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Writer and director Mahmood Farooqui revived and contemporised Dastangoi Art & Culture

Dastangoi: How Mahmood Farooqui revived the medieval art of Urdu storytelling

Dastangoi is an amalgam of two words – ‘Dastan’, which means story and ‘goi’ which means to narrate. The art had faded into oblivion after its last traditional proponent, Mir Baqar Ali, passed away in Delhi in 1928

By Rashmi Pratap
Jan 06, 2023 00:38 IST 5 Min read