Shalini Damodaran is passionate about writing and coaching others to write. She was a teacher educator, specialised in the teaching of writing at the English Language Institute of Singapore.
Shalini is married to a supportive and loving gentleman who has always encouraged her to grow and discover her potential. Manmindar is an economist, and is the head of corporate and regulatory affairs in an MNC in Singapore. They have two adult children. Their daughter, Sandhya, is married to a Japanese national and lives in Tokyo. Sandhya runs her own social media business, and manages the accounts of some prominent clients. Her son, Preshin having completed his Masters in law in the UK, is currently doing his legal training at her brother's law firm in Singapore. Her mother who is her pillar of strength has been a loving presence, raising her children.
Shalini is currently a writer, writing coach and teacher educator. She was a Teacher Educator at the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS), Ministry of Education. She specialised in the teaching of writing. She conducted Professional Learning Programmes for English Language teachers in several primary and secondary schools, and coached and mentored teacher leaders.
Her core training was at ELIS, the National Writing Project (US) and Research for Better Teaching (US). She was part of a pioneer team that designed, organised and facilitated three-week Writing Retreats for English Language Teacher Leaders. She has also designed and led 'Writing Marathons'.
She has published poems and a research paper in SWIRL (A publication of the Singapore Writing Institute) and ELIS Research Digest respectively. This year, she published two articles on Medium: "Meditate and Write: They are great bedfellows" and "Mindful Writing"
In Feb 2019, Shalini co-facilitated a weekend Mindful Writing Retreat in Singapore with Amy Spies, a Mindful Writing teacher in Los Angeles. They also facilitated Mindful Writing Sessions for The Singapore Book Council and Club 1880.
Shalini continues to enjoy learning. She is currently enrolled in two courses: 'Teach Mindfulness Online' and 'Impact Selling with Neuro Linguistic Programming'.
In June 2019, Shalini volunteered to train English Language teachers in schools in Livingstone, Zambia.
Besides travelling, writing and Yoga, Shalini loves oil painting. She paints landscapes and portraits and has recently started figure drawing.
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Dear friends and family,
I am going to be placing my new born 'baby' in your safe hands soon after a long labour of love...far too long really! The books arrived at my new address in the middle of my move from my matrimonial home for 33 memorable years.
We moved into City Towers in 1987. We built friendships with our neighbours mainly through our children. The small open field provided many hours of entertainment not just for my children but the earnest dads who organised soccer games in the weekends. My dad and I watched the intense and sometimes over-heated games from the periphery with amusement. City Towers is a hive of memories for many of us. So the thought that City Towers will no longer exist in the map of Singapore is a little unnerving and bizarre. City Towers is not going to go through a make-over or even a cosmetic surgery. The four buildings: the tower block and the three understated low rise cousins are going to be razed to the ground come Feb 28th when we hand over the estate to the developers.
So when the long awaited books finally arrived at my door step, I was too busy and exhausted not just physically but emotionally from the move to feel anything. We just got our internet fixed and here I am...
I am very gradually feeling the excitement of placing 'Dad and I' in your good hands, and not without trepidation. I am entertaining loads of 'what ifs' but I hope my sense of humour will carry me through. The trick is to never take yourself too seriously. ;)
I would very much like to do things properly. All books will be signed and dated, and for those who ordered more than one book, please let me know the name you would like in the book and I'll do the needful.
I will give out the books during the BOOK LAUNCH PARTY. The tentative date for the party is 14 March (Sat). I will be sending out the invites soon. Please let me know if you are able to attend for catering purposes.
Thank you once again for your patience, and journeying with me this far. The birth of 'Dad and I' was made possible only because of your generosity and trust.
Here's to a more open, peaceful and inclusive world.
Warmest regards
Shalini