Meer Baqar Ali, the last Dastango from Old Delhi
Today, we present a portrait from the ‘Auraq-e-Musawwar’, the sepia-toned artist’s sketchbook – Meer Baqar Ali, the last Daastaango (storyteller) from Old Delhi whose life delineates the outline of the poignant transition from oral tradition to cinema and electronic media.
By Kamal Abdul Nasir
March 28, 2023