Priyadarshinee Guha

An alumna of Loreto House, La Martiniere for Girls and Presidency College, Calcutta, Priyadarshinee is a Masters in Modern History and a gold medallist from Calcutta University. Passionate about teaching she chose to make this her life force. Priyadarshinee has been teaching History and English for the last 22 years in reputed schools of Calcutta, namely Modern High School for Girls and The Heritage School. As a teacher of History she has conducted several workshops for students and for training of teachers in using novel and creative approaches in the classroom. Born into a family steeped in reading, theatre and cinema these have enhanced her work enormously over the years. A trained Rabindra Sangeet singer, she has worked for several years in a reputed Bengali theatre group in Calcutta.  Theatre was carried into the classroom which led her to head the Dramatics Club in school which mounted several award winning productions under her direction. She has also directed water ballets set to Tagorean themes. A multi-faceted person she has been the master of ceremonies for events and conducted quizzes in schools and given talks in the city to varied audiences.Presently the Vice Principal at Indus Valley World School, she actively engages in marrying her love for the arts with her teaching and in steering the children to explore and identify creative avenues of expression, through drama, dance, singing, music and literary endeavours.

Attending Session

March 25, 2022 ● 11 am
Loki Takes Guard (Online) - Menaka Raman, in conversation with Priyadarshinee Guha (Online)