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Indian Storytelling Network

 

Kolkata

 

 


Storytellers (and other Story Experts)
in alphabetical order

 

 

1)  Kavita Gupta

2)  Priyanka Chatterjee

3)  Nidhi Gujral / Pip & Squeak

4)  Shreya Biswas

5)  Sristi Sengupta



 

1
Kavita Gupta.

     Kavita Gupta is a theatre artist and storyteller.  She directs Mirror Workshops, which provides theatre training for children.  Mirror Workshops' tagline is, "Discovery of the inner being". Kavita uses theatre techniques to help children increase their self-confidence and develop their personalities.  She tries to create out-of-the-box experiences for workshop participants, so the participants can come out of their shells and perform expressively and spontaneously.

     Kavita's background in the study of Mass Communication and the Montessori teaching method helps her to interact with young people.  A voracious reader, she carries written tales everywhere she goes.  She combines her theatre experience with the storytelling art to not just tell stories, but to perform them, bringing the characters to life.

     Kavita regularly performs in bookstores and schools.  She acts in other directors' stage productions.  And, of course, she herself often directs children in stage productions.  Storytelling and acting are the needs of the hour, as digitization is taking over many children.  We need to give children the experience of their own imaginations, because their lives and thought processes have in many cases become too structured from the outside.

Contact info:

91630 43709

mirrorworkshops@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/mirrorworkshops

 

 

2

Priyanka Chatterjee.

Priyanka Chatterjee, aka 'Golpodidi', is an International Story Consultant, an award-winning Storyteller, a Process Drama Coach, a Design Thinker, a Career Coach, an MBA (Gold Medalist), and an alumna of the International Institute of Storytelling, Emerson College, UK.  She's the Artistic Director, Arts4Change International (a social impact organisation).  She is also the Founder, Wild Strawberry; and the Director, Storytelling Education and Arts India Council (SEAIC).

 

With 18+ years of Storytelling experience in Fortune 500 MNCs and leading Indian Media Houses and Not-for-Profits, Golpodidi has touched the lives of more than 5 lakh children and 80000 adults.  Navigating the world with her Story Bag has made Golpodidi realise, "The power to change one's life lies in changing one's story."

 

Golpodidi's Interactive Portfolio can be accessed through the following link (press Right Arrow to proceed through the Portfolio):

https://prezi.com/view/voxJSSwPV7jJS5yu81vg

 

Social Coordinates –

 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/golpodidi.priyanka

 

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/golpodidi.priyanka

 

Linkedin profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-chatterjee-storyteller

 

Contact Info

9830472605

chatterjee.priya@gmail.com

 

 

3

Nidhi Gujral / Pip & Squeak

Nidhi is a finance professional by qualification, but the storytelling bug in her was always struggling to surface having grown up among books and stories.  It finally (and thankfully) had its way once motherhood happened to her and she started enjoying going back to her own childhood tales with her son.  That's when she decided to venture into storytelling as a profession and discovered her natural affinity towards children.  Thus, in the year 2019 Pip & Squeak was born.

 

As Pip & Squeak, she uses her stories to facilitate literacy, encourage thinking, incite creativity, and make learning fun by often coupling them with stories, and engaging crafts and other activities -- all to provide an experience that delights kids and parents alike.

 

Pip & Squeak has since performed (online and offline) in numerous renowned schools, libraries, and children's carnivals.

 

Nidhi has also collaborated with some publication houses where she retells folktales and even lends her voice to their audio libraries.

 

Her self-developed STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) module has appealed to and helped several children.  Here she brings an element of fun to these important subjects by emphasising their applications in everyday life through stories and hands-on activities.  The results being, the children often don't even realise when the knowledge and skills are etched in their minds!

 

Recently conducted programmes include:

 

"But why?"

This series of 12 workshops mostly consisted of "Pourquoi stories" ("Why? stories").  The series is conducted with an intent to bust some myths and to educate children on the fun facts of the selected animal.  Each story session is combined with an activity and the children are invited to exhibit their creativity, all of which reiterates the learnings of the session.

 

STEM workshops

These Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics workshops are perfect blends of stories, and activities based on stories, that teach age-specific concepts in order to ensure long-term retention.

 

A photo is here.

 

Videos -- https://youtube.com/c/PipSqueakstories

 

Contact

98300 21457

pipandsqueak19@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/pipnsqueak

https://www.instagram.com/pip_nd_squeak

 

 

4
Shreya Biswas.  

Shreya is a trained storyteller, a story lover, and a firm believer in the power of stories.  She is the founder and director of Katharangam.  A graduate in chemistry from Calcutta University, her love for children made her an early childhood educator.  An alumna of Children's Little Theatre, Kolkata, it was a natural transition for her from being a teacher, to being a storyteller and performer.  Shreya has an amazing ability to make an instant connection with children.  She often uses visual art as an aid for storytelling, and her performances are a treat for the senses, as she brings her stories alive with songs, picture cards, glove puppets, and paintings.  Shreya  trains teachers to help integrate stories into education.  She also trains aspiring storytellers, both adult and children.  Shreya spreads the magic of stories through her dream initiative, Katharangam.

Contact

99002 34613

katharangam.storytelling@gmail.com

www.katharangam.com

 

 

5

Sristi Sengupta.

With over 12 years of experience in performing arts and 6 years of experience especially in oral storytelling, Sristi has worked with multiple international brands to deliver the joy of stories and holistic learning to children, as young as 3 years of age! She has collaborated with brands such as FirstCry Intelli, Craqit (UK), and Crossword Bookstores for storytelling, story-reading, and story-enacting sessions to educate young minds in social and emotional intelligence.

 

She has designed and delivered workshops for children of all age groups to foster in them a sense of community, engagement, empathy, and harmony. She has worked with esteemed schools such as The Heritage School (Kolkata), Delhi Public School, and Rampurhat. Her gigs take her many places and she loves to travel because that's what brings her the inspiration for her stories.

 

Sristi also explores performing arts from a therapeutic and healing angle. She works with experiential storytelling and spirituality to help initiate healing on a core level and restore pillars of faith and self-worth.

 

She is also an author: her debut novel has received several accolades for the impactful use of fiction. All that moves her often becomes her poetry. Sristi finds inspiration in books and music to enliven every day.

 

Photos of Sristi's recent storytelling work with young people are at

https://indianstorytellingnetwork.org/Sristi_Sengupta_Photos_1.pdf

and

https://indianstorytellingnetwork.org/Sristi_Sengupta_Photos_2.pdf

 

Contact info

Email: sristisgofficial@gmail.com

Phone/Whatsapp: +91 80130 09009
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