Nina Sabnani
We have all grown up listening to stories and later reading them. And none of us can deny the impact that they have had on us. Stories are so powerful that they can shape a person’s views and opinions about the world. Do we need any greater reason for including them as a way of learning?
Sonali Bhatia
If you have had storytelling sessions in your school or have attended one outside then you will agree that nothing captivates children the way a story does. Here are a few tips that good storytellers use to keep their audience riveted.
Swetha Prakash
From serving as props for meditation to helping achieve salvation, the functions of stories in India are many. Can you add to the author’s list?
Aditi Padiyar
Ballads and bagpipes, the Mahabharata and Bhagwad Gita, troubadours and Minnesingers, Pingtan and Kamaishibai. Take a trip around the world understanding its various storytelling traditions.
Martin Elrodt
Grimms’ Fairy Tales–surely all of us own a copy or have read at least some of them as children. Grimms’ Fairy Tales became Germany’s contribution to world literature. But Grimms’ Fairy Tales alone don’t define the German tradition of storytelling. Martin Elrodt gives us a peep into the past, present, and future of storytelling in his country
Margaret Read MacDonald
Behind every storytelling is a purpose. And this purpose differs from teller to teller. Some tell to pass on moral values, some to keep their traditions alive, some to engage their students. What do you tell your stories?
Eric Miller
Have you felt that more and more children today fidget, are lonely, more aggressive, selfish, glued to their smart phones and ipads, spending more time indoors than outdoors? These are the signs of the modern times. But there certainly is a solution to all these problems and in one word that solution is–stories.
Asmita Sarwade
Storytelling is an extremely rewarding experience for both the teller and the listener. Not only can the storyteller afftect the moods and views of the listener but he/she can also bring about a positive change in the listner. In this article the author narrates her expereince of sharing stories with ‘special’ children and how truly magical the journey has been.
Deepa Kiran
Stories can develop your imagination, improve your listening skills, bring out the creativity in you, teach you values but most importantly stories can heal you, make you feel good. Here is why this is true and how you can use stories to heal yourself or your listner
Usha Raman
When we think of stories we often identify with fiction. But then there are the other kind of stories as well–non-fiction. As a teaching aid, non-fiction is as valuable as fiction especially in high school. Narratives of explorers and scientists will make for a good and effective introduction to a new country or a scientific discovery. Try these suggestions in your classes.
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