Geeta Ramanujam

Geeta is an Internationally Renowned Storyteller, Master trainer, Educator, Author and Academician who wears many hats. She is a three-time TEDx speaker, Ashoka fellow and a pioneer of the storytelling movement in India. Geeta is the founder director of KATHALAYA’S INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF STORYTELLING.

Geeta has widely travelled to 48 countries and the 27 states in India to establish Storytelling as a tool of learning and also to set up Storytelling centres. She has trained over 99495 people so far in the field of Storytelling. Geeta has been a Master Trainer, Story performer, Speaker at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, UK, Norway, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Austria, Greece, Istanbul, Sweden, Poland, USA, Srilanka, and Brazil to name a few.

Geeta is the Indian Coordinator for the International Storytelling Network –RIC besides being the Indian coordinator of the Indian Storytelling Network. She has won several accolades -the recent International award for the Best storyteller at the storytelling festival in Brazil and the Governor’s award in Tamil Nadu for the Best Story Narrator. She was also recognized and mentioned by our Prime Minister Modi ji in the “Mann Ki Baat” programme. She has twice been conferred the title of Bangalore Hero in Karnataka.

Who We Are

Kathalaya Trust- The House of Stories was established as a trust in 1998. Here is the story of how Geeta Ramanujam, its founder came upon this idea.

Once upon a time on a rainy day in 1998, three teachers met under a Banyan tree to discuss Storytelling and its impact on learning in society and schools........Geeta Ramanujam who was also a librarian along with the other two teachers found answers to some of the doubts raised by the education system then. " How do we make concepts in Education interesting for students?" " How do we motivate children to interact and get involved in their subjects?" STORYTELLING was the unanimous answer to it all. Well, that’s how it all began.

Kathalaya’s vision was ‘To Make a Positive Change in Education’ which soon extended to help NGOs, Schools, Corporate and professionals from different fields. By 2003 Kathalaya became a Global phenomenon supported by well-wishers, funding agencies, and Storytelling Institutions around the World. Kathalaya spread its roots far and wide.