Nagpur: A storytelling event organized by the Nagpur chapter of Stories worth Sharing (SWS) at All Things Bakes, Bajaj Nagar Nagpur, crowd of youngsters saw an emotional yet wonderful evening.
Stories Worth Sharing Meetup is a unique concept of reviving the human interaction. A platform for commoners, they encourage sharing of personal stories by community members which may not have changed the world but changed world of others.
Madhura Sonegaokar, head of SWS, Nagpur region briefed the all guest of event ,how it was started. As it was a again little story deliver by her, that Two guys from Delhi, namely, Mohit Munjal and Himanshu Poswal, took this initiative with an objective to increase human interaction before smartphones overpower our lives, she told. SWS is spread in more than 30 cities of India and the youngsters are appreciating the initiative.
Sumit one of the speaker of storytelling event evening he said, “Sharing is caring. Such events play a very significant role in making people realize the importance of sharing things with others.” He told a lighthearted story of his friend’s funny experiences during a trek and how she did not give up and completed the journey anyway.
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Further Sumit shared the most touching story of the evening by Malcolm Lavocah in which he communicated his emotions while his father suffered with severe illness and how his father fought it all with utter strength. Malcolm while concluding his story said, “For me, success is when I become even fifty per cent of what my father is.” The entire audience experienced goosebumps as Malcolm’s narrated his story.
All in all, there were eleven speakers who spread laughter, motivation and strength among the audience laced up with deep emotions. The beautiful outdoor seating arrangement and the dim light decoration at the venue made the event all the more mesmerizing. The event ended with the youngsters interacting with each other and spreading kind words.
While speaking about the need of such events, Sonegaokar said, “Nagpur has many unsung heroes who have faced a lot in life and all of them deserve the recognition and this platform helps in doing so. Additionally, we’ve all grown up listening to stories but the new generation doesn’t seem to do it much and hence we felt like introducing the concept would change that a bit.”