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Himanshu Bajpai

Himanshu Bajpai is an acclaimed Indian storyteller, author, and journalist celebrated for reviving the traditional Urdu art of dastangoi. A PhD scholar specializing in the historic Naval Kishore Press of Lucknow, he is the bestselling author of Qissa Qissa Lucknowa, which won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2021). With over 300 performances across India and abroad—including at Harvard University—he is recognized as one of the leading voices of contemporary dastangoi. His work highlights the culture, history, and everyday life of Lucknow. Himanshu has been acknowledged by former President Ram Nath Kovind, appeared in Sacred Games 2, and contributed as a dialogue writer and dialect coach for the film All India Rank.

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