STORYTELLER

Prateep Roy

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Tag: history

  • All about ‘Storytelling’

    I am a storyteller, and I’m going to talk about storytelling! All about storytelling. Think about ‘storytelling’. What comes to your mind? Perplexed? Yes. It is perplexing to define ‘storytelling’ in one sentence. There are numerous definitions ascribed to storytelling in different contexts and with different connotations. Every conversation tells a story, and every story Read.

  • Bhimisi, the tribal worrier

    This story is written against the backdrop of the folklore about the Bhil tribes, a worrier group of western India. It was during the reign of King Vikramaditya, aka Chandragupta II (380-415 CE), who had his capital at Ujjaini, the modern-day Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India.  “There he is!” He heard a scream as he Read.

  • Were pyramids built by slaves?

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    Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash Is it true? Did the slaves build the pyramids? Let’s check it out! The Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE), who wrote about the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt around 450 BCE, may have planted these perceptions. It is now considered a mix of facts, fiction, exaggeration, and folklore. Read.

  • Is the KOHINOOR that the Britishers have fake?

    Photo by Brandon Griggs on Unsplash Yes, it seems it is. I’ll explain why. But first, for those who know nothing about Kohinoor, a quick tour of the coveted diamond. Origin It’s a diamond called Koh-i-Noor in Persian, meaning the ‘Mountain of Light’. It is believed to have been mined in the 13th century from Read.