Usha Venkatraman is an award-winning Storyteller, TEDx Speaker, educationist, author, classical vocalist, puppeteer, and radio show host, who inspires and transforms through stories. Recently donned the role of a Social Impact Creator at the UN Women 2024, 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women from India. Usha’s stories are an intersection of Indian Myths, folklore, Feminism and Music. She loves to bring different voices together, weaving threads of untold stories of women heroes stitching together forgotten folklore, fragments of myth, songs, and music. Usha has directed and performed in storytelling ensemble shows. Usha has been storytelling at national and international festivals, events, and conferences in India and abroad. Usha is the founder of Mumbai Storytellers Society and festival director of Gaatha - Mumbai International Storytelling Festival.