Many of Central India’s oral, folk, and performative storytelling traditions, with a focus on Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, will come to life today at Afsana: The Somaiya Storytelling Festival 2026. Held by Somaiya Vidyavihar University, it is curated around the theme ‘Bindu: Centred Metaphors’. 

Performers will include Dr Tina Tambe, an accomplished Kathak exponent from the Jaipur Gharana. Pic Courtesy/Dr Tina Tambe