What we do

Five formats.
One mission.

Every Buland format is a different way to create space for stories. Scroll through each one — or jump straight to what you're looking for.

کہانی Kahani اسپیس Space سفر StoryTravelling فیسٹ StoryFest بول Bol — Soon
کہانی Kahani اسپیس Space سفر StoryTravelling فیسٹ StoryFest بول Bol — Soon
کہانی
🎤 Flagship format · Since 2021 · 9 seasons کہانی

The story that
started everything.

Buland Kahani is our flagship live storytelling format. Real people, no scripts, no performance — just honest stories told from lived experience. Across 9 seasons and 3 cities, Kahani has become Pakistan's most consistent storytelling platform.

Every Kahani is carefully curated and moderated. Storytellers are selected and guided. The audience is never passive — they are part of the room.

See upcoming Kahani → ▶ Watch stories
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Cities
Islamabad · Karachi · Lahore
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Format
Live open mic · Curated · Moderated
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Audience
Open to all · 50–200 per event
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Duration
2.5 – 3.5 hours
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Digital
All stories published on YouTube
All 9 seasons — click to watch
BK 1
Buland Kahani
Islamabad · iO Space
▶ BK 2
Buland Kahani 2.0
Islamabad · KNCT
▶ BK 3
Karachi Kahani
Karachi · NIC + TDF Ghar
▶ BK 4
Azaad Kahani
Islamabad · CORR
▶ BK 5
Alif Kahani
Islamabad · Daftarkhuwan
▶ BK 6
Lahore Kahani
Lahore · Aangun + Kitab Ghar
▶ BK 7
Karachi Kahani 2.0
Karachi · Habitt
▶ BK 8
Khat Kahani
Islamabad · i8 Library
▶ BK 9
Dost Kahani
Karachi · The Socials
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اسپیس
🤝 Wellness storytelling · Intimate spaces اسپیس

Not a stage.
A room that holds you.

Buland Space represents our shift toward wellness-centred storytelling. Intimate, facilitated safe spaces designed around specific themes — built for presence, not performance.

Participation is limited to ensure depth, trust, and emotional safety. Guided by humanistic psychology, participants can share, reflect, or simply be present.

💔 Grief Space 🌱 Healing Space 👩 Girls Space 🧘 Wellness Space 🎭 Anonymous Space 🌟 Hope Space 🤝 Dost Space 🎨 Art Space 🎵 Music Space 🏃 Girls4Sports Space 👶 Childhood Space 🌍 Relocator Space
See upcoming Spaces → 📷 View on Instagram
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Approach
Consent-based · Moderated · Humanistic psychology
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Audience
Intimate groups · 10–30 participants
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Focus
Listening · Reflection · Emotional safety
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Cities
Islamabad · Karachi · Growing
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Digital
Featured photos shared on Instagram with permission
سفر
🗺️ Travel storytelling · Season 1 complete سفر

Stories told
on the road.

StoryTravelling integrates travel with reflection and conversation. As participants move through different locations, storytelling becomes a tool for mindfulness, cultural exchange, and self-awareness.

Every location becomes a prompt. Every stop becomes a story. These journeys transform unfamiliar spaces into sites of connection and shared meaning.

▶ Watch Season 1 Partner for Season 2 →
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Route
Multiple cities across Pakistan
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Focus
Mindfulness · Cultural exchange · Self-awareness
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Participants
Selected cohort · Application based
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Digital
Full documentary series on YouTube
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Status
Season 1 complete · Season 2 in planning
StoryTravelling archive
ST 1
StoryTravelling — Season 1
Across Pakistan
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فیسٹ
🎉 Pakistan's first storytelling festival فیسٹ

A full day.
A thousand stories.

StoryFest is Pakistan's first full-day, multidisciplinary storytelling festival. Storytelling meets music, literature, theater, film, and community dialogue — all under one roof.

Multiple stages, multiple formats, one community. StoryFest is the biggest Buland event of the year — and it's only getting bigger.

Stay updated → Partner for StoryFest →
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Venue
Ali Farms, Islamabad
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What's included
Storytelling · Music · Literature · Theatre · Film · Dialogue
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Scale
Open to all · Largest Buland event
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Duration
Full day · Multiple simultaneous stages
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Status
Season 1 complete · Season 2 in planning
StoryFest history
SF 1
StoryFest — Season 1
Islamabad · Ali Farms
بول
📢

Buland Bol
is coming.

Buland Bol is our upcoming conference format — bridging researchers, industry leaders, and communities through transformative dialogue. We're building something significant. Stay tuned.

⏳  Coming in 2026