DASTANGOI - The lost Art of Urdu Storytelling... by Ankit Chadha

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So what is Dastangoi ?

Dastan - An epic tale ,   Dastango- Storyteller 

Dastangoi – Recitation of a Dastan (In a Dramatic Way)

Ankit Chadha is the leading practitioner of the form of Hindi/Urdu storytelling, and has spoken on Dastangoi globally, including at Harvard, Yale, NYU and University of Toronto. He is the author of two award-winning books. For more details,  please visit: https://www.ankitchadha.in/

Ankit will be presenting Praarthanaa , a Dastan Celebrating ‘life and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi’. Praarthana was conceived during Ankit's fellowship at the Sabarmati Ashram.

Ankit will also be presenting an entertaining ‘Dastan-e-Khanabadosh’ Did you know that "khanabadosh" means the one who carries his home (khana) on his shoulders (dosh). Like the herder following the herd. Storyteller Ankit Chadha has followed the herders in Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, to bring us their tales of living lightly on this earth. An engrossing tale which Ankit has performed at dozens of places in India and abroad.

SOME CLIPS FROM ANKIT'S PERFORMANCES

Dastangoi presentation on Kabir - the poet and the lover, "Dastan Dhaai Aakhar Ki" is a narrative based on historical research and folk lore around the 14th century Bhakti poet. Interspersed with his 'khadi boli' poetry, the dastan takes you on a journey in search of finding the Kabir who is within you.
Based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Dastan Alice Ki starts with Alice's adventures in the fantasy land. She then explores the world through the looking glass, starting her journey on the chessboard to become a queen.
This Dastangoi is an allegorical story about the mobile industry in India, written and performed by Ankit Chadha for an audience that uses mobile, thinks mobile and believes that mobile can change the world. The dastan blends the modern theme and the medieval medium to pick up a range of specific issues faced by the country's mobile industry.