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Laxmi Balaji
Laxmi Balaji is a storyteller from India, currently residing in Canada with her husband and 2 kids. She is a founder of a storytelling service named “Sagas-R-Us”. Performed in 2022 Toronto International Storytelling Festival. Recipient of 2023 the ‘Emerging Storyteller Award’ by the Storytellers of Canada organization(SC-CC). Apprentice teacher in the Parent Child Mother Goose Program.
She started her storytelling journey when reading books with her elder one. She discovered that kids get excited if the stories are narrated with expressions and voice modulations instead of just reading them. After gaining fluency, she started telling stories at community centers and preschools in 2016. Since then she has volunteered storytelling at various events in schools and libraries.
She has a sweet spot for telling Indian mythological stories and various folktales. She perfectly weaves stories in both the languages Tamil and English. She believes that in today's busy schedule, telling and hearing stories in a traditional way will enhance the imagination and calm the mind.
Able to tell fluently in English and Tamil.
Email: sagasrus.lax@gmail.com
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Youtube: youtube.com/@Sagas-R-Us