From Outlaw to Icon: Phoolan Devi’s Story | Qisse Kahaniyaan Podcast
She was born into oppression. She rose in defiance. Phoolan Devi was not just a woman—she was a storm. Branded a criminal, hailed as a warri...
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Safdar Hashmi: Art, Activism, and a Lasting Legacy | Qisse Kahaniyaan Podcast
Some artists perform. Safdar Hashmi provoked. A playwright, poet, and activist, he didn’t just tell stories—he fought battles with them. As...
SHIV KUMAR BATALVI: The Poet Who Lived His Verses | Qisse Kahaniyaan Podcast
In this dramatised episode of Qisse Kahaniyaan, Shiv Kumar Batalvi returns through the voice of an artist, narrating his own life. Blending...
M. F. HUSAIN: BEYOND THE CANVAS | Qisse Kahaniyaan Podcast
Few artists have shaped modern Indian art like Maqbool Fida Husain (M.F. Husain)—a painter whose bold strokes told stories of beauty, cultur...
Saadat Hasan Manto: Between The Lines | Qisse Kahaniyaan Podcast
Step into the world of Saadat Hasan Manto, the literary genius whose stories stirred hearts and sparked debates. In this episode of Qisse Ka...
Aayinaa Part 3: A Time Capsule of Forgotten Stories
This is the story of an antique mirror that has lived through historical times. Crafted by Ustaad Azhar Ali in Shahjahanabad, the mirror fin...
Aayinaa Part 2: A Slice of History Preserved in Memory
Ustaad Azhar Ali, a talented craftsman of Shahjahanabad, wants to make a mirror – a masterpiece worthy enough to be presented before the Mug...
Aayinaa Part 1: Reflections of The Time Bygone
An old mirror lies in a dusty corner of an antique shop in New Delhi's Janpath Market. Over the years it has passed through many hands and a...
Candyman: Temptations and Curiosity of a School Boy
Pappu, a 9-year-old boy, is intrigued by a man who he sees distributing candies to children outside his school. Even though he resists his t...
Librarian Part 2: When the Lines of Partition Cut Across Books
As the subcontinent is set to be divided in two separate nations – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan, Amarjeet, a librarian...
Librarian Part 1: Of Books, Freedom and Partition
It is the year 1947. The prolonged colonial occupation has finally ended but the subcontinent will be divided in two separate nations — Hind...
Panna Lal Panauti Part 2: Breaking The Jinx
Misfortunes refuse to leave Panna Lal alone, they keep tailing him like a shadow. His rotten luck is such that it has earned him the nicknam...
Panna Lal Panauti Part 1: A Life Full of Misadventures
They say life is full of ups and downs but for Panna Lal, it's a never-ending trail of misadventures. The poor chap's life is a tragicomedy...
Baarishein Part 2 - Facing The Past to Cope With The Present
Sahil, an ambitious man from a small town has made it big in Mumbai. He has managed to accomplish the dreams that he's been chasing after bu...
'Baarishein Part 1' — When Chasing Dreams Comes at a Cost
Qisse Kahaniyaan by Alif is back and in the first episode of season 2, Alif narrates the story of Sahil, who pays the price of chasing his d...
S2: Qisse Kahaniyaan is Coming Back This January, Submit Your Best Fiction Stories!
Stories are at the core of our living — we all love to hear stories but we also take refuge in the world of stories through the characters t...
'Gul aur Gulshan': A Love Story With No Ending
All of us have read passionate stories about tragic lovers like Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranja, or Soni-Mahiwal who stood with each other in the fa...
'Mere Kuch Sawaal': In Search of Answers and Longing for Lost Love
Life is filled with questions, many of them are answered but many others remain unanswered. The unease of not knowing why things happened to...
'Meri Maa ki Shaadi' – Of Divorce, Remarriage, and All Things Fate (Part 2)
In 'Meri Maa ki Shaadi', a daughter takes us on a journey of her mother's possible remarriage. Will the daughter be able to play cupid for h...
'Meri Maa ki Shaadi' – Of Divorce , Remarriage, and All Things Fate (Part 1)
Our society still finds difficult to readily accept remarriage of a divorced person. It is shrouded in taboo and shame. And what's considere...