Author Archives: Story Practices

Storytelling is a metaphor for life itself – Kathalaya News

Storytelling is a metaphor for life itself.

It helps us connect the familiar with the unknown,

and in that process, we begin to connect more deeply with ourselves.

This June, Geeta Ramanujam will be facilitating the 8th Storytelling Course at the Himalayan Writing Retreat — a 4-day residential journey from June 12th to 15th.

Set in the serene beauty of the Himalayas, this is not just about learning storytelling.

It is about experiencing it — feeling it, living it, and allowing it to unfold within you.

As stories emerge, they begin to blend with your own inner journeys,

creating a space for reflection, expression, and meaningful connection.

✨ This is not just a retreat.

✨ It is a transformation.

If you are looking to pause, reconnect, and rediscover your voice through stories,

this journey might be just what you need.

Begin your journey with Geetha Ramanujam.

Certified Intensive Beginner Storytelling Course. 

At Himalayan Writing Retreat,  Satkhol, Uttarakhand

📅 June 12-15 

Friday to Monday

For more details click

Storytelling Retreat at Himalayas with Kathalaya

Geeta Ramanujam and the Bangalore story plus call for Kathalaya Storytelling Courses

What makes a city a space of storytellers?

In this thoughtful conversation, Geetha Ramanujam reflects on Bangalore —

its stories, its traditions, and the deeper role storytelling plays in shaping culture.

From the story of Punyakoti to the living heritage of Janapada Loka,

she reminds us that storytelling is not something we simply learn —

it is something we inherit, live, and carry forward.

In a world that leans towards information and writing,

this is a gentle return to:

✨ listening

✨ memory

✨ oral traditions

And what truly makes a storyteller.

If this resonates with you,

Kathalaya offers spaces to explore storytelling more deeply:

📞 For details: 82773 89840

🌿 Certified Intensive Beginner Storytelling Course 

Batch 183

📍 Kathalaya Centre, Bangalore

📅 April 17–19

Register: https://forms.gle/8B2xAo9oQAia7pdH6

Batch 184

📍 Defence Colony, Delhi

📅 June 5-7

Register: https://forms.gle/fZDxPTtSmXnhUSBC6

Batch 185

📍 Himalayan Writing Retreat, Satkhol, Uttarakhand

📅 June 12-15

Register: https://www.himalayanwritingretreat.com/event/storytelling-course-kathalaya/

🎓 The Diploma in Storytelling 

Batch 39

📍  Kathalaya Centre, Bangalore

📅 June 14-17

Register: https://forms.gle/CA4t9jBArZgVLKrG6

✨  Antardhwani Retreat – The Storytellers’ Inner voice

📍  Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

📅 July 17-19

Register: https://forms.gle/te5ZHJ3SZC6VyPxw6

The space travel machine

Subject: Space

Topic – Triangulum Galaxy

Anika built a space travel machine. With this she travelled to the Triangulum Galaxy which was 2.7 million light years from Earth. In this galaxy, she observed one thing.  She could see Earth with her eye. Subsequently she returned to Earth and noticed that she could see the Triangulaum Galaxy – one of the most distant objects visible with the eye – from Earth too.