Children at a previous storytelling performance. 

Pooja Jain, a professional surgeon who is passionate about storytelling, along with Rinki Saxena, an architect and formally trained storyteller, will perform the drama. “Bringing a story written in 1933 to a young audience in the 2020s was an exciting challenge, to begin with. Since it was originally written in Hindi, Rinki and I worked on creating a script that could be understood by the children today without compromising the essence and beauty of the original form. That journey has been very enriching and exciting for us,” shares Jain. The narrative language of this show is bilingual, using English and Hindi interchangeably. This helps in retaining the core essence of the Hindustani dialect while making it universally accessible.

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Omkar Bhatkar, curator at SAPP, shares, “This month, we are experimenting more with storytelling. Some tales are best told in their own style. Our childhood memories come together in the form of a Dastangoi, bringing a whole new flavour for children. Watching Eidgah is like coming home.”

“We are all constructs of the stories we hear and tell. Since stories narrate the lives of impersonal characters, it becomes easier for children to neutrally experience a situation and find resonance,” elaborates Jain, adding that storytelling is a non-preachy way to deliver a message. “It depicts how with wit, imagination and compassion, one can navigate the childhood years,” she signs off.

ON May 21, 6.30 pm
AT SAPP Mumbai, St Dominic Road, Bandra West. 
LOG ON TO sappmumbai.com
COST Rs 275