By the Bonfire...with Deepa

Deepa Kiran

Let's gather under the night sky, around the glowing warm bonfire, with our loved ones or maybe just our curious selves. For the solace & childhood joys like storytime, discovering a book or film, chatting up with friends new & old, and humming along to melodies. A space for sharing simple things like the joy of art, pleasure of expression and comfort of heart-to-heart connection. I, Deepa, the host travel around the world telling stories woven with music & dance, training teachers on story-arts based learning & also sharing my thoughts in journals, conferences and TEDx Talks.

Episodes

  1. 06/03/2021

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 "By The Bonfire", envisaged as a space for sharing back with the world, what I've received from life: simple things like the joy of art, the pleasure of expression and the comfort of heart-to-heart connection. Here is an attempt to offer you the nostalgia of the bonfire, where we'd gather together under the night sky, around the glowing warmth, with our family & friends or maybe just our curious selves. A space that could offer solace & childhood joys; of listening to stories, of discovering a book or a film, of chatting up with friends both new & old, and of humming along to melodies. This podcast is hosted by yours truly: I've travelled across the world & my country India narrating stories woven with music & dance, I train teachers on how to use storytelling in learning, and also share my thoughts in journals, conferences and platforms such as TEDx Talks. The heart smiles as I invite you to By The Bonfire. Every alternate Thursday, on Spotify or wherever you tune in to podcasts. In this episode you can listen to the story called the 84th problem, revisit the Hindi language film 'Anand' (1971) and meet with my guest. Meera Swaroop: early childhood educator, teacher trainer and parent coach. A young woman who loves teaching & loves children ! She is often found questioning & pushing the boundaries when it comes to how adults perceive children and what role adults play and could play in growth of the child. Join me as we listen to anecdotes and delve into her journey of experimenting with alternative learning and home-schooling two daughters.  Meera offers 2 courses on teachable: Early Years Home Learning https://earlyyearshomelearning.gr8.com/ Happy Family -Positive Parenting Course https://reachushappyfamily-a0275.gr8.com/ You can follow her on: https://www.instagram.com/meera_swaroop/ https://www.instagram.com/earlyyears_homelearning/ https://youtube.com/channel/UCsE8Kio9an0ezowyrv3rHaA https://www.facebook.com/meera.vedam https://www.facebook.com/groups/623611211920142/?ref=share As we wrap up the episode, Swagath Sivakumar soothes the spirits with his song ' Man laga yaar fakiri mein '. The words of saint poet Kabir, come alive in this rendering filled with beauty and love. Swagath is a student and apprentice at the Kabir Project at Srishti Institute of Arts, Design and Technology. As he grapples with his own difficulties, he enjoys sharing poetry and folk-philosophy which he finds personally insightful. His audio book - The story of an NRI father and daughter, and how a poem of Kabir's influences the strained relationship between them - is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bHCsaVFZXYg. Thank you :) Welcome to the podcast ! Love & Light Deepa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deepa.balasubramanian.9/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over2deepakiran/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/storytellerdeepa Blog http://over2deepakiran.blogspot.com/ Editing by: Gayatri Ingle

    Season 1 Episode 2

  2. 05/21/2021

    Season 1 Episode 1

    "By The Bonfire", envisaged as a space for sharing back with the world, what I've received from life: simple things like the joy of art, the pleasure of expression and the comfort of heart-to-heart connection. Here is my attempt to offer you the nostalgia of the bonfire, where we'd gather together under the night sky, around the glowing warmth, with our family & friends or maybe just our curious selves. A space that could offer solace & childhood joys; of listening to stories, of discovering a book or a film, of chatting up with friends both new & old, and of humming along to melodies. This podcast is hosted by yours truly: I've travelled across the world & my country India narrating stories woven with music & dance, I train teachers on how to use storytelling in learning, and also share my thoughts in journals, conferences and platforms such as TEDx Talks. My heart smiles as I invite you to By The Bonfire. Every alternate Thursday, on Spotify or wherever you tune in to podcasts. SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 In this episode you can listen to the story of the old man and what he did by the sea, peep into the book ' Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman ! ', and meet with my guest. Ashok Rajagopalan, is much-loved for his awesome body of work, both as a children's book illustrator and children's book writer. 'Gajapati Kulapati ' series has topped publishing charts for a long time. And children remember Ashok Uncle much, particularly for this one. Yet Ashok, is someone who carries his popularity with an endearing lightness. Join me as we hear him share snippets from his life. Among his other books, you might want to catch up with " Ha Ha Hasya! " with Tulika and his latest series "Adventures of Gulgul" from Talking Cub. Stay on for soothing songs from Ananya Bhaskar, who has been making waves in recent times, on television and the internet with her music. Find more of her work online : YouTube channel https://youtu.be/wo_yRgzl7io Instagtram https://instagram.com/ananya.bhaskar.7?igshid=3w6jnlakfmp1 Thank you :) Welcome to the podcast ! Love & Light Deepa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deepa.balasubramanian.9/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over2deepakiran/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/storytellerdeepa Blog http://over2deepakiran.blogspot.com/ Podcast Edited by: Gayatri Ingle

    Season 1 Episode 1

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    Welcome to By the Bonfire....with Deepa | Trailer

    " By The Bonfire ", envisaged as a space for sharing back with the world, what I've received from life: simple things like the joy of art, the pleasure of expression and the comfort of heart-to-heart connection. Here is my attempt to offer you the nostalgia of the bonfire, where we'd gather together under the night sky, around the glowing warmth, with our family & friends or maybe just our curious selves. A space that could offer solace & childhood joys; of listening to stories, of discovering a book or a film, of chatting up with friends both new & old, and of humming along to melodies. This podcast is hosted by yours truly: I've travelled across the world & my country India narrating stories woven with music & dance, I train teachers on how to use storytelling in learning, and also share my thoughts in journals, conferences and platforms such as TEDx Talks. My heart smiles as I invite you to By The Bonfire. Every alternate Thursday, on Spotify or wherever you tune in to podcasts. Thank you :) Welcome to the podcast ! Love & Light Deepa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deepa.balasubramanian.9/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/over2deepakiran/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/storytellerdeepa Blog http://over2deepakiran.blogspot.com/

  4. 03/12/2020

    Mohini and Ajivika - Folk Tale

    One of my favourite stories. A musical folk tale about a courageous, artistic young girl and her clever, compassionate encounters. This is originally a mythology reworked by Shanta Rameshwar into a folk tale, and I have modified it further after receiving some valuable insights from my children audience. So there is a story behind the story. And I hope you enjoy those connections as much as the story.

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Let's gather under the night sky, around the glowing warm bonfire, with our loved ones or maybe just our curious selves. For the solace & childhood joys like storytime, discovering a book or film, chatting up with friends new & old, and humming along to melodies. A space for sharing simple things like the joy of art, pleasure of expression and comfort of heart-to-heart connection. I, Deepa, the host travel around the world telling stories woven with music & dance, training teachers on story-arts based learning & also sharing my thoughts in journals, conferences and TEDx Talks.

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