17 Facts About Ankit Chadha

Ankit Chadha was an Indian writer, story-teller, oral narrative performance artist, researcher and educator.

Ankit Chadha specialized in research-based narratives performed in the centuries-old Dastangoi form of storytelling.

Ankit Chadha's writing varied from biographical accounts of personalities like Kabir and Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana to Dara Shikoh and Majaz.

Ankit Chadha had spoken on Dastangoi globally, including at Harvard, Yale and University of Toronto.

Ankit Chadha had worked on Dastangoi performances for children, adapting classics including Alice, The Phantom Tollbooth, and The Little Prince.

Ankit Chadha was born in New Delhi to a middle-class family.

Ankit Chadha did his schooling from Tagore International School and Cambridge School.

Ankit Chadha went on to pursue his love for History at Hindu College, Delhi University.

Ankit Chadha was the president at Ibtida, the dramatics society of Hindu College.

Ankit Chadha spent 4 years working in the corporate world in the digital marketing space before he found his calling for Storytelling.

Ankit Chadha went wherever his heart led him, and collaborations rapidly shaped up with singers, scholars and storytellers.

Ankit Chadha experimented with scripting on contemporary themes like mobile ecosystem, corporate culture, digital divide and nomadic pastoralism in dastangoi.

Ankit Chadha performed at major festivals in India including Old World Theatre Fest, Repertwahr Fest, Sunday to Sunday Theatre Fest, and Kabir Fest.

Ankit Chadha was later awarded the New Visions for Peace Fellowship, which took him to Cyprus.

Ankit Chadha was in the process of developing Project Agora, which would explore how history can be taught through creative means that encourage critical thinking.

Ankit Chadha drowned in a lake near Pune, Maharashtra on May 9,2018.

Ankit Chadha's friend managed to get to safety and scream for help, bringing local villagers to the spot.