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ISN homepage Indian Storytelling Network Hyderabad
(in alphabetical order) 2) Lalitha
Sastry. 3) Lyla
Paladugu. 4) Neha
Khaitan. 6) Rohini
Jayanti.
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. “Great
stories happen to those who can tell them” is what Lalitha believes in. She feels Storytellers have the power to
present a different perspective to the world because people respond to
stories, connect to the emotions and remember information given in the story
form much more vividly. Lalitha is
very passionate about storytelling and hopes to make a great story, one step
at a time. Lalitha
is an educator turned storyteller. She
has conducted story sessions at government schools and community centres, and
has conducted storytelling workshops in schools. She
has trained teachers in "Curriculum Integration Through
Storytelling" and has conducted Faculty Development Programs on
"Storytelling as a Pedagogical Tool". Lalitha
has been blogging since 2017. She has
a blog of her own, and has also written for various other blogs. Lalitha
has often been a featured author on Women’s Web for Writing, India’s leading
website for women writers. She has won
this organisation's award for Flash Fiction numerous times, and she has been
nominated twice for the Orange Flower Festival, an annual mega event that
Women’s Web for Writing produces. Lalitha
was one of the 20 winners of #SheIsStrong stories conducted by Opined in
collaboration with Women’s Web for Writing. She
has also won various awards on Momspresso, one of India’s leading parenting
websites. She has written sponsored
blogs for Momspresso. Professional
Storytelling Training Diploma
in "Storytelling", from Kathalaya International Academy of
Storytelling (affiliated with International Storytelling Centre, Tennessee,
USA). Certificate
in "The Art of Creating Stories and Folktales, the Panchatantra
Way", from Vikram Sridhar. Professional
Storytelling Experience Lalitha
is the founder of Katha
Chavadi, an activity centre where regular storytelling sessions are
conducted. She
has participated in 1)
Chennai Storytelling Festival, 2)
Hyderabad Literary Festival 2023, and 3)
Kathaparab, the Jharkand Storytelling Festival. Lalitha
has been an active vounteer and storyteller at HYSTA (Hyderabad Storytellers
Association), and is a member of SEAIC (Storytelling Education and Arts India
Council) and FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers). Academic
Training Master’s
in Commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad. State
Level Eligibility Test in Commerce. Photo Contact 98662
67495 kathachavadi@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/kathachavadi Instagram: @katha_chavadi 3 Lyla Paladugu. Founder-Director, Kathakalpa. Lyla
has been an avid art lover since childhood.
However, it was when she started reading stories to her own child that
she realised storytelling is not only an art, it can also be a wonderful
teaching-and-learning activity that can communicate emotions and boost
thinking capacity. Having realized
this -- and empowered by dream and driven by passion -- Lyla called a quit to
her 10 year corporate career as a trainer, and opted instead to apply herself
to using storytelling to facilitating mental, social, and academic
development in children. Thus, she established
Kathakalpa. At Kathakalpa, Lyla and team tell
stories to children, to help the children integrate their emotions and
intellects, blending life skills and academics. The stories and storytelling help the
children to improve their language skills, and along the way, the children's
imaginations are stirred, and often a love of reading blossoms in the
children. Children learn to relate
images and words to experiences.
Children are encouraged to participate in various storytelling and
storytelling-related activities, which help lay foundations for the
children's thinking, behavioural, and academic skills -- and, above all, for
their bright futures. Contact 90147
02954 kathakalpa9@gmail.com 4 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 5 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 6 Rohini Jayanti. Rohini
is a Storyteller, Writer, and Mindfulness and Happiness Coach. She is pursuing a PG Diploma in Expressive
Therapies. She
is the founder of Katha Karavan, a tribe of storytellers who seek to motivate,
encourage, transform, and inspire children and adults in various aspects of
life, and especially to bring out the creative and innovative potential of
young people through stories and creative writing. Her
short stories and poems have been published in various anthologies and
international journals. She
organizes several online and offline creative writing and storytelling events
for children, and has also compiled and published an anthology of poems and
short stories written by children. She
conducts storytelling sessions, and reading and creative writing workshops,
for young people in schools and colleges. She
sometimes uses Music, Puppets (Shadow Puppets, Sock and Paper Puppets, etc),
Kamishibai, and Crankie Theatre ("Moving Panoramas") in her storytelling. She
also conducts Mindfulness and Healing sessions for children, teenagers, and
adults through Story, Yoga, Visual Art, and Music. She
has been a part of various online and offline storytelling platforms and has
performed at various cultural spaces such as: Mayaakatha, Chennai
Storytelling Festival, Katha Potpourri by Katha Vriksh, HYSTA, Katha and
Krafts, Lamakaan, Our Sacred Space, and many more. Storytelling
Trainings
Rohini offers to the public include: –
Storytelling and Creative Writing (for Children, Teenagers, and Adults). –
Interactive Stories Using Musical Instruments to Create Rhymes and Rhythm. –
Storytelling with Puppets and Props. –
Post-Storytelling Crafts and Collaborative Team-Building Activities. –
Storytelling in the Classroom (for Teachers). –
Mindful Classroom-Management Techniques (for Teachers). –
Reading Programs (for Children, Teenagers, and Adults). A
photo is here. Contact 91605
50505 kathakaravan@gmail.com Katha
Karavan, Facebook. Katha
Karavan, Instagram, ______________________________________ Ongoing Storytelling
Activities in Hyderabad -- Sphoorthi Theatre for Educational
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