Journeying with Upugo
Thank you Rajee, Amit and the beautiful team at Upugo 🙂 Learning , listening, sharing Healing hope and heart 🙂 and… surely… play 🙂 2021 Sharing a collective poem that emerged \
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Journeying with Akanksha
Thank you Shessy and my saathis at Akanksha for the opportunities to be able to journey with Akanksha had such a good time once meeting with the HR team and later with all the teachers. We co-created a warm space…
Journey of Healing Hope Heart Story Circle
A beautiful February evening when I was in Chennai for Chennai Storytelling Festival I met with some friends and at a cafe I had the joy and beautiful opportunity to begin Healing Hope & Heart Story circle. Could offer a…
Journey Of_Storytelling: With dear to heart Parikrma family
This is a journey with is so so dear to my heart It began around July 2017 when I started going to Parikrma school, Sahakaranagar It began with me telling stories to the children, slowly also became part…
Artists in Residence, children’s day event at First Steps School
Grateful to First Steps school for inviting me to the Children’s day Celebration 🙂 Thank you teachers and children. we explored dreams, through stories, music, listening sharing and a TAPESTRY of dreams 🙂 (School shares) And from here I journeyed…
Journeying with Green Panther: Story in Nature at Cubbon Park with families
Thank you dear Shruti for having me become part of this . For all the wonderful work you do connecting children, families to nature what a beautiful morning 🙂 HeART, eARTh, stories and more
Conversation with Neha Kuchi with Manah Wellness on Insta Live
Stories, Life, Connections, Wellness and warmth, thank you Neha for having me over in conversation with you
Celebrating World Storytelling Day with Bangalore and Bangalore Storytelling Society
Thank you BSS and the community for inviting me to be able to share a story that came to me of lil Kichu 🙂 was wonderful to listen, share , meet . 🙂
Journey of Writings: Hidden
Lost as my house keys Lost as my glasses Lost as my umbrella Lost as my reader Lost as my phone … Lost as a way Lost as mind Lost as time Lost as love Lost as me Aaah Maybe…
Wonder-filled morning at Happy Streets Bangalore with Times of India and AceInnovation
at Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore Thank you Ms. Neena and Lavanya for helping me be part of Happy Streets Bangalore with Times of India and AceInnovation The vibe, the energy and the conversations, singing together – such a beautiful morning I…
Mentioned: X marks the plot: Meet India’s new-age storytellers, A healing network, story circles, it’s how the light comes in: Hindustan Times
27/11/2022 Thank you Sowmya, thank you my healing saathis and all my storyteller companions. Thank you Hindustan Times 2022_coverage_27 nov 2022 hindustan times ishn X marks the plot Meet India’s new-age storytellers https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/x-marks-the-plot-meet-india-s-new-age-storytellers-101669401956743.html
Events: Personal Storytelling with Shanty Rose, “Across and Beyond the Arabian Sea”
Events: Personal Storytelling with Shanty Rose, “Across and Beyond the Arabian Sea” Was very emotional to share a personal story and Appa Thank you Shanty for inviting me and holding space
Poem : Together
Like meeting the familiar warm smell of a home left behind in time Like the expectant turtle that swims far, far, all the way to the shore she was born on, to lay her eggs Like the calming wrinkled hands…
Journey of Writings: Love Beyond for Airavata the anthology
Thank you Meera , Mayaakatha for being able to write appa’s story (Adapted) yaanai elephant story for Airavata’s anthology. Love truly is beyond
FEAST Fest – In Nature’s Lap
In a very emotional state of mine, this story met me and in the embrace of my family, my team and the FEAST community shared a folktale from Orissa, story of the seventh sun for the FEAST Fest In Nature’s…
Sharing a dear squirrel’s story at Katha Potpourri
Aww the aroma of the potpourri of stories Was beautiful to share a dear squirrel’s story at Renu’s Kathavriksha’s Katha Potpourri
River Kaveri at Rivers of India
Kaveri nadhi, kaveri river always has called out to me. Thanks to Veena and my companions on the journey Rivers of India was able to explore our story of Kaveri (our – my roots, my children and me) through the…
In Conversation with Kshamatha from Katha & Krafts at Story Party
I was so touched I remember when Kshamatha invited to Story Party to have a conversation with her and lil Ruhi
Event: Katha Parab, Jharkhand Storytelling Festival
Very warmly organized by Richa Sinha . Thank you also to Lavanya from our Bangalore who brought us all together. I remember when Lavanya messaged the world was such that her message brought a lot of hope about the world…
Summer with bachchas, a camp organized by Katha Vriksha
Thank you Renu and to my companions Was lovely spending time camping with the children
Journey of Writings: an expression, a poem – Not a pendulum, a clock
Not a pendulum, a clock… Emotions moving from one to another, In kind, in intensity Hours blending into days Feeling, unfeeling I live one moment, one day at a time Something that I had been trying to do But why…
Delighted to have been able to share a story for the FEAST Podcast
Thank you dear team Meenu, Parvathy, Dharanya and everyone at FEAST 🙂 https://redcircle.com/shows/story-wok/ep/8289f8b8-0e1b-4e46-8aae-dc9939472391
World Storytelling Cafe: Asian and Australasian Storytellers
grateful to have been able to share a story in this space with my worldwide friends and community https://www.facebook.com/worldstorytellingcafe/videos/154669299871456
Yeh Mera India
Grateful for the opportunity to share a Tamil folktale adapted by me at Yeh Mera India Thank you Sarita for Heritage Stories and Performing Arts (HSPA) and Lavanya Srinivas (KathaShetra) for the opporunity and my companions on the journey Debjani…
Contributing to Indian Language Storytelling Mandala Season2Edition1||Marathi Language ||Big Buddy World
Thank you so much Lopamudra and Indian Language Storytelling Mandala for being able to contribute a story, story of Thimakka for Womens Day, that I could write and share in Marathi, a language of heart Thank you Ms. Anita from…
Dream seeds, swapnanche beej
Lauya swapnanche beej lauya let’s plant seeds of dreams Maaje tumche swapnanche beej yours, mine Lauya lauya let’s plant let’s plant Ya jagaath lauya let’s plant in this world Swapnanche beej lauya our dream seeds ~ramyaponders March 2021 (marathi,…
Basant Panchami at Jakkur Lake
At one of my dear to heart places jakkur lake gratitude Jalaposhan Trust for inviting me Thank you Theertha
Storytelling at CSF 2021
… a story that met us as a family became such an integral part of us. Journeyed with Ana Sid 🙂 Was able to share it at CSF and shortly at a Secret Passages gathering Was also able to hold…
Mentioned: Event Mention: Bangalore Mirror “Circle of Love”
February 2021, Bangalore Mirror Thank you Lahe Lahe, Mansee, Healing Hope Heart community and Bangalore Mirror
Journey of Writings: She Finally Realised That The Gulmohar Tree Had Always Been There…
“I know they’re right and you, my friend, are right too, there’s magic, I just needed to believe and look for it. I’ll see you soon!” (Was published on the wonderful Women’s Web, so now have homed it here) Thinking…
Contribution to Decamarone Project for Hope 2020 with Birgit Lehner
Grateful to have been able to contribute to Decamarone Project for Hope 2020 with Birgit Lehner https://projectdecamerone2020.blogspot.com grateful to the gift of the folktale, and to Kabir project for the gift of song
Being a mentor at Story Mania with a Mentor (Bangalore Storytelling Society)
Truly, one of the most beautiful times I’ve had Surely those journeys which have made me realize would love to do more of this Was joyful fulfilling journey with the bachchas and BSS and objects have always called out to…
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Project Decamarone during Covid
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Project Decamarone during Covid, December 2020 Contribution – thank you for being able to share adapted version of the Jataka Tale – The Brave Parrot Thank you Birgit.
Walking Together Home: Storytelling Event with Secret Passages
Had one of the most moving experiences as I shared my life, walking together home warmly organized by Geetanjali of Secret Passages (Wearing Paati’s saree)
Exploration : Who is a storyteller with FEAST India community
Was meaningful to explore who is a storyteller with our FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers) India chapter community along with my friend Archana Chandel
Storytelling event : Love Animals Equally with KathaVriksh
Thank you Renu
Mentioned by the warm Mansee on the Lahe Lahe platform
Thank you so much Mansee 🙂 & Lahe Lahe
Mentioned: “Stories of hope: Spreading positivity through folktales” in New Indian Express
20/08/2020 Thank you for the journey, Lahe Lahe, Mansee and New Indian Express and all my companions
Journey of Writings: Poem ‘Heartmade’ as part of Great Indian Poetry anthology
Glad to have been able to share a poem for this anthology Half Baked Beans Publishers
Featured: On Women’s Web home page, ‘Finding place for you my pain’
It wasn’t the easiest to write , but perhaps it became as I started writing Thank you Women’s Web for becoming the home to my sharing and featuring it too 12/07/2020 “Finding place for you , my pain”