Kongetira Anjali Kariappa

Kongetira Anjali Kariappa ( Thamane Bolkaranda ) is the founder of Spring UP, a life skills and social emotional learning program for children. She is a writer, trainer and storyteller. She has extreme experience in language and life skills training with co-operate houses, educators and the hospitality industry.

Family

Father

Bolkaranda Kariappa

Mother

Uma kariappa

Husband

Kongetira Mukund Chengappa

Education

• BA-Mysore University-2000-2003
• Master of Arts-MA in Mass communication-University Gold Medalist-2003-2005
• Ceritification in school leadership for social emotional and character development, Academy of social emotional development in schools- St Elizabeth College

Achievements

Founder SpringUP leadership-2016-present-Hyderabad

• They teach children essential life skills that are required to pursue happiness and success in the classroom and later on in life. The core area of work is Social Emotional Learning (SEL). They are life skills rooted in emotions.
• They encourage and facilitate children to handle growth and manage change. Management of emotions, relationship with oneself and relationships with others around you plays a huge role in being successful.
• The foundation of all their programs is based on the 5 Skills for Success – Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Consciousness and Creativity.
• Their programs are experiential in nature and children learn by doing. They work with children, parents and educators for the most effective results.

Freelane -Editor, Content Writer & Journalist-2005-2019

Publishing:

• She was the Editor of the biography, ‘A Contribution in Time’ on Dr. MS. Sanjeevi Rao, India’s first Electronics Minister who was instrumental in laying the foundation for the Electronics and Telecommunication revolution in India. (2018)
• Editor of the award winning children’s book, ‘Believe in Yourself,’ written by a child author which has released globally to excellent editorial reviews. (2017)
• Freelance journalist and content writer for the Times of India, Femina and Deccan Herald.

Independent Trainer

•  Language and Life Skills Training for corporates, educational institutions and hospitality sectors (2009 to 2011)

Media

• Wrote scripts and did voice-overs for documentaries produced by EMMRC (Educational Multi-Media and Research Center), Government of India. (2004-2005)

Education Content
 

• worked with a team that was developing E-learning content for children 2005)

Trainer-Inlingua -Language and Life Skills Trainer-2006-2009

 

Her journey as a mother to her twins and the extensive research that she did to understand what was needed to complement the existing educational curriculum led her to bring all her skill sets and work experience together to setup springUP leadership training for children being very passionate about holistic education for children. She feels everything can wait but a childhood cannot.