On the felicitous day of 1st

October, Story Ghar reached out

to elderly people and delivered

stories to celebrate the joy of

International Day for Older

Persons. Storyteller, Jaishree

gave a solo theatrical

presentation of the story, Giving

Tree, a parable on the joy of

giving. The idea was to

appreciate the contributions

that older people make to

their family and society. The

heart-touching rendering

made the audience relive

their childhood; People were

moved by the story that

brought tears in their eyes.

Stories For The Elderly

Inside this issue:

Story Ghar at Earth Savious

Foundation.

2

Mono-play Act in DPS, Bangalore. 2

Stories on Children’s Day at

Epicenter.

2

Annual Function Design at Sneh

International School.

3

Stories at CSA 3

Teacher Training Workshop 3

Event Magazine: October, 2014– December, 2014

Highlights 31/12/2013

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1st October, 2014

Founded in 2008 by Ravi Kalra, a well-known karma yogi,

social activist and environmentalist, The Earth Saviours

Foundation is an internationally recognized NGO, situated in

Delhi that serves less privileged people and also make efforts

to preserve the environment.

Story Ghar accepted the offer from Sneh In-

ternational School to design and direct the

Annual Function of junior section.

School’s Annual Function Design

Mono-Play Act in DPS, Bangalore

Ilika Ranjan, the author of “Puppet on the Fast Track” released her

second novel “Secrets of Zynpagua: Return of the Princess” in July

2014 which falls under the genre of fantasy & adventure. Written

extensively for Children & Young Adults, Ilika Ranjan wanted her

novel to reach out to kids for which she with the Story Ghar team

went to DPS, Bangalore. Jaishree Sethi, the director of Storyghar

personally enacted the story in a fun & interactive manner that not

only enthralled youngsters but also the teachers present there.

Stories at Earth Saviours Foundation

Page 2 Highlights

Story Ghar member with school Kids, backstage.

“Ilika Ranjan along

with Story Ghar came

up with the idea of

enacting the first ever

musical mono-play of

the book.

14th November, 2014

On 17th October, 2014, Story Ghar visited the foundation to

cheer up and motivate its selfless and dedicated staff and

volunteers. The storytelling session followed by games and

songs was an interactive experience for the volunteers that

lit up their faces with smile, hope and positivity.

17th October, 2014

The music team of Storyghar composed & sang the

lyrical prophesies of the novel. Subsequently, some

innovative activities like creative writing &

inter-school debate competition were held to ignite

children’s imagination & to bring them into action.

29th October, 2014

A program design was planned out for the two

plays, namely, Jungle Book and Sleeping

Beauty that included scripting, Acting Direction

and Production Design.

Mono-Play Act in DPS, Bangalore

Stories at Earth Saviours Foundation

This year, children took a

joyride into the fantasy world

of stories. A musical and

theatrical storytelling

program was offered by Story

Ghar on 14th November, 2014

at Epicenter, Gurgaon. The

intriguing recital of ‘The

Secrets of Zynpagua’ by

Jaishree Sethi saw the young

ones unveil the secrets of a

cursed land and trek into a

world full of magic, mystery

and drama. Moreover, the

frolicsome dramatization of

‘Alibaba & Challis Chor’ by

Salem & Miss. Jaishree,

titillated audience and gave

them a hearty laugh. The

stories of prince-princesses

and of the forty notorious

thieves backed by music filled

the audience with joie de

vivre and made Children’s

Day special for youngsters.

process of ‘teaching-

learning’, Story Ghar

conducted a lively and

interactive Teacher Training

Workshop at Lotus Valley

International School,

Gurgaon. The workshop

focused extensively on the

importance of storytelling in

To add some gusto to the

monotonous and routine

classrooms, giving a brief history and demon-

stration of storytelling. Jaishree Sethi also

threw light upon topics like how to find stories;

connect values, expressions and lessons with

them; make lesson plans and how to tell stories

using voice, drama and stick puppets. The talk

was followed by an active session wherein

teachers participated and gave presentations.

The Workshop, thus, successfully promoted

learning with understanding and presented

Innovating and meaningful methods to develop

student’s higher order of thinking skills.

Teacher Training Workshop

Story Ghar believes that stories, the

oldest means of communication can

connect and bring people together. To

elucidate the thought the invitee of

Chandigarh Sahitya Academy, Miss. Sethi,

widely talked about the magic of stories

in an interactive session held at UT Guest

House, Chandigarh. The session broadly

covered the aspects of stories

and how they can influence

us in our day to day lives.

Stories: Today & Forever at Chandigarh Sahitya Academy

Children’s Day Special at Epicenter, Gurgaon

Page 3 Highlights

Teacher’s presen-

tation during the

workshop

“Tell me a fact

and I'll learn. Tell

me the truth and

I'll believe. But tell

me a story and it

will live in my

heart forever...."

Jaishree Sethi with Teachers at Lotus

Valley International School

14th November, 2014

22nd November, 2014

29th November, 2014

Sheikh Chilli at the North

Delhi

Book

Fair.

This Pustak Utsav was

organized by North Delhi

When the affair is of book fair, how can stories be left

behind? And stories become more vibrant and chipper

when re-told orally using gestures, expressions and

intonation. Jaishree Sethi,

the storyteller along with

her music team presented a

dramatic and musical

representation of the Story-

Municipal Corporation and

with National Book Trust,

India at Mahila Haat, Asaf

Ali Road, Delhi. The

Inauguration of the Book

Fair was done by Sh. Manoj

Tiwari. The audience usually

consisted of school kids and

teachers who actively

participated during the

session.

Stories at North Delhi Book Fair

The Kahaani Festival that

aims to enchant and empower families through a multitude of activities

like oral and written storytelling, theatre, music, puppet shows, and workshops

extended a warm invitation to Story Ghar to become a part of their creative

process. The Festival was organized at Delhi Public School in Jhammat Village,

Ludhiana where Story Ghar presented nine story-sessions spread over the span of

two days. Storytellers, Jaishree Sethi & Mr. Shamir enacted out tales like ‘Money

Honey’, ‘Alibaba is back’, and ‘Person without name and Bear without tale ’,

‘Sheikh Chilli ke Karname’, ‘Jungle Calling’, etc. The response from the audience

was overwhelming; Children thoroughly enjoyed the sparkling round of dynamic

activities, games and mind ticklers.

Storytelling at Kahaani Festival, Ludhiana

Page 4 Highlights

The sessions

did not let the

audience just

sit and watch.

Children

happily

participated in

the follow up

games too.

15th December, 2014

4th-5th December, 2014

Story Ghar in company with Kahaani

Festival team celebrated White X-mas

Fiesta at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon.

The festival was full of vivacious pro-

grams comprising Puppet Show,

Magic Show, Storytelling, Dance, Music

and Drama.

Story Ghar delivered 11 sessions over the length of

four days. The event covered stories like Raja Muccho

Sing that highlighted the significance of a smile in

one’s life, Poor Rat & his Tail that lit up the faces of

young audience with its hilarity and other tales in-

cluding Chirounjilal Bechara, Kings & their whims, etc.

As always, the narrative was interactive and

dramatic accompanied by music and fun

activities that attracted and fascinated the

crowd.

Celebrating X-mas with Stories at Epicenter

Kahaani Festival at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon

Page 5 Highlights

Miss Sethi

impersonated the

characters using

props, costume,

gestures and

voice modulation

that brought to life

the essence of the

tale.

To make the Christmas day even merrier, Story Ghar brought an exuberant and

frolic storytelling adventure for kids on 25th December, 2014 at Epicenter, Gurgaon. The day’s program

was divided into two shows namely “Aladdin Aur Kuch Qisse” and “Karname Sheikh Chilli Ke”. With a unique

style of her own, Jaishree Sethi, the director of Story Ghar gave a theatrical presentation of the two fables.

Bhawana Anand through her interactive anchoring and comic one-liners warmed up the audience and

paved the way for the storytelling sessions. While the former show covered the classic Middle Eastern ‘rags

to riches’ tale of Aladdin, a poor young hero, his beautiful princess and a wicked sorcerer. The latter show

presented the chronicles of a young simpleton, a daydreamer, a fakir called Sheikh Chilli who was notorious

for his follies. His accounts were full of jest and funny punch lines that tickled little hearts and filled them

with zest and laughter. The entire narration of the stories was done in an exotic manner. The light and

sound effects which were controlled by Mr. Salem created an aura of mystique and added a healthy dose of

magic to the storytelling event.

The Stories were backed by music and a fun-packed round of

riddles that added melody and a perkiness to the act, respective-

ly. The title tracks of the stories were penned down by Jaishree

Sethi and composed by the music team of Story Ghar- Vibhor

Mathur (flutist), Tulja Sharma (vocalist) and Abhinav Goel

(guitarist). The group also sang Carols at the closure of the event

and made the audience sing along to share the festivities of

Christmas. The thrilling performance by the artists captivated

and mesmerized both children and adults alike.

25th December, 2014

21st-24th December, 2015

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Phone: 7838243022

E-mail: info@storyghar.com

website : www.storyghar.com

Learning Through Storytelling

Story Ghar , a house of stories , advocates learning

through storytelling.

Story Ghar is run by Jaishree Sethi, who is a media profes-

sional with 14 years of experience in Radio ,television and

theatre. As a passionate media and communication trainer

with her experience in institutions like Amity University

and Jamia Millia Islamia , has ventured in children educa-

tion by setting up Story Ghar.

Initiatives:

Story telling in schools

Story Performances

Workshops

Teachers Training

Corporate Training

NGO’s