Some stories only they can tell you.
Dastaan captures your parent or grandparent’s life story through simple WhatsApp voice notes and turns it into a book your family will keep forever.
Writing an autobiography has never been easier
Turn your spoken memories into a family keepsake
How it works
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Questions arrive on their WhatsApp
They reply with a voice note
Follow their story and ask your own questions
Receive their memoirs
What’s in the finished book
A full hardcover book, printed and bound, organized to read like the story of a life — not a list of questions and answers.
Photos alongside the stories, wherever the family has them to share.
A dedicated dashboard, for you to follow their story and ask your own questions.
“I built Dastaan because a life deserves more than a few photos and half-remembered stories. I wanted to give families across India a book like this — not written about their elders, but written by them, in their own words, passed down for generations. Imagine if the first history book you ever read as a child was the life and times of your great-grandmother, written by her. Food for thought, isn’t it?”
Ready to start their book?
Tell us a little about them. We’ll call you personally to walk through everything and get their first prompt sent.
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