Rupesh Sangale, a theatre maker, recollects a memory from his childhood of watching the Nandiwalas perform. He remembers the sound of the bells, the sight of the decorated Nandi bull cut-outs, and the beating of the drum. “Nandiwala is a style of folk storytelling, a lok kala that uses art forms like puppetry, music, and dance to tell stories,” Sangale tells us. This makes it a dynamic style that calls upon its audience to participate. Children tend to find joy in it the most, possibly because it keeps up with the energy they bring to any room.