Shruthi Rao
STEM, humor, and opening minds to different perspectives!
About Shruthi
Shruthi Rao is the award-winning author of 20 (and counting) fiction and nonfiction books published in India and the US. She has a masters degree in energy engineering and worked in tech before becoming a writer. Over 15 years, she has spoken to hundreds of children in schools internationally. She enjoys introducing children to new perspectives and seeing their minds open up to joy, learning, awareness and empathy.
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What educators say
“Shruthi’s presentation was engaging, fun, and inspiring. Our students loved hearing about how an idea becomes a book.”
“The students had some great takeaways such as the importance of revising their writing… I love they felt connected and represented in the book.”
“Thank you for leading two incredibly engaging sessions today! I heard from multiple students that they loved your session and wished it was twice as long.”
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