Fouzia Dastango, India’s first female Dastango, revived the fading art of oral Urdu storytelling in a male-dominated ...

For Lucknowites, the evenings became rivetting for two consecutive days as they spent them watching the mesmerising performance of Dastan Goi, the ancient art of storytelling. On the first day the ...

Once upon a time, the storyteller had to be a man of many arts—be glib and a deft swordsman, at the very least. Close to the centre of power in an imperial court, his dastan night could be followed by ...

In 2025, the world commemorates an extraordinary milestone, the 20th anniversary of the modern revival of Dastangoi, the centuries-old art of Urdu storytelling. Once presumed extinct after fading from ...

Indian performers Mahmood Farooqui and Danish Hussain love to tell stories. They have gone back to basics with Dastangoi — a Persian word that means ‘art of storytelling’ — which they started in 2005.

The Dastango says that through "Dastan-E-Jaan-E-Aalam" his attempt is to highlight the cultural and historical significance of the monarch, whose story has been subject to differing interpretations ...