Reading out stories to her son was a passion with Charanya Prabhakar who has also completed various courses in Montessori methodology. She embarked on this exercise when her son was just six-months-old. The habit continued and when he stepped into play school she realised that the reading sessions had built a good vocabulary in him. This amazed the parents of his peers. They prompted her to conduct story telling sessions for their wards. She began with just 15 children and slowly the number grew.
Not wanting to stop with just stories, Charanya decided to introduce children to Indian Mythology. During the Navaratri season last year, she held a two-day camp on Ramayana. Using the kolu dolls, she narrated various episodes to the kids for nearly two hours. The good response of the camp enthused her to hold workshops on culture, rainwater harvesting, animals and more. These camps had features such as case studies, stories, work sheets, craft and conversations.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/integrated-with-music-creativity/article3847624.ece