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ISN homepage Indian Storytelling Network Coimbatore Storytellers (and other Story Experts) 1) Banumathy
H. 4) Parvathy
Eswaran. 5) Shobha
Ramaswamy.
Banumathy
H. Banumathy
is the Founder-Director of Fables n Tales. She believes that stories can entertain and
educate. As
part of the Government of Tamil Nadu's "Children's Program", Banu
has shared stories in Public Libraries across Chennai. She is also a member of the Government of
Tamil Nadu's "Story Corner" project. Banu
has told stories and conducted workshops in Storytelling Festivals and
schools across Tamil Nadu. She has
performed for Regional and International Radio Channels, for DD National
Television, and with International Storytelling Guilds. When
Banu tells stories, she uses her theatrical expertise to transport listeners
to different worlds. Listeners make
the story their own by relating themselves to the characters. Banu
believes that by telling and/or listening to a hero’s / heroine's story
journey, and by deciphering the metaphors of a story, one can enhance one's
problem-solving skills, further develop moral values and creative
imagination, improve vocabulary, and even experience healing. Storytelling-related
Services Offered (online): ***
Saturday storytelling sessions for children aged 4-9. ***
Interactive storytelling sessions using puppets. ***
Customised intensive workshop, "Introduction to Storytelling and Its
Elements", for all age groups. ***
Workshop on making and using puppets. ***
Workshop for parents on reading and telling stories to their children. Contact 80560
50606 st.banumathy81@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/FablesnTales https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ZvmWi3dsZB8aMbqSj_FLQ Instagram:
fablesntales 2 Geetha
Subramanian. Geetha is a Storyteller and Educator. She attended a certificate course in
Storytelling at Kathalaya
(in Bangalore) in 2013. For a number
of years after that, she represented Kathalaya, performing and teaching
storytelling for children at schools, bookstores, and libraries. Now based in Coimbatore, Geetha is also doing this work via Zoom
with children in India and in the USA. A photo is here. Contact 96639 01145 3 C.
Mangalam Senthil. Mangalam is a Story Enthusiast, TEDx Speaker, Kolam Fanatic,
Professional Storyteller, and Storytelling Coach. Mangalam believes that everyone, everywhere, is telling stories
all the time and that a world of possibilities opens up with stories. For
her, stories are more than just entertainment; they educate, heal, transform,
and inspire. Mangalam's profile is here. Contact +91 99806 54159 mangalam.storyteller@gmail.com kathakuteeram@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/kathakuteeramm Instagram: @c.mangalamsenthil 4 Parvathy Eswaran. Parvathy
is a Storyteller by passion and choice.
She believes that stories are all around us in plenty, as free as the
air we breathe, and that Storytellers can be a channel to spread these
stories. After 25 years in the
corporate sector, today Parvathy is a freelance Storyteller. She has a deep desire to educate
underprivileged cildren through language development and stories. In relation to Storytelling, Parvathy is
a 1)
Performer, 2)
Trainer, 3)
Curriculum Developer, and 4)
Volunteer. Full
details about her activities in these fields are in her Profile.
Parvathy offers Storytelling services such
as: 1) Various story-based workshops
for children and adults. 2) Workshops that train teachers
regarding ways they could use Storytelling in their lesson plans. 3) Helping schools to integrate Storytelling in their
curriculum. Parvathy is a member of a group of
Storytellers named, Katha Krafters.
A photo of Parvathy is here. Contact 99806 88992 kay1kay2@yahoo.com Blog: https://reelrani.wordpress.com 5 Dr.
Shobha Ramaswamy What could a professor of English Literature have to do with
storytelling? Actually, quite a lot. Stories are representations of reality
and I have been telling my students quite a number of stories. I have been
reading and listening to my students' stories, too! Of course, I also assign
my students to read various kinds of fiction, and we discuss these stories. I have always been especially fascinated by fantasy fiction. The
main cause of this was my involvement with storybooks from early childhood
and my persistent efforts to tell the stories I read to my parents. I used to
write a lot, too. I used to write, for children, historical fantasy fiction,
revolving around the families of the good king RajaRaja Cholan and his rival,
the blustrous Emperor Meesaimuruku. Later, I wrote about good habits such as punctuality, and
kindness towards animals. Most of my original stories are for children in the
age-group 8-10 years. My research interests began with the strikingly similar patterns
in the stories about Harry Potter and King Arthur. It was then that I came
across the "archetypal" approach and began to explore the work of
Carl Jung, Leslie Fiedler, Northrop Frye, and Joseph Campbell. I think
archetypal patterns, characters and symbols, all of which have a lot of
immediate appeal, can be effectively used in storytelling and story writing. Indian storybooks published from the 1990s onward have plentiful
moral, cultural, and above all, ecological, messages that apply worldwide. In the course of my UGC Major Research Project, I not only read
many of these storybooks, but was also able to interview a number of authors,
illustrators, publishers and ecologists who were willing to share their
experiences and expertise. Perhaps I can be of help to provide these kinds of
resources to other story workers. I am proud to say that I introduced a short certificate course
in storytelling in my college. I am currently attending such a course, which
is being led by a colleague. I would like to convince more colleges to offer
this kind of course. I am happy to say that storytelling is a part of the
Naan Mudhalvan training programmes of the Tamilnadu Government. I like sharing humorous real-life stories (mostly about
absent-mindedness) with young adults. I like historical and cultural stories,
too. Tiger stories are among my favorites. I could assist with coordinating story writing and storytelling
courses in schools and colleges, for both teachers and students. Such courses could also be brought to
orphanages, senior-citizen homes, and so on. I would love to interact with
story writers and storytellers from various cultures. A photo is here. Telling a story on Youtube. Contact
Info Dr. Shobha Ramaswamy, M.A., B.Ed., DCE, M.Phil., Ph.D. Whatsapp: 9944065464 Email: ramaswamy.shobha@gmail.com 6 Sowmya is a Professional Storyteller, Psychologist, and Life
Skills Trainer. She has been telling
stories to people of all ages since 2008. She believes in the
power of stories and storytelling, and facilitates Healing Circles of
Storytelling for adults using traditional stories in an all inclusive space
for reflection and conversations using stories and storytelling. She uses storytelling and theatre
techniques to help develop creative thinking in children through a venture
called SoulSpace
Storytell. Sowmya is a founding member of Bangalore
Storytelling Society and Indian Storytellers Healing Network. She is a Consultant and Chief Storyteller
at Muktha Foundation, which works in the field of Abuse and Mental
Health. Sowmya has earned an M.Phil in Psychology from Annamalai
University, and a PG Diploma in Special Education from Vidya Sagar
(Chennai). She is trained in Theatre of the Oppressed and Improv
Theatre techniques to better understand the imaginative mind. She has
undergone training with Dr. Eric Miller on Storytelling Therapy, and a
10-hour training program in Therapeutic Storytelling with Susan Perrow. She has done a brief training in
Biographical Storytelling with Sue Hollingsworth and also completed a course
in Applied Buddhist Psychology from Arth - The Bodhi Tree (Mumbai). Sowmya is a Mindfulness Practitioner and Happiness / Positive
Psychology Coach. She is currently
exploring the field of Narrative Therapy.
She wants to spend the rest of her life finding and using all genres
of stories for healing and recovery. Sowmya curates two blogs: a Personal Journey blog called SoulSpace, and another
that captures Life Stories of Women called Reinvention Stories. Contact 9731570615 https://www.facebook.com/sowmya.r.srinivasan Instagram: sowmya.r.srinivasan_soulspace SoulSpace Storytell, https://www.facebook.com/soulspacestorytell
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