Book 1 · Adults & teens
Cozy Christmas Cottage
40 bold & easy winter scenes: fireplaces, gingerbread, snowy windows, sleepy cats.
Coming to Amazon this month
Stories · Soch · Coloring books
Slow down.
Hear a true story.
Color something calm.
हर कहानी, एक सीख।
1Kahani makes short animated true stories in Hinglish, about real people, small habits and the psychology of everyday life. Now also as cozy, bold-and-easy coloring books you can hold in your hands.
Watch
Stories that stay with you
Under 90 seconds. A real study or a real person, and one question to think about.
Soch #13
खुशी — Lottery jeetkar bhi khush nahi?
The 1978 happiness study that surprised everyone.
Soch #12
लालच — Chuhe kam karne the… badh gaye
Hanoi, 1902: when a reward made the problem worse.
Soch #10
भरोसा — Ek bharose ki taaqat
How one person's belief changes a child's story.
Sacchi Kahani
562 Tukde, 1 Desh
How Sardar Patel joined India together, in 3 minutes.
Sacchi Kahani
22 Saal, 1 Hathoda
Dashrath Manjhi, the man who cut through a mountain.
Kahani #01
1 Chawal ka daana, aur Raja haar gaya
The chessboard story of exponential growth.
Books
Cozy coloring books, made to relax
Bold, easy designs with thick clean lines. One design per page, blank backs so markers never bleed through.
Book 2 · Ages 3–6
My First Hindi Varnamala Coloring Book
One letter per page, a picture word to color, and a dotted letter to trace.
In the making
Coming soon · Adults
Cozy India
Chai stalls, monsoon windows, Diwali balconies and train journeys, to color slowly.
In the making
Living in India? Every book will also be available as a printable PDF. Get notified.
Free
3 free coloring pages
Want to try before you buy? Write to us and we'll send 3 printable pages (A4 and US Letter), and tell you when each new book comes out.
About
Why 1Kahani
We believe one good story can change how you see a day. 1Kahani is made in Mumbai by Ranjan: the stories, the voice and the edit are his, and every fact is checked against its source.
The coloring books come from the same place: a few quiet minutes, away from the screen.