Rocks that talk, numbers that dance

things: a single motherto eepa Kiran is many

dancer, a nutrition two boys, a Bharatanatyam

In a glider pilot, a coder. and dietetics graduate, invaria

she says, she was her years as astudent,

by her science textbooks. bly been disappointed explored the

for an Mphil, she

In 2007, while studying

A key problem, of communication. language of science artistic communities

the scientific and course, was that Kiran

In her role as a storyteller, were not collaborating.

gap. aims to bridge this about stones

tells stories to children

For instance, she origin tales range from the mythological

of and rocks. These to the science

as the Rama Setu for formations such is to offer rel

was born. “The aim how the Deccan Plateau and emotional

serve to create a curiosity evant stories that says

present information,” connect. And to interestingly

Kiran, 45. sessions, audi

musical storytelling

In her interactive, answers, sing and

to think, guess at ence members get

audience respond? does her young dance along. How conversations,” Kiran

spontaneous

“There are always too.

lingering impacts says. There are more ever gone

year-old said he hadn’t

“One parent of a four-

after the storytelling

But the Monday near rocks before. in his school

ran to the rocks session, he apparently about how rocks

telling his classmates grounds and began of them.”

we have to take care are our friends and tales of science

of her passions —

Following another storytelling

— Kiran has conducted fromindian history Association of Andhra Prasessions for the Birdwatching

in 2021. “I told stoScience Congress, desh and the Indian the very few

(India was one of ries on zinc extraction chess and hum

how to do this), on countries that knew

in a story through I introduced math bling a king, and into a (rhythmic

can be converted dance,as numbers pattern).” storytelling and

pursuing a PHD in

Kiran is currently of Technology

the Indian Institute language from

(Iit)-madras. literature and

many students from

“We don’t have too upside is I

So the other interesting the humanities here. science, math,

with students from am trying to connect who are inter

and other fields, technology, metallurgy

education,” she says. ested in creative about India,

on a series of stories

She is also working over2deepakiran ) and

via Instagram (@ which she shares for exams, but

She’s taken abreak

Youtube (Deepa Kiran).

and would love to number of stories

“I have an unending go on,” she says.

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