Why stories are a vital part of our lives: Understanding their science and politics

Like a very sharp knife, the power of the story is neither good nor evil – it cuts both ways.

Claire Corbett, The Conversation

· May 08, 2022 · 05:30 pm

How the retelling of old tales in new form creates an economy of fiction that can trigger change

Like currency notes, stories change hands and gain new value in the process.

Varsha Ramachandran

· Mar 07, 2021 · 12:30 pm

How video games are changing storytelling by co-opting the player, which fiction still cannot do

The player’s choice drives the narrative, and there are as many stories as there are choices.

Kaustav Sood

· Dec 07, 2019 · 11:30 am

Pem Nem: A 16th-century Urdu romance goes online

The 34 miniature paintings tell the story of Prince Shah Ji and Princess Mah Ji.

Nur Sobers-Khan

· Jun 11, 2017 · 08:30 pm

What happened when a medieval Urdu text was performed in a craft beer pub in Mumbai

Actor-director Danish Husain wants to re-popularise India’s traditional storytelling. Will his Qissebaazi become the city’s post-work ritual?

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Mar 01, 2017 · 11:30 am

What is Christmas Eve without a good ghost story?

Here are five you can start with.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Dec 24, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Why it’s important not just to read (and listen to) stories, but to tell them too

Videos of famous writers reading their stories prove the point.

Shohini Sengupta

· Dec 04, 2016 · 12:30 pm

That evening when people listened instead of reading, and remembered why they love stories

Kathakar, the travelling storytelling festival, is going all over India.

Neha Bhatt

· Nov 19, 2016 · 12:30 pm

Storytelling with a wink and a smile: the arrival of the Emoji-pocalypse

Can emojis be used to tell stories, and if so what kinds of stories can we use them to tell?

Lauren Collister, The Conversation

· Oct 03, 2015 · 06:30 am