Mita Vashisht’s voice rang through the dark tent, delicate and clear. Listening to tales from their lives and being a part of the energy and laughter in the audience was something I wouldn’t have enjoyed if I had just been watching a video of them.” Bhatnagar’s realisation that this art form extends beyond recounting tales from books and that our …
Once upon a time, not so long ago, social entrepreneur Sushmita Singha and management consultancy founder Salil Bhandari sat in the balcony of their Udaipur house watching the full moon aglow over a glass of wine. The inaugural edition saw Fauzia Dastango, India’s first woman to tell stories in the traditional Urdu/Persian style of storytelling originating in the 13th century …
