Hiroshima A-bombing commemorated in India via traditional performance

A picture-story show depicting the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, was performed in New Delhi on Friday in Hindi, the official language of India, for an audience of hundreds of children all over the country.The virtual event, co-organized by the Japan Foundation and Indias Bookaro Trust, employed the easy-to-understand medium of "kamishibai," or "paper drama" in Japanese, a form of storytelling popular with children before the emergence of television.Titled "Nanhi Awaaz" (little voice), the story translated from Japanese focused on the horror of the atomic bomb…READ FULL ARTICLE