Date: 26 June 2026 

Time: 6:30 PM 

Venue: KCC Amphitheatre 

Recommended age: 15 years and above 

Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents Kolkata ki Jalkatha, ft. East India Dastangos and the Children of Kolkata, an evening of storytelling, music, and performance exploring the city’s deep relationship with water, memory, and migration. 

Kolkata has always been shaped by its rivers, canals, ghats, and journeys the water current have traced. Through generations, communities arrived carrying with them their beliefs, rituals, stories, and gods, gradually weaving these memories into the cultural fabric of the city. This performance traces those connections through narratives rooted in faith, belonging, displacement, and everyday life. 

Bringing together storytelling, music, oral histories, and performance, Kolkata ki Jalkatha reflects on how water became both witness and archive to Kolkata’s evolving identity. 

About the Artists 

The performance brings together an interdisciplinary collective of artists, storytellers, musicians, and heritage practitioners whose work engages with history, memory, and cultural traditions. 

Palash Chaturvedi is a writer, theatre practitioner, and co-founder of East India Dastangos. His work spans theatre, storytelling, filmmaking, and visual communication, with acclaimed productions including State of Mind, Kraanti Bhandaar, and Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai. 

Swati Sharma is a theatre artist and performer associated with East India Dastangos, Padatik, and Playmakers. Her practice combines storytelling and performance with her work in coaching and embodied communication. 

Zahid Hossain is a storyteller and co-founder of East India Dastangos whose performances draw from folklore, mythology, literature, and the oral storytelling tradition of Dastangoi. 

Sukrit Sen is an architect, heritage manager, vocalist, and trained tabla player whose work explores the relationship between music, heritage, ecology, and water cultures. 

Soumalya Sareswari is a sarod player trained under Pt. Alok Lahiri and Shri Abhisek Lahiri. His performance practice brings together Indian Classical Music, collaboration, and pedagogy across national and international platforms.