Kosa Ely grew up in a family of artists in the coastal towns of California. For twenty five years Kosa has studied and taught the sacred writings and culture of Vaishnava India.

Desiring to bring the beauty and magic of ancient India to children of all cultures, Kosa is combining her artistic talent and her storytelling to create a series of children’s books that both entertain and enlighten her audience.

Kosa also teaches art, enjoys photography, and traveling.

Bada Haridas received his Bachelors of Music Composition from the University of Southern California, and a scholarship for his graduate studies at the Institute for Advanced Musical Studies in Montreau, Switzerland.

For the past twenty seven years Bada Haridas has studied and performed Indian devotional music, including Indian classical music and raga, Bengali bhajana, mridanga, and harmonium.

Along with writing musical arrangements and performing, Bada Haridas teaches mridanga, harmonium, voice, and music therory and composition.

Harinama Chintamini has been involved in theater for over thirty years. Her first acting lessons began at age thirteen. She was part of a small theater company in West Virginia for several years which produced original plays with a spiritual message.

After moving to Atlanta, she became a professional voice talent and worked there for six years. From Atlanta she went to Key West, where she started a storytelling group at a local museum. After moving to Gainesville , Florida, she continues to pursue her interest in storytelling and reader’s theater.

Her favorite tales are the sacred stories from various traditions around the world, ones that “inspire the heart and uplift the spirit.”