Nidhi Bagaria (ID 10611)

I am a storyteller, an educator and the Founder of The Creative World...where stories come alive, a storytelling and creative expression program for children of 3yrs to 13 yrs. I have been working with children from the age group of 9 months to 13 years for over fifteen years now. I started my career as a teacher and gradually moved on to be a centre manager, teacher trainer, principal and supervisor. During all these years, storytelling had been a very intrinsic part of my work as I believe that stories are an amazing way to teach, learn and touch lives. Since the last two years I have been a free lance educator and storyteller and have been conducting workshops with schools, NGOs, Balwadis, orphanages as well as for small groups. I have also been organizing storytelling workshops for adults/teachers or anyone interested in the art of storytelling. These workshops eventually help the participants become independent storytellers and entrepreneurs. The lockdown has helped me to reach out to more children due to conducting classes virtually. Currently I am a mentor and volunteer at The Tamarind Tree School based in Dahnu. I teach children from 6 to 8 years virtually on their open platform, which is for children across India especially the tribal children who are first time learners. I work on their language skills through the medium of stories. Its been a fulfilling experience till now. Stories are all around us and they are a wonderful tool to connect with children as well as adults especially during these trying times. Its an endeavour on my and my teams part to spread this ancient art of storytelling as far and wide as possible.