Naman Goel

Delhi based Community Builder and Storyteller interested in building Art and Travel Communities around India

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A sleepless night Those conversations with stars That coolness of the moon And silence just before this shore Pause; A sleepy morning Those conversations with birds That warmth of the sun And enchanting of mantras That is how I experienced this beautiful sunrise, Spreading the arms for everyone to be, Peaceful & Happy. #exploreindia #explorevaranasi #benaras #sunrise #sunriseobsession #traveler #solotravel #adventurethatislife #exploringbeauty #uttarpradeshtourism #namantheexplorer (at Dashashwamedh Ghat) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwU5wAtAHpt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xzbsxrvbqwu8

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One at my own college! A college where teachers mostly approve technical events in Auditorium, where students mostly appreciate comedy events and dance events, doing such an event as Musical Storytelling was a difficult task. First when I thought about this, I was not sure of organising it in my college but @shivik2099 helped me in presenting the idea to management. I also wanted to present myself in front of college and tell everyone where was I all these years if not in college. I curated the event, gathered some of the best artists around town for the performances. It went house full and all the applause from audience of 150+ people made all the hard work worth it. Thank you @hued.narratives @herokpal @_mr_singer for supporting. #musicalstorytelling #music #storytelling #musicians #storyteller #delhiartists #journeyfullofstories #sodelhi (at ADGITM formerly Northern India Engineering College, New Delhi) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEQCa4Aj42/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qg8396mgpp8v

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छल्ला हंसदा फिरे छल्ला रौंदा फिरे छल्ला गली गली रुल्दा फिरे छल्ला तू सब दा छल्ला तेरा कोई नहीं छल्ला गली गली रुल्दा फिरे छल्ला की लब दा फिरे छल्ला की लब दा फिरे यारों ओहदा घर केदा लोकन तो पुछ्दा फिरे छल्ला की लब दा फिरे.. ~ छल्ला, गुलज़ार // I couldn't find more relatable lyrics for what I have been feeling since past few days. So accurate and appropriate to the situation I have been dealing with. This constant phase of denial is what making me feel existential crisis. I roam around with a big smile as once I heard in my favorite show Bojack Horseman - 'Just pretend that you are happy, and eventually you'll forget you are pretending' so I have been following that for a while. I will not say that it is working but it is better than being in one dark room and crying, crying for not knowing the reason of pain in your heart, crying for all the mess that you have created, crying for missing that can never be yours. I am done building homes that we call friendships as however good an architect you are, you tend to spill emotions that makes the ground fertile enough to make the home fall. I don't want to settle now, I just want to wander, explore and die but not in pursuit of the concrete ground to make that home but just forgetting the fact that I was pretending to be happy. #instawrite #instawriter #instatravel #instatraveler #travelandwrite #travelandlife #adventurethatislife #rishikesh #rishikeshdiaries #uttrakhand_dairies #solotravel #riversidecamping #solace #peace #artist #namantheexplorer (at Rishikesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv52LpggLIG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tzo4vpx77p8j

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Got a chance to perform at DAV UNITED FESTIVAL ON 21st December 2018. It was a proud moment for me to perform at a festival dedicated for Alumnis by the organisation that I have studied in. My mom, brother, friends and a few teachers attended this program and that was the happiest thing in itself. All the juniors and parents of some students loved my work and appreciated me. A father came to me with his son and said that this is very rare to see a person who speaks so good, keep it up and take this forward. Making my way forward as a storyteller! #storyteller #delhiartist #indianartist #indianstoryteller #delhiartists #davunited #davunitedfestival #davrohini #delhi #ignca #journeyfullofstories (at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv3KYQUgXUu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qnoyxs8iuczk

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हाँ मैं भी खुश दिखना जानता हूँ। Life is a ride, a ride that will scare you at the first look, a ride that is taking 360° turns 180° turns 90° turns at a speed where you can just see blurry things, a ride that makes you scream shout and bite your nails, a ride where you will seek others to join you just to make yourself comfortable, a ride that surprises you at the climax, a ride from where people went by because they couldn't face what's coming next, a ride that might have consequences you are not ready to face but once you sit in that ride and wears the belt of confidence and self awareness you will see that it is very adventurous and fun at the same time. And for that adventure you can risk everything and anything, for that thrill you can face every consequence that is coming you way, for that fun other things are just a moment that will pass. #travelgram #travel #travelandlife #travelandwrite #travelblogger #storytellerwhotravels #explorer #namantheexplorer #himachal #himachalpradesh #himachaldiaries #dalhousie #dalhousiediaries #snow #snowfall (at Dalhousie, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv2BybAAL8T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h3qf56cx3p6b

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02.04.19! Yesterday I was taking a session in a @teachforindiadilli classroom in #Vikaspuri Flow for the session was set during the class only. We played a lot of games and had a lot of fun doing various activities to know elements associated with storytelling. I learnt a lot of things from these beautiful flowers who are spreading fragrance all around with their smiles. We became penguins, ducks, frogs and what not to make everyone laugh. As these kids said in the end, FANTABULOUS. !May the circle of storytelling grows! "When there is a problem, just smile" Thank you @slamoutloud @teachforindiadilli for this opportunity. #storytellingartist #delhiartist #artistsofinstagram #instaartist #powerofstories #storytellingworkshop #artsforkids #artsforchange #teachforindia #slamoutloud #teachforindiadilli #journeyfullofdreams #journeyfullofstories (at Vikas Puri Uttam Nagar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvyQcc0gD5z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5omkao17gjl1

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30.09.18! One when I was invited by one of my favorite writer @lekhak_vekhak to tell a story at an event organised by @_theartgalore_ TAG has organised one of the very best art meetup in the city. It was full of amazing artists. A perfect blend of music, poetry and stories. I told a story about a guy who moved to Delhi from Benaras to feel liberty and how his freedom get enclosed in a small room from open Ghats of Benaras. Story was well appreciated by the audience. It was empowering to get feedbacks from these many amazing artists. Best part about the event was that I got to listen a story by @gaathiwrites It was awesome. Thank you TAG and especially @hued.narratives for having me there. #journeyfullofstories #theartgalore #art #artist #storytelling #artmeetup #delhiartist #delhiartmeetups (at Green Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvte0mJA_39/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t6zsxvlvzyfs

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It was pleasure to be a part of Shruti's (@shrutimishra7980) classroom for a storytelling workshop. These girls are amazing. They bring such positive vibes and great energy in the classroom that you feel like keep on taking the workshop. We discussed several elements that are required to build a story and understand them with help of several activities. These kids has also written a story in the end and narrated it. I received such beautiful reflections and fabulous feedbacks from the batch. May the circle of storytelling grows with different tangents on it! #teachersofinstagram #teachforindia @teachforall @teachforindia #artsforsocialchange #artsforkids #storytelling #storytellingworkshop #delhiartists #indianartists #instaart #instaartists #artist #namantheexplorer #explorestories #journeyfullofstories (at Delhi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvq4qiDgGzm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yvtcbps7fy5r

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"HOPE" #landscapephotography #photography #mountains #uttrakhand #uttrakhandtourism @uktourisms #sunrise #iamtraveler #traveler #travelandlife #travelandlearn #adventurethatislife #joshimath (at Joshimath, Uttrakhand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvnkzmCALJQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gepyrkewiop7

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Check out my new story on youtube

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A performance cum storytelling workshop Module is designed for a batch of students from mixed classes (Ex-5th to 9th). I have done it twice at Parichay Shiksha Kendra, Rohini, Delhi and Shuruat Shiksha Kendra, Azadpur, Delhi. It included a story of The Giving Tree to kids. Kids really enjoyed the performance. Even the teachers liked the performance and appreciated the efforts. After the story, everyone shared their takeaways and it was awesome listening to such different perspectives. Then I delivered a workshop that has several games and activities like pictionary, animal sounds etc specially designed to give them a joyful experience. In the last we made a story web, and that story has all the cartoon characters that kids like. It was a very different and fun story. #artsforsocialchange #artforkids #artsforchange #storytellingforkids #storytelling #storyteller #storytellingworkshop #indianstorytellers #schoolworkshops #schoolsindelhi #indianeducation #education #storytellingineducation (at Delhi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvlppQOgrQ-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17z156ixg27uw

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"Jeene mei aaye maza" #exploredelhi #delhiphotography #mobilephotograph #mobilephoto #cannaughtplace #centralpark (at Connaught Place, New Delhi) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvlNI2nAIUl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lip9qhult47q

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13.09.18! This is about my second performance for FESTIVAL OF VOICES. I did this at Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha (BUDS). It is a non-profit organization formed with the objective of advancing the well being, education, health and welfare of children in India without distinction of caste, class, gender, ethnicity, and religion, rural / urban, physical or mental disability. I performed in front of a group of about 35 students from nearby slum areas in Tis Hazari. Many of them have fought their way to this centre to take computer classes. I have conducted a small activity where I asked them what does Delhi mean to them, then I told them the story of Suman, a construction site worker from Muzzafarnagar and how she came to Delhi and fought for her survival. After this I again asked them what is Delhi to you, I got amazing stories of struggle and how these students are really passionate about learning irrespective of what their families and relatives want them to do. This gathering really inspired me to be what I want to be. #delhiartist #indianartist #indianstorytellers #indianart #storytelling #storyteller #instaartist #storygram #storytellingworkshop #storyworkshop #journeyfullofstories #artsforkids #artsforchange #artsforsocialchange https://www.instagram.com/p/BvlGEmxAjTl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qbe7eyxefc36

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"Bikhrey-bikhrey chhand saa tahley Dohon mein ye bandh na paawey Naachey ho ke phirki lattu Khojey apni ghoori re" #mannkasturi #benaras #varanasi (at Varanasi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjCFVkAu3-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gh53p9p59mqm

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"Lag Jaa Gale" https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjA_R5AMgo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h3ot8ml9v25t

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This is when I and @sankalpanik went for a bike ride from #Dehradun to #Landour via #Mussourie and #GeorgeEverest . (This picture was clicked outside Landour Bakehouse where we had amazing coffee and crepes) This ride was really adventurous and fun. #adventurethatislife #bikeride #rubbertramp #dehradundiaries #mussouriediaries #landourdiaries #landourbakehouse #travelgram #traveling #traveler #wanderer (at Landour Bakehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvhk36pH4mF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hc7tp10lbt83

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(Just someone suggested to post my work on @instagram ) 02.09.18! Trying my hands on different story styles and facilitations. This is when I performed in a meetup by @artshala.in at Artbox, #Dwarka. It was a very beautiful meetup full of amazing audience and performances. A meetup dedicated to Indian traditional artforms. Many amazing artists from different groups performed traditional dance and music forms of India. This is the first time when I have experienced all that after reading it in my 3rd class from textbook. That was a once in a lifetime experience that I had. On top of that I was provided with an opportunity to perform a story there. I performed my favorite love story or love triangle you can say. Imroz-Amrita-Sahir. I tried my best to support the story with poems written by these three people. It was very beautiful to receive such amazing feedbacks from the audience full of great artists. Thanks for the opportunity Artshala. Looking forward to perform in such gatherings in future as well. #storytelling #storyteller #storytellers #delhistorytellersnetwork #artistsoninstagram #instastories #hindistories #journeyfullofstories (at Delhi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvhWy1RAcnb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m6ehcji2sl6w