethiopia-1" and "Folktales of Ethiopia-2").
They were published by Prabhat Prakashan, Delhi, India.

I am very pleased to inform all of you that all the three books have joined the International Book Fair 2017 held in Delhi from 7th January 2017.

All these books have been published under the Project "Gyan Daan" Project.
Although these books are free to needy people, but it is requested that some other people, whoever can afford, should also take a pledge to donate these books to needy people.

It is nor necessary to spend a lot of money on this. A very small amount is enough to start with. If you feel comfortable and satisfied with this arrangement, you can continue it in that way, or increase the number of books to be donated gradually.

My suggestion is choose any number of people or children (recommended number is 5) in your neighborhood, or in your acquaintance, or at any primary or secondary school, or at any orphanage, or any children's hospital, or even at any Old Age Home and distribute any one title every month.

People will read them, tell them to one another and increase the horizon of their own knowldge as well their children's and other peoples' knowledge. Since these books are in very easy spoken Hindi language, it will be easy for anyone to read and understand them.

You may obtain these books by sending an e-mail to --
dkg1936@gmail.com 

Besides these titles, there are many other titles also available to people. Presently these titles are available only on CDs. I will publish the list of these books in my next blog.

Please help us to extend this Project by donationg the knowledge to as many people as you can.
Remember, "Gyan Daan" is the greatest Daan (donation) you can make to people. Its beauty is that the donor need not to have the knowledge himself, still he can donate it to as many people as he likes or wants or afford. So please participate in this Project, make it a success and earn some Punya.

To read more about these folktales please search for "Foreign Foktales in Hindi" in Labels.

http://sushmajee.blogspot.ca/2016/09/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-ready-3.html 
http://sushmajee.blogspot.ca/2016/07/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-ready-2.html 
http://sushmajee.blogspot.ca/2015/12/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-ready-1.html 

Thanks,
Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hindifolktales/ 

Foreign Folktales in Hindi Ready-3

Last month I published my Blog "Foreign Folktales in Hindi Ready-2" in which I wrote about the largest collection of foreign folktales published in Hindi language by one person - more than 1,100 folktales.

I am happy to report here that people read my Blog and asked me some questions about it. They were actually too surprised to know that how I could do it single-handedly. They were very appreciative about the work and commended it heartily. I am so much obliged to them that they commended my enthusiasm by commending my project of collecting them and then publishing them.

They commended my Project also under which I want to extend the body of this literature by distributing free to the children who can read and understand even a little bit of Hindi for the benefit of increasing their knowledge through their own language.

Whatever was in my hand I did it, but I do not have so much funds to get them published to distribute them freely to as many people as I plan to do so, but I still wish that this literature should reach to as many hands as possible.

In the series of "Desh Videsh Ki Lok Kathayen" (Foreign Folktales in Hindi), its first book was published by Indra Publishers, Bhopal - "Raven Ki Lok Kathayen-1". It was distributed free to almost more than 1,000 children. Children were happy just with the idea that they were able to read the foreign folk literature in their own language and at least it was available to them in their own language. Their expressions were very encouraging.

I wish to request to our generous people to help us to advance this project to this point so that our Hindi speaking people can also benefit from these foreign folktales reading them in their own language.

It is a collectors' material also. Whosoever will collect it will appreciate his collection later as it is not even a collection but a small treasure library in itself - 1,100 foreign folktales in Hindi - they are not small in  umber.

Brother Grimms' collection and Andrew Lang's collections are most notable collection in English language so far. This collection largely exceeds their collections in Hindi language. To read more about these folktales please search for "Foreign Foktales in Hindi" in Labels.

http://sushmajee.blogspot.ca/2016/07/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-ready-2.html 
http://sushmajee.blogspot.ca/2015/12/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-ready-1.html 


Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm

Foreign Folktales in Hindi Ready-2

Till recently most foreign folktales were available only in English language. Very few folktales have been available in Hindi language. This project has been initiated only keeping this in mind that foreign folktales may be available to our Hindi readers in India and at other places.

Under this project more than 1,100 foreign folktales have been written in Hindi after reading from books and Internet and by hearing from people. Indian folktales are normally available in Hindi language that is why Indian folktales have not been included in this collection.

Besides where folktales from European countries are easily available in English, the whole folktale literature seems to be incomplete without their mention that is why some folktales have been included from those countries. 

The following books have been prepared as e-Books (on CDs) in which more than 600 folktales have been given. These folktales are available to our Hindi readers any time – to tell children, to be read by children and adults alike, for reference and for research purposes, or for any other purpose the people find useful. The rest of the folktales are also being organized under various titles whose information will be made available at time to time.

This project does not stop at 1,100 folktales rather it is a continuous process so expect more to come in future.

Till now no single folktale collection has been as large as this one even in English language. The two large collectors of folktales known in Europe are: Grimm’s Brothers and the Andrew Lang. But even their collections are also not so large as this in Hindi language.

We are pleased that we could collect so many folktales at one place in Hindi language. We hope that this valuable collection will prove unique and useful to our Hindi folktale literature.

AFRICA

Folktales from Western Africa – 15 tales, 154 pages

Folktales from Eastern Africa – 9 tales, 106 pages

Folktales from Southern Africa – 15 tales, 146 pages

Folktales from Egypt – 8 tales, 126 pages

Folktales from Ethiopia-1 – 27 tales, 126 pages

Folktales from Ethiopia-2 – 23 tales, 126 pages

Queen of Sheba Makeda and King Solomon – 212 pages

King Solomon – 11 tales, 164 pages

Folktales from Nigeria-1 – 20 tales, 170 pages

Folktales from Nigeria-2 – 20 tales, 178 pages

Folktales from Ghana – 14 tales, 172 pages

Cunningness of Anansi Spider – 15 tales, 112 pages

Cunningness of Anansi Spider – 20 tales, 196 pages

Folktales from Zanzibar – 10 tales, 164 pages

Folktales from South Africa – 18 tales, 194 pages

AMERICA, NORTH

Folktales from North America-1 – 12 tales, 124 pages

Folktales from North America-2 – 12 tales, 120 pages

Folktales from Canada – 17 folktales, 112 pages

Folktales of Raven-1 – 20 tales, 124 pages

Folktales of Raven-2 – 20 tales, 126 pages

Folktales of Raven-3 – 3 modern tales, 126 pages

AMERICA, SOUTH

Folktales from South America – 8 tales,

ASIA

Folktales from Asia-1 – 26 tales, 196 pages

Folktales from China – 8 tales, 80 pages

China: Myths and Legends-1 – 18 tales, 190 pages

China: Myths and Legends-2 – 20 tales, 188 pages

Folktales from Russia – 22 tales, 264 pages

EUROPE

Folktales from Europe-2 – 22 tales, 214 pages

One Story many Colors-11 – Cinderella – 20 tales, 272 pages

Folktales from Italy-1 – 18 tales, 194 pages

Folktales from Italy-2 – 16 tales, 200 pages

Folktales from Italy-3 – 12 tales, 200 pages

Folktales from Italy-4 – 21 tales, 200 pages

Folktales from Italy-5 – 15 tales, 210 pages

Folktales from Italy-6 – 18 tales, 220 pages

Folktales from Italy-7 – 22 tales, 230 pages

Folktales from Italy-8 – 13 tales, 122 pages

Folktales from Norse-1 – 8 tales, 148 pages

Folktales from Norse-2 – 11 tales, 120 pages

WORLD

Christianity in Folktales – 23 tales, 258 pages

One Story Many Colors-12 – Cinderella – 10 tales, 112 pages

The e-Books published under the Series “Foreign Folktales in Hindi” are available now on CD-ROMs. To obtain further information about them or a copy of any book :

Please Contact :    drsapnag@yahoo.com

Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm 

Foreign Folktales in Hindi Ready-1

It is long long time when I wrote my last post here. What was I doing? I was trying to get my folktales which are now more than 1,100, published in the book form. Now-a-days it is very difficult to publish anything in the market. I was really surprised when in spite of talking to several publishers, no publisher got ready to publish them. Somehow I was able to pursue a publisher to publish my first book. Thanks Publisher.

Touch Read project
Under my Touch Read project which is to publish "Foreign Folktales in Hindi Braille", I have been able to publish three books last year. These books were sent free of charge to more than 150 schools for Blind all over India where the students read Hindi Braille. They were published by National Association of Blind, Mumbai, India. They can still be obtained free of charge anywhere in the world by any blind person who can read Hindi Braille .

These books are:
(1) Folktales of Nigeria-1  (2) Folktales of Nigeria-2  (3) Folktales of Ethiopia

To obtain them free Contact :  touchread@yahoo.com   or   drsapnag@yahoo.com 

Other Books in Hindi
To date I have written more than 1,100 foreign folktales in Hindi. In other words it is a moving library of folktales if it is taken on the computer, it is an archive, it is a treasure. I feel that it should be the largest collection of foreign folktales in Hindi all over the world. Among these 1,100 folktales, more than 400 folktales are only from African countries.

As you know I have already published more than 35 books on Scribd too. Read them at  -
https://www.scribd.com/uploads 

I have written an article also about this in an e-magazine Garbhanal (Dec 2015 issue) which may be read at   http://www.garbhanal.com/uploaded/magazine/2015-Dec-SOURCE.pdf .

For the time being, till any of the book is not published on paper, I have these folktales ready published on CDs. For the convenience of readers these folktales have been divided by countries. The following title are available for sale :-

Folktales from Canada - 17 tales
Folktales from China - 
China: Myths - in 2 parts - 37 tales
Folktales from Italy - in 9 parts - 122 tales.
Folktales from South Africa - 18 tales

Musical Instruments in Folktales - 15 tales
Adventures of Tortoise - 17 tales

See other Blogs in this series clicking on "Folktales" in label section.

Write about them later

Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm 

Foreign Folktales in Hindi-5

I have posted several blogs about my efforts to document many foreign folktales written in English language to present them in Hindi language to make them available for our Hindi readers, researchers and related associations and institutions.

You might have read this also that more then 700 folktales are now available in Hindi language. More than 600 folktales have been listed at my website --
http://sushmajee.com/ms-ppp/text/folktales.pdf
This list contains the title of the folktale in Hindi, its number of pages (in big type set good for children), the origin of its continent and the country.

You might be wondering how many folktales can be read from among these 700 folktales?
I have published some 31 books on Scribd, Among which 5 books are free while other books are at minimum price - just $0,99 to download them on any of your electronic devices from the following site --
https://www.scribd.com/sushma_gupta_1

The 5 books which are free are -
1.  Odd Marriages - Folktales From Africa
2.  Stories of Justice
3.  Stories of Akbar Birbal-1
4.  Stories of Akbar Birbal-2
5.  Folktales from Ethiopia-1

Read them and enjoy them for free.
You may buy other books. They are available at a very affordable cheap price.

I am really happy to publish them there for our Hindi-readers

Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm

Foreign Folktales in Hindi-4

It has been long time when I wrote my last blog - in October 2014.
Fortunately that was also about the Foreign Folktales in Hindi
After that I got busy in somewhat organizing, editing and e-publishing my some foreign folktales in Hindi in book form on Scribd.

During the past six months I could publish some 30 books in all. They are mostly organized by topics except a few books by countries - Canada, Ethiopia and Zanzibar (Tanzania). Of course Ethiopia and Canada's all folktales are not given there.

One can go to the site below and read these books there ---
https://www.scribd.com/sushma_gupta_1

My other blogs about "Foreign Folktales in Hindi" may be read at ---

http://sushmajee.blogspot.com/2014/10/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-3.html
http://sushmajee.blogspot.com/2014/09/foreign-folktales-in-hindi-2.html
http://sushmajee.blogspot.com/2014/07/foreign-folktales-in-hindi.html
Touch Read Project

Under Touch Read Project, which is purely for the visually handicapped readers, three books have been published by Bombay Office so far. Others are on their way...

1,  Folktales from Nigeria - 1
2.  Folktales from Nigeria - 2
3.  Folktales from Ethiopia - 1

They can be obtained free by any eligible reader (a visually handicapped reader of Hindi) by writing to our Marketing manager Mr DK Gupta   at  

davendrak@hotmail.com
I will be too happy to send these books to anybody who asks for them.

Hope you will like these folktales and recommend them to others to read them.
Spread the word as much as you can,
Develop the habit of reading.
Reading is good for you as it increases your knowledge,
Knowledge is Power...
Everybody wants Power...
You must also have Power

THANKS

Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm