Udaipur Tales International Storytelling Festival | |
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Nickname | Udaipur Tales |
Genre | Storytelling |
Location(s) | Udaipur, Rajasthan |
Country | India |
Years active | 2017-till date |
Most recent | 10-12 January 2025 |
Website | www |
Udaipur Tales International Storytelling Festival also known as Udaipur Tales is an India-based international storytelling festival. It was first held in February 2017 and is conducting its 6th edition in 2025. It was founded by the duo of Sushmita Singha and Salil Bhandari in 2017.
History
Jumlebaazi
Syed Sahil Agha, a regular participant of the Festival had introduced and renewed a 13-century art of wit and wordplay known as Jumlebaazi, an Urdu-language art form known to be started by Amir Khusrau. It was re-introduced in 2020 at the Udaipur Festival.
Notable participants
- Devdutt Pattanaik
- Syed Sahil Agha
- Piyush Mishra
- Roohani Sisters
- Mita Vashisht
- Ahmad Faraz
- Qutbi Brothers
- Makarand Deshpande
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