Dheera has taught children to ride horses, delight in stories and be fearless with words. Despite having battled dyslexia all her life, she is an educator and the author of 13 books, some of which she has illustrated herself. Dheera’s writings, which include educational books, focus on making learning fun and effortless, keeping the hesitant child as the prime focus. Dheera was a teacher, principal at a nursery school and then the vice principal at a women’s polytechnic, in Mumbai.
Dheera has taught children to ride horses, delight in stories and be fearless with words. Despite having battled dyslexia all her life, she is an educator and the author of 13 books, some of which she has illustrated herself. Dheera’s writings, which include educational books, focus on making learning fun and effortless, keeping the hesitant child as the prime focus. Dheera was a teacher, principal at a nursery school and then the vice principal at a women’s polytechnic, in Mumbai.
She has written for Indian television, school plays and elocution pieces in Hindi and English. Her stories have appeared in on-line magazines and in Chicken Soup for the Indian Couple’s Soul. She wrote and produced an alphabet music cassette for children. She has conducted creative writing workshops across the country and held teacher training workshops. Her books have been read at the National Association for the Blind and are a part of the Talking Library which circulates all over India. Her two non-fiction books deal with adoption and blind women achievers.
While writing and illustrating continue to remain her focus, Dheera is constantly involved in social work projects through which she gives back to society in a small measure.
Dheera’s YouTube channel, CleverClog, is dedicated to short, fun, story-based videos which facilitate multidisciplinary learning.
Clever Clog | Dheera Kitchlu
