Madhu Shukla is a theatre and story practitioner and co-founder of “By the River”, a storytelling initiative  started in 2014 in Bangalore that revels in taking the joy and power of stories to adults, communities and organisations.  Since her post-graduation in acting from The National School of Drama, New Delhi, she has explored the applications of theatre and psychodrama practices for  leadership transformation for over 15 years. She facilitates learning programs for organisations in the area of collaboration, innovation mindset, effective communication, conflict management and leadership presence. She is also the co-founder of India’s first all-women’s improv group – The Adamant Eves and is one of the early founder members of the improv community in Bangalore.

Instagram: maddyzozo

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/madhu-smriti-shukla-14a6a93

Website: playspace.in, bytheriver.in

A note from Nadia:

From the moment I met Madhu I knew I was in the presence of a great artist!Her ability to step into a state of flow at any moment, to expand and extend her presence, to imagine worlds and creatures and characters, to fill a space with sound and song and laughter...it’s all so stunning. But Madhu’s genius goes even further, in that she can always bring everyone else along. She’s a quintessential collaborator. Never have I sensed that I was witness to this amazing creativity, but always with it, part of it, inside of it. Revelling in it! Whether we have been in a private home concocting wild cocktails or a professional public training there’s a bubble of life, love, and the sacred always around her.