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Sarala Minni or more commonly known as Kahaniwali Nani, is a retired Indian teacher and storyteller based in Bangalore.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
She graduated in Philosophy and Psychology[where?]. She worked as a montessori school teacher and ICMAS Abacus in Kolkata.[8][9][10] She started storytelling on 21 March 2017, after being prompted by her niece Parul.[11][12][13][14][15]
She started by telling stories in the Hindi language, and in April 2017 she started telling the stories in English. Her stories are targeted to age groups from would-be-mothers to children of ages 12.[16] Using digital platform as a medium of communication, she spreads the value-based, festival related, folk tales, animal stories and other interactive stories of duration 8–11 minutes.[16][17][11]
She currently uses Youtube and Telegram mobile applications to share the stories online.[16][17][2][13]
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- ↑ "Meet Kahaniwali Nani - the storyteller with thousands of grandchildren!". ZenParent. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Telling bedtime stories to 10,000 grandchildren, Outlook - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "मिलिए 'कहानीवाली नानी' से, WhatsApp पर सुनाती हैं कहानियां". www.navodayatimes.in (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "How Sarla Minni Turned Her Talent Into The Popular Podcast Kahaniwali Nani - Silver Talkies". silvertalkies.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "The woman with 10,000 grandkids". The Grandparent Effect. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Everyday 6,000 kids across the world wait to listen to B'luru's 'Kahaniwali Nani'". Eenadu English Portal. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "The Times Group". epaperbeta.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Kahaniwali Nani Brings Back Magic Of Storytelling- SheThePeople TV". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ ScoopWhoop (24 August 2017). "'Kahaniwali Nani' Records Bedtime Stories On WhatsApp For Kids Who Don't Live With Grandparents". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Kahaniwali Naani – Bringing the magic of stories back to life | The Lifestyle Portal". www.tanyamunshi.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Swaminathan, Shakti. "Forget all you've heard about technology-challenged grandparents – this nani makes her own podcasts". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Ravi, Hamsini (19 August 2017). "The storyteller with 6,000 grandchildren". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "App creates global legend out of nanny from Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "More Than 6000 Kids Across the World Look up to This Bengaluru Granny, Here's Why!". The Better India. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Meet The Techie- Grandmother Who Has 10,000 Grandchildren!". JFW Just for women. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Meet the Bengaluru 'nani' who shares the joy of stories with over 10,000 grandchildren". The News Minute. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "ये नानी वॉट्सएप पर सुनाती हैं कहानी, विदेशों में भी है फैन फॉलोइंग". hindi.oneindia.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 28 February 2018.