Magic and awe of the world are created through stories.

We learn from stories about the world, about ourselves, and about others. Children can learn about respect, and appreciate other cultures through storytelling, which can also help them develop a positive attitude toward those who follow other cultures and religions.

Kids adore stories. Stories have the power to imagine new realities, feelings, and concepts while rendering the mundane extraordinary.

They can guide us on wonderful excursions and teach us empathy. They are capable of making us smile, sob, or jump in alarm before consoling us with a pleasant conclusion.

We learn how to enjoy a narrative from a very young age, both for pure enjoyment and to aid in our quest for self- and world-understanding.

Our Guest Speaker Ms. DEEPA KIRAN would be shedding light on the topic of storytelling during this interactive session with the children and the celebrity show host Mrs. NIDHI KUMAR.

About the guest speaker:   

Deepa Kiran is the founder of Story Arts Foundation, an international Storyteller, Educationalist, TEDx speaker, Writer, Festival- curator, Actor, Film-maker, and research scholar.

The organization (STORY ARTS FOUNDATION), founded in 2017, is associated with government and NGO projects. Conducted training programs for nearly 1000 chiidren and 2000+ teachers: Using Storytelling to build language, communication skills, and socio- emotional intelligence.

Her unique style of interactive musical storytelling inspired by the Oral traditions of India appeals to audiences worldwide.

Deepa Kiran is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from IIT Madras on "Storytelling for English Language Teaching."

She has received many awards including the Sakshi Women's achiever award, Eyra Artist of the Year award, National Press "Top 5 Women in India succeeding in off-beat professions."- Yahoo India, 2020 Performed in International Storytelling Festivals: Scotland, South Africa, Iran & Indonesia, etc.

National Award for Best E-Content from Government of India for video lessons for Teachers

British Council ELTReP India award for Research on English Langauge Teacher development.

Trained over 75,000 teachers globally on teaching English in multi-cultural classrooms with Storytelling (public & private schools, rural and metro, NGOs, etc.) Resource person for Ministry of Culture -India, UGC HRD

About the Host: 

Mrs. Nidhi Kumar, Director Media Management, Skoolz & Celebrity show host on India’s public broadcaster DD NEWS and DD NATIONAL, Ministry of Science and Technology. She has spearheaded many environmental projects and is a motivational speaker for young Indians.