The Tribune Chandigarh - 2015
For the young, by the young
"A theatre artiste for the past 16 years, storyteller Kamal Pruthi has learnt the ease of donning a character so mellifluously that it’s difficult to tell his real self apart. A recipient of the Art Think South Asia Fellowship in 2014, Kamal decided to personify our beloved Kabuliwala — by Rabindranath Tagore — in October 2014. Replete with his Afghani headgear and jholla, Kamal is not the endearing old man we read about while growing up. Instead, he is the messiah of stories that were tenderly lent to us by our grandmothers.
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Routes2Routes - 2017
Cultural Mapping
"https://r2rdigital.routes2roots.com/cultural-mapping/kamal-pruthi"
MTINEWS - 2015
GeneralWorld Storytelling Day on 20th March
"Do you feel the need that somebody in the family knew those wonderful forgotten stories of dada-dadi, nana-nani and could tell them to your kids?If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then do come along with your kids and explore the world of folktales with kamal pruthi, the kabuliwala, the master storyteller who comes with a jhola full of folk tales. Young and renowned theatre director is popular for his unique styles of storytelling for kids and adults and out of the box use of spaces."
theindianschool.in - 2017
The Kabuliwala story-telling session
"The Kabuliwala story-telling session by renowned theatre-artist, Mr. Kamal Pruthi, recipient of the ATSA ( Art Think South Asia 2014) fellowship and the artistic director of a young theatre company 'Museum Theatre' was the highlight of the week this year, as it was a almost a cathartic experience for the students of class VII!"
FacenFacts.com-Bhavna Akela - 2015
Kamal Pruthi's storytelling movement: An effort for reviving the lost culture
"Clad in a green kurta-pajama with a pagdi (turban), this 33-year old 'Kabuliwala' is a favourite with children across the country every time they see him with his vibrant jhola (cloth bag), which they know is full of stories. Previously an IT professional, Pruthi is also arguably one of the few storytellers who perform in German, Hindi and Urdu and has been bringing back the culture of storytelling in many households and schools across the country.
"
TheHindu-Priyadershini S - 2020
The tale of 2020: How Indian storytellers are taking their art online
"Indian storytellers are recording this period in history, and modifying their medium and content to provide entertainment as well as talk therapy to restive kids and adults
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1. इंदौर स्टूडियो -शकील अख्तर - 2022
1 .एकल नाटकों में अभिनय बड़े दमखम का काम
"हिन्दी में
https://indorestudio.com/ekal-natakon-me-abhinay-bade-hunar-aur-damkham-ka-kam/
In English
https://indorestudio.com/ekal-natakon-me-abhinay-bade-hunar-aur-damkham-ka-kam/
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2. साहित्य मँजरी -मनीष ओझा - 2019
स्टोरी टेलर कमल काबुलीवाला से बातचीत
"लोग यमुना नदी किनारे अपने जन्मदिन, अपनी सालगिरह और पिकनिक मनाना शुरू कर दें । यमुना नदी पर नावें चलनी शुरू हो जाएँ तो देखिये क्या नज़ारे होंगे । अगर हम शहर के नागरिक अपनी नदियों की सुरक्षा और रख रखाव की ज़िम्मेद्दारी अपने हाथों में ले लें तो सरकारें ख़ुद बख़ुद ज़रूरी क़दम उठाना चालू कर देंगी जिस से नदियां नदियों की तरह देखी जाएँ ना कि नालों की तरह ।"
3. दैनिक ट्रिब्यून चंडीगढ़ - 2015
जवाब देती कहानी
"पिछले शो में लगभग 50 बच्चे कहानी खत्म होते- होते मुझ पर टूट पड़े और उत्सुकता से मेरे झोले के अंदर तांका- झांकी करने लगे। मैं काबुलीवाला के तौर पर बच्चों के सामने जाता हूं, एक अलग लिबास और पगड़ी पहनकर ताकि बच्चों को महसूस हो कि मैं कहानियां ही सुनाता हूं।"
CMG Times - 2023
4. एक मुलाकात कमल काबुलीवाला के साथ
"जर्मन पढ़ाता हूँ, स्टॉक मार्केट ट्रेडिंग करता हूँ, इंस्टाग्राम की रीलें बनाता हूँ, कुत्तों को बिस्कुट खिलाता हूँ, चिड़ियों को दाना, पौधों को पानी पिलाता हूँ और साइकिल चलाता हूँ। बोले तो जीवन में जहाँ से माया और आनंद आये बटोर लेता हूँ।"
CMG Times - 2023
5. Kabuliwala Plays Moti Chamdi Wala
"रघु के साथ क्या होता है जब वह अपने नए स्कूल, अपनी नयी क्लास में जाता है? बाकि बच्चे उसे किस नज़र से देखते हैं? रघु उन्हें आखिर अटपटा और गैंडा क्यों लगता है? क्या उसकी क्लास के बच्चे खुद किसी असुरक्षा से गुज़र रहे हैं? क्या वे जानबूझकर उसके साथ अलग व्यवहार कर रहे हैं या वे ख़ुद किसी डर में हैं? और हैं भी तो आख़िर क्यों?"
Deccan Chronicla/Arka SenGupta - 2013
6 . Kamal ka Curtain Call
"Writing thought-provoking plays and bringing them to life on stage has been the highlight of Kamal Pruthi’s oyster since he started his career in theatre. He is best known as the creator of Museum Theatre, a concept that has revolutionised the concept of theatre in the recent past. He is a theatre actor from Delhi. He started working as a German translator and trainer in Bengaluru in 2011. He gained recognition with his play Aadab Manto Sahab.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131231/lifestyle-booksart/article/kamal-ka-curtain-call"
DforDelhi - 2019
7 . If You’re A Fan Of Manto, This Play Is What You Need To Watch This Weekend!
"Know It All In 30 Seconds
Have you ever read Toba Tek Singh or Thanda Gosht? Well, these are some of the heart- wrenching stories by Saadat Hasan Manto. If you are a die-hard fan of this artist, then this play; Aadab Manto Saheb by Kamal Pruthi will take you to the universe of Manto.
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TopLeadIndia - 2019
8. Majmakaar Kabuliwala’s latest musical show on Ganga has a unique Bollywood twist
"JashneGanga performed in Majma style celebrates the existence of the world’s biggest river through mythology, science, music, quiz, stand-up comedy, conservation and dance."
Goethe.de - 2020
9. Kamal Pruthi, mit dem Pseudonym Kabuliwala, zählt zu den 5 bekanntesten Geschichtenerzählern Indiens.
"Kamal Pruthi, mit dem Pseudonym Kabuliwala, zählt zu den 5 bekanntesten Geschichtenerzählern Indiens."
Bollyy.com - 2022
10.Premiere of Moti Chamdi Wala by Kabuliwala
"The award-winning play has a universal appeal and is relatable for children of all age groups, college students, teachers, parents, educators, counselors and everyone who loves to laugh, forgive, brainstorm, discuss solutions and get ahead in life."
Oman Daily Observer - 2015
11. Reviving the Art
"https://www.pressreader.com/oman/oman-daily-observer/20150720/281908771832879"
BroadwayWorld - 2019
12.On Museum Theatre in India
"Museum Theatre Style is an absolutely new, fresh and unconventional form of Storytelling and theatre. Here the audience, instead of being stationary or so to say comfortably seated at a reserved seat of an auditorium, rather moves within the expanse of a defined space, very much like in an actual museum and all through the length of the show audiences locate themselves as an integral part of the performance."
Millenium Post - 2016
13. adults often enjoy more than children
"Kabuliwala Kamal Pruthi believes that adults often enjoy more than children as they refresh their nostalgia of childhood by engaging and at times performing while he performs. The question and answer session come as a surprise to them as they see participating actively and answering questions that we do not discuss at home."
BOLLYY.com - 2019
14. The Majmakar, Kamal Kabuliwala, is now a proud recipient of the "Karmaveer Chakra Award 2019
"The Majmakar, Kamal Kabuliwala, is now a proud recipient of the "Karmaveer Chakra Award 2019 and Rex Karmaveer UN Global Fellowship", instituted by International-Confederation-Of-NGO-(iCONGO) in partnership with UN (United-Nations)."
RASA aur DRAMA Times - 2019
15. Harper Collins India launches a book with dramatic reading by Kamal Kabuliwala!
"Kamal, who is also a literary translator and translates German literature into Hindi and English engaged the audiences with his question-answer session with Sati Khanna. Discussing over high tea, Kamal also revealed that he is in love with the book and is intending to create a theatrical storytelling performance out of it. "
National Book Trust India - 2018
16. Children enjoyed the activity greatly.
"Kamal Pruthi, the
storyteller, popular with the name
of Kabuliwala, narrated the story
based on these books for children
with his own style of narration
making the session an interactive
activity between the audience and
the storyteller. Children enjoyed the
activity greatly.
"
Hindustan Times-Henna Rakheja - 2017
17. World Storytelling Day
"Once upon a time when nobody existed, only a young boy and a charming girl, lived in a beautiful jungle, they bathed in the lakes, loved and immersed in themselves under the sun, mated around the river and sat under the tree, ate natural fruits, and decorated each other with flowers. They wore nothing but covered beauty around them. The creator of the jungle gave them only one warning, go everywhere in the jungle, but don’t climb this huge devil tree."
Global Fashion Street-Kiran Chopra - 2016
18. A story for you
"When he hits the stage with his team, people are wide-eyed and kids giggle with butterflies in their stomach. It’s the excitement of listening to a new story and his audiences wait for him to tell tales of old characters in new form or new characters in old stories! Either ways they all have fun. So what is it that goes behind the mind of a storyteller, let’s catch him off guard…
"
DaijiWorld - 2016
19. Reviving the Culture
"Clad in a green kurta-pajama with a pagdi (turban), this 33-year old 'Kabuliwala' is a favourite with children across the country every time they see him with his vibrant jhola (cloth bag), which they know is full of stories. Previously an IT professional, Pruthi is also arguably one of the few storytellers who perform in German, Hindi and Urdu and has been bringing back the culture of storytelling in many households and schools across the country."
EDEXLIVE - Dec 2020
20. Let's listen to the Kabuliwala
"Let's listen to the Kabuliwala
When it comes to renowned storytellers, Kamal Pruthi's name is the first one to be on people's list. Popularly known as the Kabuliwala, Kamal has many credits to his name in the world of storytelling. He says, "Unlike others, storytelling is not a hobby for me, it is a profession that I blend into. When I perform stories, I just don't talk or tell them about some characters and finish it with a moral. I sing, dance and tell poems that carry a beautiful message. I blend music in my stories, and hence, several other musicians perform along with me.""
Mumbai Theatre Guide - 2024
21. PagalKhana
"https://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/hindustani/pagalkhana-hindustani-play-preview.asp"
The Health Site - 2018
22. technology has been dumbing children down
"Renowned theatre artist, Kamal Pruthi says, "A storytelling movement is necessary to fight the advent of technology, which has been dumbing children down."
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The Statesman - 2017
23. Germany-the story time
"Thanks to Kamal Pruthi’s funny antics and mastery of the art, ‘Kabuliwala’, a storytelling session, was pure magic. In an enthralling workshop at the GoetheInstitut/Max Mueller Bhavan, young German language enthusiasts of Class IV from various schools were introduced to simple German words through song, dance and group assignments, as also hilarious stories told in a mix of Hindi, English and German words. Students were laughing, singing, running around in circles and having a gala time! Even maths was made interesting through a rap song. The students as well as the teachers were left asking for more."
Yellow Mellow Life - 2016
24. Kabuliwala Storytelling For Kids
"Little B had a crazy time at the session. Days or even weeks after the session, she kept on repeating the phrases Kabuliwala used and the screamed the way he screamed. She even asked me to help her get dressed as a Kabuliwala and deliver her own story."
DLF.in - 2021
25. make a connect with animals
"Kamal Pruthi Kabuliwala, actor,
director and performance storyteller,
who has been bitten by stray dogs not
once but four times, decided to reach
out to strays by feeding them in the
pandemic and has since befriended
three dogs whom he feeds biscuits
every day. Kabuliwala believes this
gesture has helped him make a connect
with animals that will hold him in
good stead. "
Scootalks - 2019
26. Happy Stories Workshop
"Kabuliwala storyteller Kamal Pruthi invites all the children and parents to a unique week long theatre, storytelling and creative writing workshop. Kabuliwala’s Happy Stories make them laugh enough, giggle, and in no time start loving the stories."
MTINEWS - 2018
27. Kabuliwalas Happy Stories workshop
"Kabuliwala storyteller Kamal Pruthi invites all the children and parents to a unique week long theatre, storytelling and creative writing workshop at RANGAT, Laxmi Nagar. From 8th to 12th June, 9:30 am to 12:30 p.m. For enquiries: 9910894049, or WhatsApp 8861907362. More details on museumtheatre page."
Top Lead India - 2019
28. Majmakar Kabuliwala is back as a Sapera
"Tell us something about The Land of Snake Charmers, your latest work.
Land of Snake charmers is my actual accidental creation of 2019 and I’m extremely delighted to present this to you to my larger audiences. I am hopeful that it will grow and reach the masses. The texture of the show is 80% musical, 10% engagement, 10% Quizzical and 10% Biotheatre."
Millenium Post - 2022
29. Stories that come alive
"As an actor storyteller, Kamal has rendered professional performances in 13 languages that are Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English, German, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi and Gibberish.
https://www.millenniumpost.in/features/womens-personal-choices-in-social-media-a-disproportionate-public-property-638957"
Top Lead India - Jan 2020
30. Kamal Kabuliwala brings alive the magic realism of Vinod Kumar Shukla’s writing through his performance storytelling
"The dramatized reader and anchor of the evening, Kamal Pruthi who is popularly known as Kabuliwala beautifully wove the whole evening together. He is one of the most renowned performance storytellers today. As Majmakar, he is the creator of Majma folk art form of performance storytelling and Museum theatre form of Storytelling. Even in his dramatized readings of Shukla ji’s writings, the mesmerized audiences could feel full-fledged performance of the Majma style."
Townscript - 2017
31. IGNCA and Bookaroo Present Kabuliwala
"https://www.townscript.com/e/ignca-bookaroo-present-kabuliwaala-theatre-workshop-432444"
The WIRE - 2019
32. Promo of Interview by THE WIRE
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSFjQrY1Od0"
TOI Gurgaon - 2019
33. Chief Guest Kamal Kabuliwala
"On this occasion renowned artist, storyteller, scriptwriter ..
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New Indian Express - Feb 2020
34. Of Storytellers and Suspense
"Pruthi gives a disclaimer since the format allows a lot of creative freedom to both the actor-storytellers and audience, anything can happen anytime during the show. “One has to be ready to creatively react to it,” he says, adding, “If they comes out confused from the auditorium, the purpose is well served.”"
Delhi Events - 2015
35. World Storytelling Day with Kabuliwalas Kamal Pruthi & Prachi Kalra
"Kabuliwala stories for kids and adults
The young and energetic Kabuliwala with his big turban is there for the kids through out the year to empty his jhola full of tales, which he has been gathering during his Indian journeys. Kabuliwala shows the kids what all treasures is he hiding for them in his jhola. Tagore's Kabuliwala has been adapted theatrically and in form of a film but this one is not Tagore's story but the character Kabuliwala has been brought alive with a lot of stories to meet the needs of the story hungry kids and adults.
"
The HANS India - 2015
36. Reviving the Good Old Storytelling Culture
"Many old timers today recall fond memories of being drawn to the streets by snake charmers and madaaris (conjurers) and being told stories - alas, what is now a lost practice. But for renowned theatre artist Kamal Pruthi, "a storytelling movement was necessary to fight the advent of technology, which is hampering children". https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/News-Analysis/2015-07-20/Reviving-the-good-old-storytelling-culture/164539"
RASA aur DRAMA Times - 2021
37. Theatre and film artist KAMAL PRUTHI tours Berlin, Hamburg, Budapest with stories !
"Pruthi is arguably the only performance storyteller in India who performs in German, Hindi, Urdu and English apart from having performed in Punjabi, Kannada and Bangla as well. Exploring and bonding cultures and peoples with his bag-full of stories for 20 years now;East Delhi resident Kamal Pruthi dons many hats. He is an actor, singer, anchor, translator, director ,and writer at different points in time, but he is nothing if not a storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Museum Theatre, a concept that has revolutionized the concept of theatre in the recent past. He is a theatre actor from Delhi. He gained recognition with his play Aadab Manto Sahab. Kamal is celebrating 20 years of his presence in the theatre and art industry in 2019."
Times of India/Bangalore Mirror - August 2012
38. Chinwag with...Kamal Pruthi
"There’s no curtain.
Read more at:
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/chinwag-with-kamal-pruthi/articleshow/21327762.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst"
Broadway World By Zofeen Maqsood - 2019
39. KABULIWALA on his Europe Performance tour
"Last time I slept on a bench for a night in Belgium. This time, my first night in Germany, I slept at the Hamburg Airport. All this happens unintentionally and that's why I say I'm always blessed with interesting stories to narrate."
Anjan TV - 2019
40. Success Motivation
"Watch Video Interview"
Hindustan Times - July 2015
41. Meet the Modern Day Madaari
"We are talking about renowned theatre artist Kamal Pruthi, who started a storytelling movement which he deemed necessary to fight the advent of technology, but in a good way."
The Hindu - August 2012
42. The relevance of Manto
"The performers and audience were not divided by a stage or an exclusive space. They journeyed along with the actors and director from the basement to the library of the beautiful Atta Galatta. This is the format of the Museum style theatre, of which Kamal is a pioneer. It is a democratic form of theatre that bridges the gap between the performer and the audience. Gathered around the actors, the audience listened carefully to and empathised with each of the individual accounts of loss and pain. Kamal has conducted Museum Theatre in different places, from underground construction sites to buildings. He acts as a guide and says that “he is like a curator who leads the audience to paintings that begin to speak and tell a story.”"
Offdhook - April 2015
43. Reviving The Art Of Story Telling In India- By Richa Sharma
"Kamal Pruthi, now famously known as Kabuliwala is on a mission to revive the culture of story telling in India. Coming with a huge experience of theatre and acting he believes, it is the need of the hour that schools in India adopt the art of story telling. According to him “ CBSE should introduce theater as a subject in school curriculum. Everyone understands the need of story telling but it is seen as a kind of fancy thing not as a core thing. Today, the style of teaching has completely changed than our times but still I try and do workshops for the teachers on how they can integrate stories and stich their subject so that students can use that in their real life, be it Math’s, Chemistry, Biology or Physics”."
Deccan Herald - November 2014
44. The world through the eyes of a storyteller- By Archana Mishra
"A recipient of ATSA (Art Think South Asia-2014) fellowship in the field of Arts management and Goethe’s Scholarship for young theatre practitioners of the world-2006, Pruthi has been instrumental in founding and moderating literary forum, Garma Gar...
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/content/442359/world-through-eyes-storyteller.html"
The Hindu - Feb 2015
45. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away… By Rana Siddiqui Zaman
"Story-telling at home or in schools is nothing new, but doing the same in an unconventional method is fast catching up in Delhi."
Bangalore Mirror - May 2015
46. Twist in the tale- By Vidya Iyengar
"One of the main uses of theatre is to explain to different"
THE Hindu - January 2015
47. A Bagful of stories- By Swati Daftuar
"In front of me, the Kabuliwala, in his colourful attire, is telling stories, his attention focussed completely on the children assembled around him. He’s telling them of distant lands and exciting adventures, and his voice rises and drops and changes dramatically, reeling his audience in. A loud infectious giggle punctuates the story, and a father, his son’s backpack resting against his leg, leans towards me and asks in a hopeful whisper, “Does this happen every Saturday?”"
The Hindu - November 2024
48. The art of ‘performing’ a story- By Shiba Kurian
"During the one-hour performance at Ashvita Bistro, he kept children, parents, and other storytellers on the edge of their seats with fascinating stories in Hindi. From the costume and music to the accent, Kabuliwaala , which was performed across 10 cities, has an Afghani influence. The highlight of the performance, was the Attan – a dance form that originated from the Pashtun regions of Afghanistan."
