Dr Vidyanidhi Chhabra, Educator & Writer; Shimla
After completing her Higher Secondary from Central School and graduating Lady Shri Ram College, Dr Chhabra did her M.Phil and Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She started her literary journey when she was in school with the translation of comics from English to Hindi. She wanted to be a painter but then became a journalist. Then she wanted to become a kathak dancer but ended up becoming a research scholar and ultimately a teacher. She came to Himachal Pradesh in 1993, where she taught in many colleges of the state and retired as an Associate Professor from Government College Sunni. She has always enjoyed communicating with the youth as she adopted innovative and interactive means to teach them and make learning fun. Dr Chhabra has written many stories for children that have been published in magazines, edited eleven books and translated four books.
Gunjan Batra, Storyteller & Journalist; New Delhi
A listener, storyteller, content creator, life coach, cancer warrior, multi-media artist, and totally mad about cars, Gunjan is an explorer of life and believes that life’s a journey well spent only if we enjoy every stage of the journey, as each has its own lessons for us to imbibe. A quintessential optimist and constantly curious, the only constant in this explorer’s life is chasing change – change which comes in myriad forms – via reading a book or learning a new craft form, or knitting and sewing, or reading the tarot, writing someone’s story, doing an art workshop, or helping people in whichever way she can. With almost three decades of experience as a journalist, a radio programmer and host, and a communications person, Gunjan enjoys interacting with kids helping them form their own perspectives when it comes to art and creative content. She’s passionate about doing her bit to preserve the earth and recycling, upcycling, and repurposing play a big role in her creative expression.
Jael Priscilla, Educator; Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Presently working as an educator with Navayuga World School (Adani Foundation); Nellore, Jael teaches Grades 5 to 9. A specialist subject teacher of English and History, with experience in mapping lesson plans, learning outcomes, worksheets for effective teaching-learning process, among other works. She has also worked as Editor (ELT) with Macmillan Publishing (I) Limited, Noida, as well as designed the curriculum for English language for the ICSE board. Editorial checks of English school books (classes 1- 8); checking for grammatical accuracy, factual accuracy, conceptual accuracy, artwork placement, whether the book in compliance with CCE, etc., has been a part of her profile. Interaction with authors, freelance editors and other vendors for completion of project were addons.
Prantik Bose, Editor & Resource Person; Jaipur
A hardcore, dynamic, vibrant and result driven professional who has successfully carried out market-research based product growth, development cum niche brandings, by creating content interfaces and led successful startups with schools and publishers for the last two and a half decades in national and international domains. An alumni of St Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jok, Bose trained in book design from John Morgan Studios, UK and book publishing from National Book Trust and University of Calcutta. His professional pursuits include as an Editor at Oxford University Press; Regional Editor at Macmillan India Limited; Territory Manager and Resource Person at Ratna Sagar Private Limited, among others. His other skill sets include crisis management, a quiz master for CBSE Sahodayas, resource person for classroom management workshops, a branding specialist and as an excellent communicator.
Rachna Rohatgi, Author & Content Developer; New Delhi
An editor, author and content developer of Computer Science, Science, English and General Knowledge textbooks, Mrs. Rohatgi has 16 years of experience in the publishing of educational textbooks and children’s books and 20 years of experience in teaching and training the young minds. She has edited books on Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, G.K., Social Sciences, EVS and Handwriting for publishers such as Eupheus Learning, Navneet Education Ltd., Oxford University Press, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Orange Education, Viva Books India Pvt. Ltd., Sultan Chand & Sons. She has a flair for writing, is passionate about her work and loves to take up new challenges. She has edited books for the National Book Trust, writes short stories, poetry as well as undertakes technical writing assignments. Mrs. Rohatgi has a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature from Delhi University; a Master’s Diploma in Software Engineering; she then went on to complete her PGDM from All India Management Association and obtained diploma certifications in Book Publishing from National Book Trust and in Technical Writing.
Astha Chadha, Storyteller & Media Professional; Gurgaon
मेरे लिए कहानी, विचारों और अनुभवों की अभिव्यक्ति है।
A media professional by career and storyteller by choice. She is passionate about writing stories, poems and love reading about Indian literature, art and fashion. Her experience with almost every facet of media industry in last 23 years, has given her the opportunity to explore the world of stories in a different manner. Her journey with storytelling started when she started teaching her daughter social skills through the stories. She tries to create awareness about inclusion, diversity and acceptance in the society through stories. As she often says, “Let’s create a magical world of words.”
Parveen Bhalla, Writer & Editor;
लगभग बीस वर्षों से हिंदी क्षेत्र में लेखक, संपादक, सलाहकार के रूप में कार्यरत । सत्तर से भी अधिक पुस्तकों (विषय – के-12 स्कूली शिक्षा, संगीत, जीवनी, देशभक्ति, ज्योतिष, यात्र, चित्रकथा, धर्म), अनगिनत कहानियों और कविताओं का लेखन व संपादन । एडुकोम्प, एमबीडी, एस चाँद में हिंदी विभागाध्यक्ष के रूप में कार्य का अनुभव । एच सी एल, डायमंड बुक्स, प्रभात प्रकाशन आदि के लिए स्वतंत्र लेखन व संपादन । वर्तमान में नवनीत एजुकेशन में हिंदी विभागाध्यक्ष के रूप में कार्यरत ।
Tanaya Ghose Dastidar, Writer & Media Personnel; Jharkhand
She has over 11 years of experience in publishing, wherein, Tanaya has developed and authored books for school curriculum and coffee-table books. She has been associated with publishing house such as Madhubun Books, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Cambridge University Press, etc, and has had the opportunity to work with Aaj Tak, NDTV, Hindustan Times as a media personnel. She is an English tutor and/or an instructor (online and offline), a blog writer, a translator, a feature writer, a reviewer. Her knack of creative writing drives her into the areas of poetry, story and other areas of fiction and non-fiction. She also works as a VO artist and has submissions on social media platforms. She is also a trained classical dancer; she performs, assists and choreographs, too. She also works in the showbiz industry as a script writer, project coordinator and a performing artist. She conducts workshops for teachers and students on teaching aids, handwriting analysis (graphology), personality development, and other soft skills. She is a recipient of FSIA 2020 Award, under the category ‘Multitasking’; GTF World Business Summit 2020 Award, under the category ‘Education and Media’; and GTF World Business Summit 2021 Award, under the category ‘Women in Leadership’.
