Divya Anand, based out of Chennai, India, finds her passion in the craft of storytelling, mainly for young children. A qualified software professional, she found her calling in this enjoyable form of communicating with children and paving way for them to imagine, weave and tell stories.
Children see excitement and magic in a lot of things because they look for it !! For them, everything is possible...there is an element of curiosity in everything they do. Its always a Why-Not instead of a Why...
So collaborating with them, gives one the opportunity to identify and keep the child in oneself active, while educating them about healthy systems, grounded ideas, great values and beliefs !! Isn't that a great way to drive oneself !!
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​Divya has been certified in professional storytelling from the World Storytelling Institute by Dr.Eric Miller, (PhD), renowned scholar, trainer and storyteller. Also having attended multiple workshops in various aspects by acclaimed storytellers around the world, she has been a dedicated storyteller and educator with close to seven years of experience in engaging with children, teachers and communities in cultural, value-based and life skills education, having developed and delivered storytelling sessions for children and adults promoting cultural and social awareness. She has also designed and facilitated workshops for teachers focussing on effective engagement through storytelling methods in pedagogy. Her stories across Hindu scriptures, historical, folk lore, inspirational, personal narratives and from different parts of the world cover a wide spectrum of stories and works towards understanding perspectives better, bringing life to the characters, educating about traditions and cultural values, and making learning outcomes more effective, at the same time making the storytelling in itself more engaging and enjoyable for the audience.
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She collaborates extensively alongside children, young adults, college students and teachers, in schools, colleges, libraries, state government initiative programs, NGOs, using well-crafted stories as an interactive and immersive tool to help build in young learners a great foundation for a positive approach to life.
