Kiran has travelled to tell her tales and inspire thousands of school-going children to the joys of reading and discovering . She has also inspired teachers and parents to be role models for their charges and children respectively. These events have included storytelling sessions and teacher workshops.
Storytelling Travels - 2024
South Korea
From 6-8 September 2024, Kiran attended the FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers) Storytelling Conference Suwon, South Korea. She presented 2 workshops, hosted a story swap, and performed a Korean folktale with a tandem partner telling in English and Korean.
Here I am with participants from 14 countries.
Singapore
On August 24-25, Kiran was invited to tell three Singapore legends that accompanied an art installation commissioned by The National Gallery Singapore in Clarke Quay.
Storytelling Travels - 2023
Jakarta
In November 2023, Kiran travelled to Makassar and Jakarta for FEAST’S Storytelling Conference where she conducted workshops and also told stories at Bogor Botanic Gardens.
Storytelling Travels - 2018
Singapore
Kiran was in Singapore in November for the inaugural conference of FEAST -The Federation of Asian Storytellers. Kiran conducted a workshop, attended others, connected with storytellers and heard their stories, plus was involved in a launch of a book -A FEAST of Stories, consisting of 15 folktales based around the theme of food. Kiran helped to edit and also had a story published in it.
India
Kiran was part of the early childhood team from the Singapore International Foundation to conduct workshops - Training of Trainers, partnering with Muktangan, an NGO in Mumbai. Participants were from several NGOs involved in educating disadvantaged children. Kiran shared theories and activities related to language and literacy and of course included storytelling as well!
Storytelling Travels - 2017
India
Kiran was in Bangalore for a storytelling festival in November and performed her favourite Gujarati folktale with a tandem partner and performed at 2 schools. She then went on to Chennai to conduct two workshops, one for trainers and one for early childhood teachers.
Singapore
Performing at the 398.2 Storytelling Festival for three consecutive years, Kiran always feels specially connected to her homeland.
Malaysia
Kiran attended the Penang International Storytelling Festival (PINKS). She conducted workshops for both school children and teachers. The children learnt a string story and created their own draw and tell stories.
Africa
Kiran spent 3 weeks in Nairobi, Kenya visiting schools run by the Amara Charitable Trust and attending the Mini Sigana Storytelling Festival.
Indonesia
Kiran was invited to be one of the international storytelling judges for the Asian English Olympics organised by Binus University, Jakarta for high school and university students from all over Asia in February. In November, she was in Jakarta and Bogor for the Indonesian International Storytelling Festival.
Kiran has travelled to tell her tales and inspire thousands of school-going children to the joys of reading and discovering . She has also inspired teachers and parents to be role models for their charges and children respectively. These events have included storytelling sessions and teacher workshops.