Telling stories that bring about a change is what Srividya Veeraraghavan, the mother of a 10-year-old, loves to do.
Having been used to telling stories at various libraries in and around Ashok Nagar and Villivakkam, the lockdown opened a new avenue for her – her Facebook page called Story Train Chennai. “I have been doing live sessions every Wednesday and also sending stories as voice messages to friends and family. I wanted them to share these stories with others since I believe stories have the power to change,” she said. Though Sunday morning began quite normally, she didn’t expect her name would be mentioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat series. Mr. Modi said she told stories from Indian epics.
“It came as a huge surprise to me and a big honour for my work of the past five years to be recognised by the PM himself,” she said.
Ms. Veeraraghavan…