Kathmandu, June 14 -- When was the last time you heard a story from your parents or grandparents? Chances are, it was long ago. Perhaps in the bygone days of your childhood. This reflects a sad truth: the culture of oral storytelling is slowly fading, overshadowed by the rise of technology.

German-Jewish philosopher and cultural critic Walter Benjamin foresaw this shift as early as 1936, during the rise of mass media. In his famous essay 'The Storyteller' (1936), he wrote:

"The art of storytelling is coming to an end... It is as if something that seemed inalienable to us, the securest among our possessions, were taken from us: the ability to exchange experiences."

Art can still bring us back to those lost traditions. Takpa Gallery's re...