Dastangoi artistes are reviving the art form with a contemporary twist in the lockdown to keep the 13th-century art alive among the new-age audience... “Taaliyon ki garh garahat se, is baat ka izhaar ...

The ancient oral tradition is enjoying a revival as artists keep the audience on the edge Whatever form it takes, a story is nothing less than a shared experience. In an era of digital technology and ...

Before I begin, I must ask you to cast your mind back through the mists of time, to Persian and Mughal courts, where a lone figure held audiences enthralled, with nothing but his voice. Story-telling ...

People of the Doon valley were treated to a very special aesthetic experience last evening when they attended the Dastangoi session organized by World Integrity Centre (WIC) which has been ...

During the time of the Mughal empire, Indian and Persian storytellers narrated traditional tales of adventure and mysticism. Now, a group in New Delhi is reviving the art and retelling Islamic and ...

Dastangoi, a storytelling artform rooted in Mughal courts, saw a revival by Mahmood Farooqui in 2005. Originally in Urdu, it now includes Bengali, Marathi, and Gujarati to engage a broader audience.

A 13th-century oral storytelling art, Dastangoi, has lost one of its leading exponent, 30-year-old Ankit Chadha, on May 9. The writer and the storyteller, in a tragic accident, drowned in a lake near ...

Here were two young men sitting on a dais wearing white clothes with a white topi and bowls of water on the sides, as they performed Dastangoi, as explained in the opening by Mahmood Farooqui, who is ...

An online event of Dastangoi will be held on November 22. ‘Dastaan Miyan Aazad Ki’ from Fasana e Aazad will be held live on Zoom. It is written by Pandit Ratan Nath Sarshar and will be organised by ...

In her husband’s restrictive household, Amma had secretly helped her daughter enjoy the simple pleasures of youth. Now, the daughter wants Amma to enjoy the same and has brought her to her house, to ...

Walking through Old City, it’s easy to pick up a guide book and understand the basic foundations of how Hyderabad came to be; talking to the locals, though, brings a new charm to the surroundings. One ...