There is something about the unbridled joy in the faces of children that drives story-teller Janaki Sabesh. “I get instant gratification when I narrate a story to children,” says Janaki, who is also an actor, author and Carnatic singer. “I thrive on this,” she adds. Janaki, known for her roles in Tamil films such as Ghilli and Jeans, is in Coimbatore this weekend to present story-telling sessions for children and their parents. “This is going to be my first time in Coimbatore for a public performance in an intimate space,” she says, speaking about Kadhai @ Vidhai.
Janaki brings to the event over four decades of passion for story-telling and working with children. She started out with audio cassettes of stories for children, called Learning Train that she recorded in 1995. In 2014, she started the storytelling initiative Golpo Tales Unlimited and has had her hands full ever since.
“In life, stories are everything,” feels Janaki, adding that after a career in sales and marketing for 20 years, she now uses stories in corporate training. “Stories can help in team building and connect better with each other,” she says.
