<p>The second edition of a project to take Kannada short fiction to listeners was launched on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Renowned writers Kuvempu, Vaidehi, Devanoor Mahadeva, Vivek Shanbhag, Yeshwant Chittal, Boluvaru Mohammed Kunhi and K V Thirumalesh are among those whose works were released at an event at PVR Orion mall. </p>.<p>Actors Sruthi Hariharan, Dhananjaya, Achyut Kumar, Raj Shetty, Vashishta Simha and Girija Lokesh read out the stories. </p>.<p>Since 2014, a group of literature buffs has been working on a project called Keli Katheya to take Kannada short fiction to listeners. </p>.<p>In its second edition, Keli Katheya is ready with six stories. The authors covered in the first edition are Poornachandra Tejaswi, Jayanth Kaikini, Ravi Belagere, Na D’Souza, Vasundhendra and Vikram Hatwar. </p>.<p>The stories were read out by film director T S Nagabharana, actors Prakash Rai, Suchindra Prasad, Rakshith Shetty and singer MD Pallavi. </p>.<p>On Tuesday, the team also launched an interactive website to enable readers to buy the stories in the form of an audiobook.</p>.<p>Through this initiative, they are supporting the education of Kannada-medium students in Karnataka’s border areas. The CD we sold in the first edition helped nine such students, across four countries. </p>.<p>Vasudendra, Pallavi, Dhananjaya, Kishore, Vashishta Simha and B Suresha were present at the launch at PVR Cinema, Orion Mall.</p>.<p><strong>Website ready</strong></p>.<p>A new interactive website allows literature lovers to sample and buy all 13 stories recorded for the project so far: www.kelikatheya.com. </p>.<p>The audiobooks are priced at Rs 49 each.</p>.<p>A new interactive website allows literature lovers to sample and buy all 13 stories recorded for the project so far: www.kelikatheya.com. </p>.<p>The audiobooks are priced at Rs 49 each.</p>
<p>The second edition of a project to take Kannada short fiction to listeners was launched on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Renowned writers Kuvempu, Vaidehi, Devanoor Mahadeva, Vivek Shanbhag, Yeshwant Chittal, Boluvaru Mohammed Kunhi and K V Thirumalesh are among those whose works were released at an event at PVR Orion mall. </p>.<p>Actors Sruthi Hariharan, Dhananjaya, Achyut Kumar, Raj Shetty, Vashishta Simha and Girija Lokesh read out the stories. </p>.<p>Since 2014, a group of literature buffs has been working on a project called Keli Katheya to take Kannada short fiction to listeners. </p>.<p>In its second edition, Keli Katheya is ready with six stories. The authors covered in the first edition are Poornachandra Tejaswi, Jayanth Kaikini, Ravi Belagere, Na D’Souza, Vasundhendra and Vikram Hatwar. </p>.<p>The stories were read out by film director T S Nagabharana, actors Prakash Rai, Suchindra Prasad, Rakshith Shetty and singer MD Pallavi. </p>.<p>On Tuesday, the team also launched an interactive website to enable readers to buy the stories in the form of an audiobook.</p>.<p>Through this initiative, they are supporting the education of Kannada-medium students in Karnataka’s border areas. The CD we sold in the first edition helped nine such students, across four countries. </p>.<p>Vasudendra, Pallavi, Dhananjaya, Kishore, Vashishta Simha and B Suresha were present at the launch at PVR Cinema, Orion Mall.</p>.<p><strong>Website ready</strong></p>.<p>A new interactive website allows literature lovers to sample and buy all 13 stories recorded for the project so far: www.kelikatheya.com. </p>.<p>The audiobooks are priced at Rs 49 each.</p>.<p>A new interactive website allows literature lovers to sample and buy all 13 stories recorded for the project so far: www.kelikatheya.com. </p>.<p>The audiobooks are priced at Rs 49 each.</p>