Storytellin as a language art form

1. STORYTELLING AS A
LANGUAGE ART FORM
Gargi Borpatra Gohain
Juli Anjali Baxla
Sharmistha Chatterjee
Sun Kumar
Ramyasree Gumma

2. UNDERSTANDING THE
TRADITIONS OF STORYTELLING
IN INDIA AND ITS
RELEVANCE IN EDUCATION

3.  Storytelling is an oral tradition. Many
cultures pass down their knowledge of
themselves from generation to generation
from the stories they tell.
 Each culture answers the question “Where
did we come from ?” in it’s own way.
 Oral tradition is a vital link between past,
present and future.
 It includes folktales, fables, fairytales,
mythology, legends etc.

4. STORYTELLING TRADITIONS IN INDIA
 India is one of the world’s great land for
storytelling. Despite all of the cultural
changes that are occurring, India remains a
leading home of storytelling, and an excellent
place to study and practice the art.
 Many traditional stories in India have grown
out of religions, and were originally told in
the context of communities in which one
religion pre-dominated. In such situations,
one function of these stories was to teach
and support the myths, rituals, and doctrines
of the community’s religion.

5.  The little-known art form from Rajasthan
‘Kaawad bachana’ is an amazing blend of
picture painting, singing and narration of
mystical tales.

6.  Children have an innate love of stories.
Stories create magic and a sense of wonder at
the world. Stories teach us about life, about
ourselves and about others. Storytelling is a
unique way for students to develop an
understanding, respect and appreciation for
other cultures, and can promote a positive
attitude to people from different lands, races
and religions.

7.  An ancient tool with enduring power.
 An authentic activity that motivates children.
-Another kind of literary experience.
-Creativity and problem solving.
 Enhances imagination and visualisation.

8.  Some crucial elements of stories and storytelling
includes-
 PLOT
 CHARACTERS
 NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW

9. Features of this art form and its artists in
Aesthetics
•IDENTIFIABLE BEGINNINGS, MIDDLES
and ENDINGS
•EXPOSITION- development climax
resolution final outcome(denouement)
•COHERENT PLOT LINES
•STRONG FOCUS ON TEMPORALITY
•SOUND OF HUMAN VOICES
•USE OF FIGURES OF SPEECH

10. Storytelling Festivals
•Oral storytelling art form includes
VISUALIZATION
•Vocal and Bodily Gestures
(Acting, Oral interpretation and Performance
studies)

11. EPICS

12. FOLK TALES- FAIRY TALES, FABLES etc..

14. India is a land of story telling and story
tellers. Stories had been told or retold
in different ways- by music , dance ,
direct narration, etc.
Traditionally, oral stories were
narrated which didn’t have written
script.
Travellers also narrated stories of
places and people.
Here are some common story telling art
forms which has originated from history
and is still practiced.

15. Kavad Bachan by
Kavadiya(Rajasthan)
Boul in West
Bengal

16. Kathakali Puppeteers
in Kerala
Hari Katha in
Tamil Nadu

17. Panchatantra
and folk tales
(Moral Stories
for Children)
Handicraft
puppets for
story telling

18. Contemporary Story
telling
 Puppet shows in fairs
Narrative stories
Focused on listening skills
Technology and picture
based
Forms are limited
 More focused on audio-
visual method
 Listening skills were

19. Art form(Storytelling) as
sources and indicators to know
the historical, political, social,
scientific and technological
development perspectives
during different periods.

21.  The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of
interrelated animal fables in verse and prose,
arranged within a frame story.
 The Panchatantra discusses varied topics like
philosophy, psychology, politics, music, astronomy,
human relationship, etc., in a simple yet elegant
style.
 Tales of this ancient Indian work, the original texts of
which is now long lost, portray the origins of the
subcontinent's language and primitive lifestyle -
apart from its objectives, according to its own
narrative, to illustrate the primary Hindu principles of
nïti - the wise conduct of life.

22.  Katha is an Indian style of religious
storytelling, performances of which are a
ritual event in Hinduism, and often involve
professional storytellers called kathavahchak
or vyas, who recite the Hindu religious texts,
such as the Puranas, Ramayana
orBhagavadgita Purana, often followed by a
commentary, Pravachan. Sometimes such
events take place in households when it
involves smaller stories related to the Vrat
Katha genre, for example, the Shri
Satyanarayan Katha, Ramayan Katha are
didactic in nature and used to in still
moralistic values through the revelation of
the consequences of human action (Karma)

23.  Purana-Pravachana
The first is the Purana-Pravachana, which literally means,
“expounding the Purana”. Pravachan is a form of Hindu religious
discourse, which are lectures about scriptures.
 Kathakalakshepa
Any story with Sangeetabhinaya coupled with anecdotes is
called Kathakalakshepa. Kathakalakshepa is unique because the
story is carried through songs and compositions in languages
like Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi, which
is a peculiarity in the Tamil Nadu-style of storytelling.
 Folk traditions
In this tradition, gypsies narrate stories beating a drum;
in Tamil Nadu the folk story tradition is called Villu Paatu,
viz., the bow-song. The folk stories were told accompanied
by a stringed instrument resembling a bow.

24. Spread of religion

25.  The traditional Indian custom of passing down
epics and village folklore from one generation to
the next through storytelling is slowly dying with
increasing globalisation and the all-pervasive
media.
 "Children in villages now watch cartoons and TV
shows from all over the world. So, instead of
learning about their own cultural identity, they live
in a utopian world of stories from far-away lands,"
 In cities, where children also have access to other
forms of entertainment like the internet, mobile
phones and other gadgets, storytelling has become
even more challenging

26. 1. Stories and Language Learning
2. Stories and communication
3. Stories and Culture
4. Stories and Cognition

27.  Selection of the topic
The students’ age, interests and developmental
level should always be taken into consideration.
 For younger children, the selected story should
have:
- A clear storyline.
- Plenty of repetition.
- Opportunities for participation.
- Helpful illustrations.
- Appropriate linguistic level