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    Wari: Chapter Three

    Stories and artists of Chapter Three


    1. Kahani Hiraman Ki:

       A story about Hiraman, a parrot, who becomes advisor to a King.
      
       Adapted from a folk story from Bengal by Abhinav Sabyasachi.
       Duration: 20 mins
       Narrated by:  Abhinav Sabyasachi

       Abhinav Sabyasachi is the founder of 'Paltan', a theatre and art group. He is originally from Bihar and has been doing extensive theatre
       with groups like IPTA, 'Sansaptak', Sehar Theatre Group. He has done plays in Hindi, Bengali, English, Maithili, Urdu and French. He also
       conducts theatre workshops. Abhinav is also a freelance journalist, writer, a published poet and a painter.
     

    2. Tapta: A story about how the fear of the unknown came into the world.
      
       Adapted from a Manipuri folk story by Nicky Chandam
       Duration: 20 mins
       Narrated by: Anuja Jaiman
      
       Anuja Jaiman is a Delhi based actor. Originally from Dehradun, she worked as a journalist for a decade in Delhi and Mumbai and is presently a
        communication and editorial freelance professional. She is pursuing theatre and exploring storytelling. In line with the vision of Wari, of
        which she is the co-founder, Anuja wishes to use theatre and storytelling as a conversation starter to reach people of all age groups.
     

     3. Ilm Kee Dukaan:
       
         What is it that everybody needs but is not being sold in a shop? 'Ilm kee dukaan'  is a witty story of entrepreneurship.
        Adapted from a Gujarati folk story  by Valentina Trivedi.
        Duration: 20 mins
        Narrated by:  Valentina Trivedi

        
       Valentina Trivedi is a Teacher Educator and Storyteller who specializes in approaching the learning process from a child’s perspective.
       She has been a senior copywriter in advertising, a scriptwriter and director for TV shows and films, the Editor-in-Chief of the Doon School
       quarterly alumni magazine and a performance artist of Dastangoi - the ancient art form of Urdu storytelling. She enjoys writing in both Hindi
       and English and is currently developing picture books for children. She is also a co-founder at ‘Kaleidoscope’, an initiative that works to change
       the way learning is perceived and experienced by children and adults.

    Chapter Three was presented on 26 February, 2017 at a fund raising event for Karm Marg at Jugmug Thela, Said-ul-ajab, New
    Delhi and on 12 March, 2017 at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi.


     

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