Ankit Chadha

Ankit Chadha, a writer and storyteller, specialized in weaving new narratives for Dastangoi – the art of storytelling. His writing varied from biographical accounts of personalities like Kabir and Majaaz; to modern folk tales on nomadic pastoralism and the Internet. He had spoken on Dastans at platforms including Princeton, Harvard and Yale. Additionally, Ankit had innovated the form of musical narrative that uniquely brings together stories and music. He had also worked on Urdu adaptations of children’s classics including Alice, The Little Prince and Phantom Tollbooth. Ankit is the author of the award-winning books “Amir Khusrau – The Man in Riddles” and “My Gandhi Story”. Delegate | 2017