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(in alphabetical order) 2) Leena
Kulkarni. 3) Neeraj. 4) Pooja
Upganlawar. 5) Sharanya
Shriram. 7) Sony
Lamba. 1) Dharithri Krishnamurthy. Dharithri is a certified
professional storyteller from Kathalaya and has introduced Story Space - A Kathalaya Learning Centre,
to Pune. Dharithri holds a MA in
German and is proficient with multiple languages. She is also a certified Jolly Phonics
trainer. She has around 8 years of
corporate experience. Dharithri
started storytelling when her older daughter was born in 2007. She would create various stories to
teach/introduce various concepts.
Since day one she would narrate stories to her little one and has
taught her children everything through stories and music. As she is passionate about teaching and
learning with children, she decided to use her skills for the benefit of many
more children. Dharithri does
storytelling sessions at various schools, libraries and activity centres, and
conducts regular classes as well. She
conducts regular workshops for teachers, parents and children. Contact info: 98900 84699 dharithri.krishnamurthy@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/STORYSPACE21 2) Leena Kulkarni. Leena simply
loves storytelling and has been storytelling right from her childhood
days. She is a children's storyteller,
having keen interest in using storytelling as a medium for educational and
therapeutic purposes. She regularly
conducts weekend storytelling and read-along sessions for children. Many of the stories narrated in these
sessions are written by her. Her
children's stories have been also published in newspapers. She narrates stories in English as well as
Marathi. An Engineer with over ten years of
experience in the IT industry, Leena has groomed many newcomers and entrants
in her role as a Manager. She combines
this experience with her love of storytelling, soft skills exposure, and
interest in psychology to make a difference in children's lives. Contact
Info: 88066
60410 StoryEducationPune@gmail.com 3) Neeraj. Neeraj is a Motivational Speaker, Storyteller, Mentor, Coach,
Communication Expert, and Retreat Leader worldwide. For him, coaching is learning again and
again…again and again… An
award-winning facilitator, Neeraj uses the timeless techniques of mentoring,
collaboration, and performance.
Neeraj is a voice, speech, diction, accent, and communication mentor
with Narrative Therapy through Transformative Storytelling. Neeraj has been studying holistic
techniques since 1996. During more
than 20 years of learning, relearning, unlearning, sharing, and
teaching. It has been his conscious
quest to work on different eclectic Techniques such as Subtle Face Yoga,
Shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing”) Theatre, Languages, Tai Chi, Butoh, Aikido,
Expressive Art, Story Therapy, DOGa Yoga, etc. He helps people understand subtle and
essential aspects of the mind, body, and spirit connection. Neeraj is the author of the holistic
growth manual “Sapere Aude (Dare to BE Wise)”. He has been featured in various
publications such as BBC-Hindi, Zee TV, Elle, The Hindustan Times, DNA,
Times of India, Indian Express, and News Nation. Neeraj often works in the following
cities (in alphabetical order): Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Dehradun,
Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Meerut, Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Pune, and
Surat. Contact info 98201 71766 delotusin@gmail.com 4) Pooja Upganlawar. Pooja Gadewar Upganlawar, founder
and director of "The StoryTunes",
is a Speech and Drama Trainer, a passionate Storyteller, and a Writer. Pooja has provided various kinds of
Communication Skills workshops for corporations such as Hewlett Packard,
Vodafone, and Times of India. Her experience with young people
includes teaching Speech and Drama for more than three years in a reputed
school in Pune. She has conducted
workshops on "Anger Management and Learning through Stories" in
various schools. Pooja has
successfully trained many students to appear for Communication Skills, and
Speech and Drama exams, conducted by the Trinity College of London. Pooja has conducted numerous
Storytelling workshops for young people in Pune bookstores such as Crossword
and EnlitKids. She has trained over a
thousand children in stagecraft, skits, dramas and plays, extempore, debates,
and elocution. She has collaborated
with FirstCry.com for sessions with young people on ‘Raising Readers’ and
Workshops in Dramatics. Working closely with Times of India NIE
(Newspaper in Education), Pooja has introduced countless children to the
world of stories. With her
collaboration with KomTV, she is taking stories and dramatics to every house
possible. This new venture is one of her key projects. Pooja's program for teachers, ‘Teacher
Skill Enhancement Program’, has been very well received by teachers in
schools across Pune and beyond. In the
short span of three years, she has trained over a hundred teachers in using
Storytelling to make the classroom more lively. Pooja passionately believes in the art
of Storytelling. Her mantra is
“Unleash the Power of Storytelling, Touch Souls, Entertain and Inspire". A photo of Pooja is here. Education BEd (Education), Gadchiroli
University, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. MBA (Sales and Marketing), Faculty
of Management Studies, Institute of Rural Management (FMS-IRM), Jaipur. BSc (Life Sciences), St Bede’s
College, Shimla. Higher Secondary, Laureate Public
School, Shimla Matriculation, Convent of Jesus
and Mary, Shimla. Information about "The StoryTunes" programs is here. Contact: 80070 01511 mystorytunes@gmail.com 5) Sharanya Shriram. An
ex-banker turned enrichment coach, Sharanya conducts: -
Moral-based story-and-craft sessions for children. -
Puppet shows. -
Storytelling sessions for introducing sensitive topics to children and young
teens. -
Teacher-training workshops. -
Corporate breakout events (for families). -
Phonics, and joy of reading, sessions. Sharanya has been part of the Chennai
Storytelling Festival from 2016 onward.
Apart from conducting her own sessions, she has been associated with
schools such as Shemrock, Vaels Vidyashram, LocoPoco (Hirandani), and
Primrose. She has also conducted
customised events with corporates like Cotiviti and OneSource. These events span a wide spectrum of
activities, including storytelling for children, teacher-training workshops,
and breakout sessions at company events.
Being fluent in multiple languages (Hindi, Marathi, French, Telugu,
English, and Tamil), Sharanya is able to connect with diverse groups, and
customises content accordingly. Member: Chennai Storytellers
(even though she has re-located to Pune) Contact: 96866
22237 sharansliveatale@gmail.com https://m.facebook.com/sharansstories 6)
Shraddha Nigavekar. A
scientist by training and a spoken-word artist by choice, Dr. Shraddha
Nigavekar is a lifelong-learner with a passion for experimentation. A professional storyteller and educator,
Shraddha strongly believes that storytelling is a powerful tool to enhance
emotional quotient and empathy, improve communication skills, and build
self-confidence. Shraddha
has lived and worked in three continents and brings her multitude of life
experiences to the art of storytelling.
Certified in storytelling from Storyweavers (Singapore) and
StoryCircle EduSaarthi, Shraddha is also a certified Online Drama for
Learning Educator (Theatre Professionals Education). She is a trained voice-over artist, and has
acted in short films as well as theater.
A founder-member of ‘Kathashtakam Global’ (a Storytellers’ Collective
by Enlit Kids), she also hosts a YouTube story channel called ‘Kathaa by
Shraddha’ (KBSSS) to make multilingual stories accessible globally. Shraddha
was awarded in 2022 as a ‘Story-Maker in Education’ by EduSaarthi, the
Confederation of Indian Industry and Young Indians. In-person
live events are where Shraddha is truly in her element. She is
well-appreciated for her strong connection with her audience, be they
children or adults. She has brought
several popular story experiences to audiences ranging from 4 years to 84
years of age. Shraddha has performed
at a variety of places, including literature festivals such as Kala Ghoda
(Mumbai), Katha Mehfil (Pune) and SSEMHS Lit Fest (Flash-O-Mania, Mumbai), educational
spaces such as the non-profit Doorstep School (DSS), Vikhe Patil Memorial
School, Sanskrit Bharati, the Early Child Development Forum (ECDF), the
Kathya Sanskruti - Teachers Conference (Edusaarthi), rehabilitation/therapy
environments such as Swaranaad (Cochlea Pune) and Tales with Tails (Animal
Angels Foundation), and several corporates including Infosys, HSBC and
Poonawalla Fincorp. Shraddha is a regular contributor to UK's leading radio
program, London Radio's 'Talking Stories' and various other storytelling
platforms. Shraddha
is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Konkani and loves to incorporate
music and props in her telling. She
conducts storytelling sessions (in-person and online) for children (aged 6-12
years), and adults at libraries, schools, activity centers, literature
festivals and corporate events. Contact
nigavekar.shraddha@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/shraddha.nigavekar https://www.instagram.com/instashraddha18 https://www.facebook.com/shraddha.nigavekar 7)
Sony Lamba. Sony
is a Librarian by profession, with over 10 years of experience in School
Libraries. She has completed a BA in Economics,
and a Masters in Library and Information Science, from Pune University. Sony is also a certified Storyteller,
having completed an online Storytelling course from the Storyweavers,
Singapore. Storytelling is an ancient art
form. Telling a story may involve
gestures, visual images, sounds, chants, and sometimes exaggeration of
expression. Through Storytelling, Sony
would like to connect with children, make concepts fun, and make learning
more interesting. The lockdown and the pandemic situation
inspired Sony to launch her own YouTube storytelling channel, called THE
STORY KATTA. Here she and her many
Guest Storytellers tell stories in both English and Hindi. The motive behind this channel was to reach
out to all children by exposing them to a wide range of genres of stories
that are easily accessible to them.
During these hard times many children do not have access to a variety
of storybooks, so through this channel Sony has tried to bring stories of
many different kinds to children of all age groups, in English and in
Hindi. Sony also works with children and
teachers in schools. Contact: 95276
07355 sony.lamba1007@gmail.com Storytelling
channel on YouTube, THE STORY
KATTA Storytelling
Organisations based in Pune 1 The StoryTunes was founded and is
directed by The StoryTunes has designed
well-researched programs in which stories form the core of the teaching
process. Our
Programs for Children Thinkers – To enhance curiosity,
love for reading, ignite imagination. Readers – To enhance reading
, develop capacity for creativity and imaginative thinking. Brain Ticklers -- Bring scientific
facts to life through specially designed stories. Old Stories Come
Alive
– Bring to life major events of history through stories, helping children
retain better. Speak Up – Teach the art of
Public Speaking, drama and storytelling. Let's Write – Creative writing, scripting,
character setting, story-writing. Our
Programs for Educators and Parents Talk – Helps parents to
break barriers while conversing with children on sensitive topics such as sex
education and child abuse. Story Speak -- ‘Teacher Skills
Enhancement Program’. Helps teachers
become great expressive storytellers -- using props, puppets, voice
modulations, voice modulations, and body language. The program focuses on
teaching the art of using stories to make sessions interesting and
productive. Our
Programs for Institutions For Colleges and
Corporations
-- Enhance
personality attributes, social & interpersonal graces, communication
&language skills, polish personal, professional and managerial traits.
Programs such as – "Secret Sauce of Storytelling", and
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the themes of Cooperation and Co-Existence, we design and implement programs
to help treat body, mind, and soul -- and hence enhance the quality of life.
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