Dastan: a review
over the years i must have seen over a dozen of these performances, from the Dastangoi evening at Prithvi, 16th april, 2006 Farooqi and Husain have evolved into telling contemporary stories along with the Dastans from the Hamza
dastan: the performance: a review
imagine two men dressed in white cotton angarkha/jama and delicate white chikan ‘topis’
imagine them seated, on the floor, on white sheets with bolsters
imagine minimal props: silver bowls with water, a snuff-box, marigolds and a few other odds and ends
imagine, now, these two men narrating
imagine flying fingers detailing a woman’s costume and make-up or
imagine perhaps a town with a blood red river and pearl eating fish
imagine stories of kings, of simple men, of beautiful women and of sorcerers
imagine these stories from very animated faces
imagine the twists and turns in stories
in the style of the caravanserai storytellers
imagine this in poetry
imagine it in ‘bazaaru’ , in urdu-hindustani
imagine, also, an alive, throaty, laughing, awestruck audience
imagine happy faces fed with stories
imagine the applause now
imagine what you missed now
imagine you could see it one day
imagine, till then
Bazaar Kissa-Kahani 
great post…
thank you, RafiMian
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