<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated the Bangalore Storytelling Society's work in storytelling in his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat.</p>.<p>The PM also interacted with the members of the society.</p>.<p>Software industry employee-turned-storyteller and founder Aparna Athreya and other members of the society - Shylaja Sampath, a teacher-turned-storyteller, Swamy Srinivasan, a psychologist-turned-storyteller, Lavanya Prasad, an electrical engineer-turned-professional storyteller and Aparna Jaishankar -- spoke with the PM.</p>.<p>A member also narrated the story of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijaynagar empire and his Minister Tenali Rama.</p>.<p>Formed in 2013, the Bangalore Storytelling Society is a body of storytellers who have come together under a common umbrella for the purpose of learning, nurturing, reviving, training, and popularising storytelling.</p>.<p>The society carries out activities related to storytelling such as meetups, tell-a-thons, festivals, workshops, and publishing. The society also claimed that it will network and collaborate with international storytelling groups to bring about cultural exchange through storytelling.</p>.<p>The PM also mentioned about Gaathastory.in, run by IIM Ahmedabad alumna Amar Vyas, who stays in Bengaluru. Vyas, who used to earlier live a foreign country, returned to India and was running the Gaathastory website along with other members, said PM.</p>.<p>Hailing the works of Vikram Sridhar from Bengaluru, the PM said Sridhar has been very enthusiastic about stories related to Mahatma Gandhi.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated the Bangalore Storytelling Society's work in storytelling in his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat.</p>.<p>The PM also interacted with the members of the society.</p>.<p>Software industry employee-turned-storyteller and founder Aparna Athreya and other members of the society - Shylaja Sampath, a teacher-turned-storyteller, Swamy Srinivasan, a psychologist-turned-storyteller, Lavanya Prasad, an electrical engineer-turned-professional storyteller and Aparna Jaishankar -- spoke with the PM.</p>.<p>A member also narrated the story of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijaynagar empire and his Minister Tenali Rama.</p>.<p>Formed in 2013, the Bangalore Storytelling Society is a body of storytellers who have come together under a common umbrella for the purpose of learning, nurturing, reviving, training, and popularising storytelling.</p>.<p>The society carries out activities related to storytelling such as meetups, tell-a-thons, festivals, workshops, and publishing. The society also claimed that it will network and collaborate with international storytelling groups to bring about cultural exchange through storytelling.</p>.<p>The PM also mentioned about Gaathastory.in, run by IIM Ahmedabad alumna Amar Vyas, who stays in Bengaluru. Vyas, who used to earlier live a foreign country, returned to India and was running the Gaathastory website along with other members, said PM.</p>.<p>Hailing the works of Vikram Sridhar from Bengaluru, the PM said Sridhar has been very enthusiastic about stories related to Mahatma Gandhi.</p>
