A story cannot be defined. It can take on many forms and moods, it can transform from being an extension of the writer to an entity by itself. A storyteller is instrumental in forging that identity. PeaceWorks celebrated World Storytelling Day on 20 March, with the team at Kolkata Storytellers— Priyanka Chatterjee, Kavita Gupta and Arpita…
When I heard the name ‘Hamari Muskaan’ for the first time I thought that the name itself suggested that my work would be to bring smiles on the faces of children I would be working with. When I visited the Seagull office and was told that my work as a volunteer would be to narrate…
Storytelling is an art that can be adapted to whichever medium the storyteller chooses. Music, art, theatre, film. And so many more. This year, for Golpo Mela—The PeaceWorks Storytelling Festival, we chose to depart from the format that we had used in the last few years and showcase film as a medium of storytelling. After some…
What a way to start the day! Twenty-six children from Kailash Vidyamandir, Anandan, Women’s Interlink Foundation (Kalighat Burning Ghat centre) and Birla High School for Boys celebrated ‘One Nation Reading Together’, along with Ken Spillman and Scholastic on 24 November 2016. Held at The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, the morning saw poems being recited…
‘The human race has been telling stories since it began’ – Doris Lessing Everyone has a story of their own but not everyone can tell them. This is what sets storytellers apart from the rest. Storytelling is an art, which is to be expressed with the effect of impressing the listeners. A master storyteller should be…
