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KANOON INTERNATIONAL
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

Kanoon is an Iranian institution with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities in the field of mental and cultural development for children and young adults.

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KANOON INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

Kanoon is an Iranian institution with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities in the field of mental and cultural development for children and young adults.

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KANOON INTERNATIONAL
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

Kanoon is an Iranian institution with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities in the field of mental and cultural development for children and young adults.

23rd Kanoon International Storytelling Festival

Mumbai Storytellers Society, in its endeavour of spreading the tradition of oral storytelling to a large audience, proudly represented India in the 23rd Kanoon International Storytelling Festival, held in Tehran from 16th December to 21st December 2021.
Six tellers with six tales representing Mumbai Storytellers Society presented a beautiful bouquet of tales based on the topics: Hopes and Wishes, Joys and Sorrows, Dedication, Sacrifice and Self-devotion.
A beautifully organised event which had an intermingling of online as well as live storytelling presenting an amazing treat to the audience!

The esteemed tellers for the festival were :

Ms Usha Venkatraman
Ms Shalini BajajSurve
Ms Hema Subramanian
MS Devaki Bujang Gajre
Ms Meher Gehi (MSS Guest teller )
Ms Niyati Vaidya Mehta (MSS Guest teller)

Daan utsav 2019

Mumbai Storytellers Society was pleased to collaborate with Mumbai First for #DaanUtsav2019, telling stories to over 200 children at an MCGM school in Worli.
As we shared Gandhian values such as compassion, giving, empathy, leadership, non-violence, and sharing through storytelling, the children didn’t just listen and learn, they participated with gusto and were beaming with joy!
Mumbai Storytellers Society aims to promote the art of storytelling in the community – to inspire, entertain, and spark curiosity and learning.
Mumbai First as a not-for-profit think tank is constantly striving to make Mumbai a better place to live, work, and invest in.
We were glad to partner with each other to spread cheer and joy in the classrooms of an MCGM school.

Tellers for this event were:

Usha Venkatraman
Hema Subramanian
Devaki Bujang Gajre
Lopamudra Mohanty

Mumbai First feedback:
“We were really thrilled to have MSS at the MCGM schools- interact and share such lovely stories with little kids. “

Daan utsav 2020

Kahaniyon ka Guldasta was a presentation by Mumbai Storytellers Society for the Daan Utsav celebrations 2020 organised by Aadata Trust and Mumbai First.
Mumbai Storytellers Society , with a vision of spreading the oral tradition of storytelling, presented a bouquet of bilingual stories, specially curated for the elderly on a platform created by Aadata Trust and Mumbai first.

To watch click on the link below:
https://youtu.be/Pmgc4gbEzmU https://youtu.be/Pmgc4gbEzmU Mumbai Storytellers Society stories after 1:04:00 following a yoga presentation.

Katha Parab 2021

Hema Subramanian, co-founder of Mumbai Storytellers Society was a part of the Tiny Tales – Story Marathon for kids between 7-9 years, held on 26th June, 2021 and Shalini BajajSurve, core member of Mumbai Storytellers Society,narrated stories for kids between 5-7 years on 27th June, 2021 as part of Katha Parab 2021, the Second Online Jharkhand Storytelling Festival.

Usha Venkatraman , Founder of Mumbai Storytellers Society was a part of the spectacular closing ceremony of Katha Parab 2021, the Second Online Jharkhand Storytelling Festival, held on 27th June 2021.

The festival was a wonderful amalgamation of stories, storytellers, educators and facilitators from around the world.
We at Mumbai Storytellers Society were happy to collaborate and do our bit in this wonderful fundraising endeavour and spreading positivity and light in these uncertain Covid times.

Peace Tales August 2022

Differences of opinions and conflicts are bound to happen within people and communities. How these are best resolved with love and compassion is what the stories were all about in – Peace Tales which was conducted at Kitab Khana on the 20th of August 2022
Mumbai Storytellers Society in collaboration with Kitab Khana put together “Peace Tales” as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
Heart-warming stories of conflicts that got resolved peacefully and also stories from the book “ The Other in the Mirror” were shared in the event.
The tellers at the event were: – Ms. Meher Gehi, Ms Nidhi Bhagaria and Ms Hema Subramanian.

Rupee Tales 2022

It was a wonderful way to celebrate Children’s Day with HDFC Mutual Fund and Mumbai Storytellers Society’s, “ An Hour of Rupee Tales”.

The founder – Usha Venkatraman and the members, Hema Subramanian and Shalini Bajaj Surve, represented the Mumbai Storytellers Society by narrating stories on Planning, budgeting, savings, earnings, and inflation.

The stories helped the children understand the world of finance better and encouraged them to save and plan their finances better.

Stories on Sunday ( CSMVS summer show) 2021

It was delightful to partner with the Children’s Museum at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya and co-curate the Summer Fest 2021, for Stories on Sunday.

Time traveling and unraveling the mysteries of different lands across continents through the medium of mythical tales and connecting them to the select objects from the museum was an exciting journey to embark on.
The children attending this online event learnt, quite a bit, about culture, tradition, and history related to the selected artefacts through the stories.
The stories were narrated by the guest storytellers – Sandhya Ruben and Asha Sampath and by Usha Venkatraman, Hema Subramanian and Shalini Bajaj Surve representing Mumbai Storytellers Society.