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Dheera Kitchlu

Working with children has been Dheera Kitchlu’s focus for the last 30 years. She owned a horse riding school in New Delhi, where she taught riding to children between the ages of 3-16 years.

She ran a private school from her home for underprivileged children and was supported by the Red Cross and the UNICEF. She was a nursery school teacher and then the Principal of a nursery school in Mumbai. She was also the Vice-Principal of a vocational college for women, also in Mumbai.

Her written work includes story development and script writing for Indian Television, radio plays and skits for airline entertainment for children and stories for audio-cassettes for children at the National Association for the Blind, in Mumbai. In addition, she has written and published five story books for children, between the ages of 3 and 15. The books are set in contemporary India, providing rich vignettes of daily life.

Her book for adults, FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT, was commissioned by the National Association for the Blind, Mumbai and was published in 2005.

Ms. Kitchlu has recently launched an initiative called ‘Anyone can Write.’ This encourages children to fully explore their creative potential through the medium of writing, with a view to being published. All children passionate about writing can send in their pieces to her at fingerprints2009@gmail.com. Please visit her blog at http://dheerakitchlu.webs.com for writing tips.

Ms. Kitchlu’s two other books, “Maya” and “My Friend Sadhu Shiva” are also available on Serene Woods for sale. All proceeds from the sales will go to charity.