The ParrotHouse Podcast
The ParrotHouse Podcast
Podcast Description
The ParrotHouse Podcast is where stories, songs, and their tellers and singers gather. We attempt to dive into India’s rich landscape of folklore, and take you on journeys to different parts of the country — to tell you more about the life and times, the myths and magic of this vast land. Through this podcast, we aim to celebrate Indian folklore and make it accessible and engaging for a contemporary audience. We are choosing to amplify underrepresented narratives by bringing forward diverse and overlooked stories. By highlighting the historical and cultural contexts of each tale, we hope these stories will entertain, educate, and inspire, as they were traditionally meant to!A CCF x Parwana Theatre ProductionHave a story to share? Email us at [email protected] our work - Donate here
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast dives deep into themes such as folklore, cultural heritage, and mythological storytelling. It features episodes that explore tales like the harmony and loss in 'The Osari Festival', the complexity of courage in 'The Braying Lion', and the magical realism in 'The Magic of the Jackal', aiming to entertain and educate through the lens of contemporary society.
The ParrotHouse Podcast is where stories, songs, and their tellers and singers gather. We attempt to dive into India’s rich landscape of folklore, and take you on journeys to different parts of the country — to tell you more about the life and times, the myths and magic of this vast land.
Through this podcast, we aim to celebrate Indian folklore and make it accessible and engaging for a contemporary audience. We are choosing to amplify underrepresented narratives by bringing forward diverse and overlooked stories.
By highlighting the historical and cultural contexts of each tale, we hope these stories will entertain, educate, and inspire, as they were traditionally meant to!
A CCF x Parwana Theatre Production
Have a story to share? Email us at [email protected]
Support our work – Donate here
Have you ever held onto something so tightly that it found its own way out? In this first episode of ParrotHouse, we unravel the tale of a housewife whose untold story and unsung song take on a life of their own.
A story of magic, longing, and the need to express what’s buried within. Tune in and find out why some stories simply can’t stay silent…
Credits
Writer-Director: Nikhita Singh
Cast: Aathira Gopi, Gokul Krishnan, Harshad Sambamurthy, Nikhita Singh, Omkar Phatak, Dr Smriti Pahwa
Sound Designer & Editor: hashparker
Music Composer: Hasan Baldiwala and Aman Arakh
Music Producer: Aman Arakh
Executive Producer: Divyansh Thada
Creative Producer: Pauline Awungshi
Sound Engineer: Raman Kakkar
Recording Studio: Humming Pixels Studio
Poster & Social Media Design: Manan Agarwal
Animation: Jeet Das
Social Media Planning: Pauline Awungshi
CCF Support Team: Ashmeen Bains, Archie Joshi, Akarsh Sharma, Stephy Anthony, Vedanti Hindurao, Priyanandana A N, Ranjana Sarkar, Aashika Prabhakar
Indian Sign Language (ISL) Video Production: Vivid Sutra
ISL Expert (Deaf): Sameer Yadav
ISL Interpreter: Stuti Kumari
ISL Casting & Direction: Payal Bose
ISL Cinematography & Editing: Mayank Kumar
Commissioning Producer: Dheeraj Dubey
A CCF x Parwana Theatre Production
Powered by Hyundai Foundation’s Art for Hope 2025 Grant
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