Deepa Kiran is a professional storyteller and educationalist. Founder of the ‘Story Arts Foundation’, she is engaged with musical storytelling inspired by oral traditions of India. She has reached over 75000 educators globally through storytelling. Her focus area is the use of storytelling for teaching the English language and promoting empathy and resilience in multicultural classrooms. She has given TEDx talks and published articles on her work. She has received awards for acting, and recognition at international film festivals for her documentary film. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Storytelling and English Language Teaching at IIT, Madras.Year: 2017, 2014-15