Renowned theatre artist, Kamal Pruthi says, "A storytelling movement is necessary to fight the advent of technology, which has been dumbing children down."
Clad in a green kurta-pajama with a pagdi (turban), this 33-year old 'Kabuliwala' is a favourite with children across the country every time they see him with his vibrant jhola (cloth bag), which they know is full of stories. "With mobile phones and other devices taking over, dadajis and nanajis (grandparents) don't get to tell stories to their grandchildren any more. A family getting together over stories seems like in a long-gone era," Pruthi says.