Joyful Cultural Learning at Libraries! – Bollywood & Culture Groove

Creating Empathy & Belonging through the Joy of Culture!

1. MAYA/NEEL BOOKS

16

Fun & Educational Titles

EIGHT

Amazon Bestsellers

95,000

Copies sold worldwide!

Written by two Indian immigrants with 15+ years of experience in US K12 cultural education.

Pioneers of publishing large collections on Indian culture suitable for a global audience, irrespective of their ethnic background.

What sets us apart? We distilled our lessons from teaching thousands of children over 16 years into a secular, FUN, and EXCITING way to learn about culture!

2. INCREDIBLY FUN PROGRAMMING

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THE MOST FUN AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR PATRONS – GUARANTEED!

FORMAT

In this high-energy program, we uniquely blend enchanting cultural Stories with upbeat and beginner-friendly Indian Dances OR beautiful Indian Crafts.

AGE GROUP

Customized content for each age group, starting at age 3. Think adults won’t dance? Try again! We get rooms full of adults with different physical abilities fully engaged and participating!

CONTENT

Seasonal themes such as Diwali & Holi festivals to Evergreen themes such as a farm adventure, crash an Indian wedding party, and more!

3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR LIBRARIANS

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Actionable, High-Impact Professional Development for Youth, Children’s, and Collection Services Librarians.

Empower your library staff with practical skills to build authentic multicultural collections, host engaging cultural programming, and build deep connections with diverse families in your community. Available as keynotes, half-day interactive workshops, or virtual staff development sessions.

Authentic Collection Building

How to evaluate, audit, and curate multicultural literature that goes beyond tokenism to provide authentic representation.

Turnkey Cultural Programming

Proven blueprints for running high-energy, interactive cultural events and storytimes, combining literacy, music, and kinesthetic movement.

Culturally Responsive Community Engagement

Practical strategies to welcome, engage, and retain immigrant and multicultural families in your library district.

Multimodal Storytelling Techniques

How youth librarians can incorporate music, rhythm, and interactive props to boost childhood engagement and literacy.

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I was at a recent event where Ajanta performed and I was blown away by her energy. Even though it was virtual, she kept the audience engaged throughout. I would recommend her in a heartbeat!

Rohit Pandita

Ajanta hosted our virtual Diwali event. Stellar performance and her ability to get all the people to get in the groove and participate over a virtual setting was extremely commendable. She brought in a lot of energy, positive vibe and cultural knowledge to the event. Highly recommend !

Jennifer Shumard

Ajanta's workshop was engaging, informative, and thoughtfully presented. She brought enthusiasm, expertise, authenticity, and explosive energy to the experience, it was simply infectious! She made it both educational and memorable for participants. I highly recommend that everyone attends one of her workshops at least once in their lifetime.

Michelle Michalik

It was a wonderful, educational experience. Thank you for coming to our library.

Deana Rolfsmeyer

We had a wonderful time with Ajanta! Her energy is fantastic. We ended up with more adults than kids at our program and everyone still had a great time and learned something. I would highly recommend booking her!

Krystal Smith

Ms. Ajanta stopped by the library that I work at to put on a performance for our summer reading program and let me just say she did NOT disappoint! She was absolutely amazing! She was fun, energetic, and was highly engaged with the kids and their caregivers. Both the children and adults told me that they had so much fun and learned a lot. Even I enjoyed it! I would highly recommend Ms. Ajanta and her organization for educational performances. Thank you for a wonderful experience, Ms. Ajanta! The patrons and I truly enjoyed your presence!

Shakedia Jones

Ajanta performed at our School District's AAPI event last night and did an AMAZING job! She incorporated and engaged the audience with true ease and mastery. The performance with the audience was one of the highlights of the evening. I will invite her back to perform in our upcoming District events. I highly recommend anyone needing a performer to took Ajanta!

Matthew Banach

Ms. Ajanta did an amazing job with our K-5th grade school assembly! She told about the festival of Holi. For each element, she taught the students a different dance move and had students doing a whole dance sequence by the end. The students were engaged and participated!

Vipanchi Raghu

We had Ajanta for our annual Village Holi event, and she was phenomenal. She has a rare ability to weave together information and entertainment so naturally that everyone stays engaged. Our crowd was a mix—some familiar with Holi, others completely new—and she made it accessible and exciting for all. By the end, everyone (kids including) not only understood what Holi is about but was also up on their feet, dancing and celebrating. It felt effortless, inclusive, and full of joy!