Lakshmi V

About Lakshmi V

A versatile and engaging educator with over a decade of experience in storytelling…

Experience

1. Creator and Storypreneur

   Kathaa Yaana

   Sep 2017 — Present · Bangalore, IN

   Kathaa Yaana is my storypreneurship vehicle.The destinations of my venture include but not limited to-1) Kathaa SessionsCustomized stories would be performed at public events, celebration gatherings. Corporate sessions for special days like founder’s day, employee day, employee-family day, etc.Storytelling sessions at schools & colleges for students.2) Kathaa WorkshopsCustomized storytelling workshops like Brand Kathaa workshop- designed for brand storytelling. If you are a start-up or an established business looking to communicate your brand message effectively to your customers or audience, Kathaa Yaana is at your service.Corporate Kathaa workshop- designed for corporate storytelling, where the teams in a company are trained on using the tools of storytelling for team building & development, written & verbal communication within and across teams, conflict management, change management and all other facets they encounter in their roles as employees & colleagues.Edu Kathaa workshop- designed to cater to educational institutions to help teachers, lecturers, professors to break out of their shells to make their classes interactive, informative and fun by incorporating the tools of storytelling.Kids’ Kathaa workshop- coaching children to be expressive storytellers, guiding them in writing their own stories and performing. This workshop is targeted to children attending school or any other equivalent courses or camps.Your Kathaa Coach- personalized storytelling and public speaking coaching.3) Kathaa VideosStories from mythology, folktales, biographies, etc pertaining to certain themes are narrated. Kathaa videos are made in an attempt to educate, create awareness and entertain the viewers with the stories presented, to preserve and revive oral tradition of storytelling.The videos are available on Youtube, Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter.

Education

• Bangalore University

  Master’s Degree, Biochemistry

  2008 — 2010

• St Teresa's Girls' High School, Bangalore

  High School, English, Kannada, Sankrit, Maths, Science & Social Studies

  2000 — 2003

• Christ Junior College, Bangalore

  PUC, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology

  2003 — 2005

• Christ University, Bangalore

  Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology

  2005 — 2008