Kathakar- Ministry of Culture partners with Kathakar under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to take storytelling among the people.
Ministry of Culture partners with Kathakar under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to take storytelling among the people.
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- The 15th edition of Kathakar will be inaugurated by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Law and
Justice and Smt Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture
- This year Kathakar partners with Ministry of Culture under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and the event
will take place at Amphitheatre Central Vista India Gate as Kalanjali.
- The storytelling sessions will be held at Sunder Nursery, Heritage Park in Delhi and at Central Vista,
India Gate
- The festival will showcase in its pristine physical form amazing stories and music by Indian and
International storytellers from seven countries—United Kingdom; Australia; Mongolia; Israel; Sierra
Leonne; Korea; and India.
- The art of storytelling in India has many forms and utilizes many mediums.
- Despite differences in settings, genres, or cultures, all stories ultimately aim to convey something
universal.
- They serve both an educational and entertainment purpose for audiences.
- It's clear that different sections of India's culture has its own distinct approach to storytelling
- Puppets, dance, or even musical instruments are used as props to help the narrator make storytelling
more impactful. Hence, Kathakar, the sole celebration of India's rich oral storytelling tradition, which
was started under the umbrella of Ghummakkad Narain Travelling Literature Festival was launched
in 2010.
- Kathakar 2022—a marquee event to revive the traditional style of storytelling in a world dominated
by hi-tech gizmos and gadgets—will thus feature professional and passionate storytellers from the
country and abroad who will showcase their mesmerizing craft to underscore the fact that storytelling
cuts across all boundaries of language and culture
