"BhuFeSto", an international storytelling festival, has been conducted for the differently-abled children in Bhubaneswar. At this festival, special storytelling sessions for children with visual and hearing disabilities have been organised.
Artist Deepa Kiran performed Ramayana in the form of musical storytelling. The storytelling has been organized in both verbal and Indian Sign Language by the artists.
Kiran said, "The idea was to create a special performance for the deaf and also to sensitise the hearing people to change their perception of the deafness as a disability and understand their capability."
A group of musicians from Rajasthan, Manganiars, narrated stories about kings and culture with their musical performance by using instruments like Kamaicha, Kartal and Morchan.
Besides Indian storytellers, several international storytellers like Paula Martin from Argentina, Sabrina Raushan from France, Wajuppa Todas from Thailand, Wangari Grace from Kenya shared stories about their culture.
