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ISN homepage Indian Storytelling Network Hyderabad
(in alphabetical order) 2) Lalitha
Sastry. 3) Neha
Khaitan.
1 Deepa Kiran. Founder-Director, Story Arts India. Deepa
is a professional storyteller, writer, and educator engaged with employing
story-arts as a pedagogical intervention, deeply impacting both the learner
and the teacher. She has held
teacher-training workshops and musical-storytelling performances across India
and in other countries. As a research scholar, Deepa has
completed a research grant award project with the British Council on
"English Language Teacher Development". She is a resource person with Centre for
Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Ministry of Culture, for training
central Government school teachers across India. She is a guest expert for the
"International Training Program" at English and Foreign Languages
University (EFLU), Hyderabad. Deepa gives Storytelling training to
people of all ages and professions (including educators, relating to
language, maths, science,
law, engineering, business
studies, etc). Deepa's Workshops for Teachers include,
"Storytelling in the Classroom".
Her Workshops for Adults and Children include, "Whole Body
Communication and Creative Self-expression in Storytelling". She gives talks at forums of art,
culture, language, literature, and learning -- at TED Talks, Rotary Clubs,
Lion Clubs, Toast Masters, etc. She
also gives talks at educational events such as the International Teacher
Educator Conference, the English Language Teachers Association of India
Conference (ELTAI), and the Indian Public Schools Council (IPSC). Deepa gives Storytelling performances of
folktales, stories about Bhakti poets, and characters from epics and
mythology (Dashavatara, Hanuman, etc).
She also researches, composes, and performs customized Storytelling
programs on specific issues such as Rock Conservation and Bird Watching. Deepa has performed at numerous
festivals, including the Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai; the Katha Utsav
Festival, New Delhi; the Hyderabad Literature Festival, and the Iran
International Storytelling Festival, Tehran, Iran. She has authored a children’s print-with-audio
book, "The Royal Mistake". A Tamil language Aval Vikatan article about her work is here. An English language article about her work
is here. A recording of a TED talk by Deepa is here. Recordings of her telling stories can be
found on Youtube ("Deepa Kiran Storyteller"). Contact 90529
10239 over2deepakiran@gmail.com 2 Lalitha Sastry. Lalitha believes "Great stories
happen to those who can tell them".
She enjoys composing and shaping stories, one step at a time, to make
them great.
Lalitha feels that Storytellers have the power to present different
perspectives to the world, and that people tend to respond to stories,
connect with the emotions in stories, and remember information that is
vividly given in story form.
Lalitha has earned from Kathalaya International Academy of
Storytelling, Bangalore (affiliated to International Storytelling Centre, in
Tennessee, USA): 1) Diploma in Storytelling 2) Certificate in Art of Creating
Stories and Folktales, the Panchatantra way.
Lalitha is the Founder of Katha Chavadi, an activity centre
where regular storytelling sessions occur.
She has told stories in: the Chennai Storytelling Festival; the
Jharkand Storytelling Festival - Kathaparab; and the World Storytelling Day
celebrations organised by HYSTA (Hyderabad Storytellers Association). She is a member of SEAIC (Storytelling Education
and Arts India Council), and FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers).
Before entering the field of Storytelling, Lalitha earned a Master’s
degree in Commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad, and successfully wrote
Telagana's State Level Eligibility Test in Commerce.
Lalitha tells stories -- and leads Storytelling and Creative
Writing workshops -- for children, adolescents, and adults. A photo is here. Contact 98662 67495 kathachavadi@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/kathachavadi https://www.instagram.com/Katha_chavadi 3 Neha
Khaitan.
Founder-Director, A Flower Child. Neha Khaitan is a Bharatanatyam
dancer, Storyteller, and Visual designer from Hyderabad. She is also an Author of books for
children. Neha uses Classical Music
and Bharatanatyam in her storytelling sessions. Neha has performed at Saptaparni, Hyderabad
Literary Festival, and Kalaghoda Arts Festival; and at schools like Sloka,
Ahilya Education Society, and Pebble Creek.
She has also led workshops in storytelling, dance, and/or visual art
at numerous NGOs and Schools. She has
traveled to various cities in India and abroad for her dance recitals, art
exhibitions, and storytelling sessions. A
Flower Child is a platform founded by Neha Khaitan which involves Visual
Communications, Children's Books, and Storytelling. Everyday
Maths (Rupa Publications, 2021) is the first volume in a series of
math-based activity books for children which Neha has authored and
illustrated. This is also available at
Sapna
Online. Anekdotes
is a storytelling initiative from A Flower Child. Curated from various sources or written
from the scratch, these stories use storytelling to convey messages and also
to help the children to develop their emotive skills. The storytellings are embellished with
elements of Indian Classical Dance, such as abhinaya (expressive techniques used to convey themes, moods, or
ideas), including mudras
(hand-gestures), body postures and movements, and enactments. Through on-stage and Youtube storytelling,
Anekdotes aspires to make learning and communication a fun, engaging activity
for children and their parents. Before foraying into the world of the
Arts, Neha worked in the IT Industry.
She has experience in Business Development, Branding, and Visual
Communications. A photo of Neha is here. Contact 91773 70958 neha.khaitan@gmail.com --- https://linktr.ee/aflowerchild https://khaitanneha.wordpress.com https://linkedin.com/in/nehakhaitan Youtube channel: Anekdotes 4 Padmini was in the teaching field for
over ten years. She was a Lecturer
regarding Spoken English at Vivekananda Institute of Languages, Ramakrishna
Math, Hyderabad, 2003-2009. In 2005, Padmini started the Sphoorthi Theatre for Educational
Puppetry, Art, and Craft (STEPARC),
which uses puppetry as a medium of education.
It conceptualises and produces Puppet plays, and storytelling with
Puppets. It conducts workshops for
teachers, parents, organisations, and children. STEPARC has also provided
puppetry-related services to NGOs working in tribal and rural areas in Andhra
Pradesh. Padmini attends Seminars and Conferences
relating to Theatre and the Social Sciences, and has presented papers on
Folklore, Theatre, Puppetry, Storytelling, Language, Sociology, Women's
Studies, and Education. Approximately
ten of her papers have been published in Journals. Contact 0 98660 81172 040 2740 3699 steparc1@gmail.com www.sphoorthi-theatre.blogspot.com ______________________________________ Ongoing Storytelling
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