Jeeva Raghunath | Aunty Jeeva | Storyteller | Author |
- Jeeva is among the liveliest storytellers around. She is the founder of Kathai Kalatta.
- Jeeva started telling stories first to toddlers as a teacher for 12 long years.
Podcast
Overview
Jeeva’s Workshops are highly interactive and based on time-tested storytelling ideas. They have also proven effective for varied groups and ages. Topics include storytelling techniques, story development, communication skills through stories, exploring India and developing language skills through stories.
00:37- About Jeeva Raghunath and her journey.
- Jeeva is among the liveliest storytellers around. She is the founder of Kathai Kalatta.
- Jeeva started telling stories first to toddlers as a teacher for 12 long years.
- She moved on to teach French to high schoolers using her creative teaching techniques.
- Destiny turned to her favour when she met her schoolmate Radhika Menon, M.D.; Tulika publishers, in connection with her alma mater and presto she turned to market children’s books.
- Lady’s luck, hard work, and passion for storytelling have grown by bounds and leaps.
19:10- About the international storytelling festival.
- My company, Kathaikalatta, has been organising an international storytelling festival “Under the Aalamaram!” since 2014 and has featured over 45 international storytellers.
- We perform at schools across the South and share wonderful stories from our dynamic storytellers.
- Our shows are truly a family affair! It gives wings to your imagination with exposure to cultures, techniques, ideas and values.
- It fuels listening and comprehension skills in children, while inspiring adults with unique narrative skills.
20:32: About your books.
- I write stories in Tamil and translate children’s books from English into Tamil.
- Malli’s uncle and family from the city have come to her village. She wants to take some gifts for them but has only one rupee. This story is about the joy of simple surprises. The exuberant illustrations carry through the feel of rural Tamil Nādu with bright colours and strong lines.
- Gadagada Gudugudu the marble rolls from one child’s hand to another in exchange each time for something exciting. The story moves in a straightforward childlike way as, one after the other, it reintroduces simple street games endlessly popular with children. Trundling alongside is the rhythmic refrain that fascinatingly echoes the circular movement of the marble.
24:30- Three lessons.
- Smell, taste, feel, see, and hear stories.
- Since stories have soul, storytelling should be soulful.
- Stories travel from heart to heart, and storytelling from womb to tomb.
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- Jeeva is among the liveliest storytellers around. She is the founder of Kathai Kalatta.
- Jeeva started telling stories first to toddlers as a teacher for 12 long years.
- She moved on to teach French to high schoolers using her creative teaching techniques.
- Destiny turned to her favour when she met her schoolmate Radhika Menon, M.D.; Tulika publishers, in connection with her alma mater and presto she turned to market children’s books.
- Lady’s luck, hard work, and passion for storytelling have grown by bounds and leaps.
