KARACHI: Renowned Storyteller Fawad Khan has said that storytelling has become little to none in our society; we should thrive upon promoting the storytelling culture and bring it into practice.
With the eventual fading of this art, there has been observed a lack of proper listening and speaking attitudes in the society.
The Persian style of storytelling was evolved from the great empire of Akbar and with the unordinary increasing interest in the people of Lucknow, storytelling was officially started in Urdu language on regular basis.
He expressed his views as chief guest in a Guest Speaker Session held in Moin Auditorium at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS).
The session was joined by the Principal Dow Medical College Prof Dr Kartar Diwani, senior faculty members and a large number of students.
Fawad Khan further added that after the boom of electronic and social media, the possibility of live storytelling is slim but it should be revived and promoted by our media.
He said that through storytelling we can highlight different aspects of life, as well as, create and raise awareness of many social issues prevailing in the country.
He talked about one of the tales Caesar, Mata Hari, and Mirza, story by Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi. The story revolves around a dog which is brought from abroad for its kind nature and loyalty towards his master’s protection. The story was admired by the audience as it beautifully highlights the societal attitude, benefits and problems faced by the neighborhood due to this dog creating awareness to our own attitudes and actions that we do unintentionally.
The audience appreciated Fawad Khan’s art of storytelling and gave him standing ovation.