Stories in Champakvan | Meet Baddy, Damru and Jumpy!

Stories in Champak are set in a unique forest, Champakvan. Champa is an evergreen fragrant tree and van means forest. Great adventure lies in every page, waiting to take children on a wild and exciting ride. Everyone in this forest treats the other with respect, kindness, sensibility and, most importantly, they value friendship. What is a jungle without a prankster who thrives on cheating and looting?

Baddy the Fox and his friend Laptu the Jackal are up to no good. But their grand plans always fail when Cheeku the Rabbit steps in and saves the day. Baddy is lazy. Sometimes a cheat. And many times a fraud. So, we should be careful about the Baddy in us, for it always gets into trouble.

Whatever can go wrong, only goes wrong with Damru the Donkey. And whatever can go right, still goes wrong with Damru. There’s never a dull moment around him. He always takes things as they are said, and not as they should be understood, goofing up at even the easiest of jobs. Let’s laugh when we see the Damru in us, for life need not be lived seriously all the time.

Jumpy the monkey, he is someone who loves himself and thinks he can do nothing wrong. Mischief comes easily to Jumpy, but he sulks easily when someone makes a fool of him. Always on a lookout for adventure, his world is full of laughter, mischief, ego and friendship. Jumpy makes us love the curious beings we are but also cautions us not to be boastful for that could land us in a soup!