Story telling in my earliest memories was me huddling around
my grand mother along with my cousins as she narrated to us incidents
from the past. She had the undivided attention from her audience. As I
grew older, thanks to my father and later my husband, I traveled the
entire length and breadth of my country, India. During my travels, I
explored the country and her people, listening to stories. Each time the
story teller was different and so was the story, but the mode was the
same - The narrator made a direct contact with the audience, thereby
giving him or her the ability to feel the pulse of the moment.
Years later, I moved to the United States of America. Here I met people from various backgrounds and from different countries. Being in the United States gave me the experience of knowing more about the world. I was now ready to tell a story - My story. But by now, Story telling as I knew it, had changed. The narrator no longer had any direct contact with the audience. Unlike in the past, where the audience were a homogenous group, I was faced with an audience who came from different backgrounds, had varied experiences and as a result different perceptions. Social media had taken over as the mode of delivery.
Like my mentors, I accepted the challenge and began reaching out to my audiences - You. Today, I present a story "India as I See It....." to an audience who have been always been forgiving and encouraging.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmaRsqxYYhg&list=UUUnFkT7BnCm_YMIzZSyNjVw&index=1
Years later, I moved to the United States of America. Here I met people from various backgrounds and from different countries. Being in the United States gave me the experience of knowing more about the world. I was now ready to tell a story - My story. But by now, Story telling as I knew it, had changed. The narrator no longer had any direct contact with the audience. Unlike in the past, where the audience were a homogenous group, I was faced with an audience who came from different backgrounds, had varied experiences and as a result different perceptions. Social media had taken over as the mode of delivery.
Like my mentors, I accepted the challenge and began reaching out to my audiences - You. Today, I present a story "India as I See It....." to an audience who have been always been forgiving and encouraging.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmaRsqxYYhg&list=UUUnFkT7BnCm_YMIzZSyNjVw&index=1
