‘Paroma-di, please come to the centre tomorrow. The girls have prepared a program.’ Sonu, the volunteer at the Child Care centre messaged me on Saturday. The girls at the centre enjoy stories, theatre and music and I knew I was in for a treat on Sunday. After the ‘guests’ had been seated, the emcee of…
When I started storytelling sessions at the Jorabagan police station in November 2017, the children appeared reserved except for a handful who were enthusiastic right from the beginning. I worked on this over the months that I conducted sessions and noticed that more and more children became involved. Throughout the sessions, I combined storytelling with memory…
Today it was the turn of the girls at the centre to share stories with the group. The first story, which was written and narrated by Sakina, was about a young man who wanted to learn music and dance, much against the wishes of his parents, who wanted him to become a doctor. After facing…
‘I have two stories for you today, one funny and the other a little serious. Which one do you want to listen to first?’ asked Swara, the volunteer at the Jorabagan police station centre. ‘The funny one!’ the children replied in unison. Swara then told them a story about a father and son who were…
We began the storytelling session at Child Care centre with a free wheeling chat about the girl’s day-to-day lives at the home. Since Sonu—the volunteer there—was visiting after a long exam related break and so was I, we thought this might be a good way to reconnect with the girls. We then did a fun…
