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Archive Nº 001A family QissaEN · UR · SD
ان کی کہانی، ان کی آواز
A warm Story Guide listens by phone or Google Meet, in English, Urdu, or Sindhi, at the storyteller's own pace. Then Qissa works with a professional writer to turn those memories into a hardcover book.
Not a blank journal. Not a pile of transcripts.
Qissa is a human-edited, beautifully designed family book where photographs, English or a bilingual Urdu/Sindhi edition, and approved moments in the storyteller's real voice can live together — bound into a single volume that outlives us all.
English, or Urdu/Sindhi paired with English
Selected audio, privately linked with approval
Names, photographs, and memories
Selected recorded moments, privately linked
The experience is designed around elders, not technology. Qissa does the complicated work quietly in the background.
See the full journey
Moment 01 — We begin with your family
We learn who your storyteller is, which language feels like home, and what your family most wants to remember. Then we shape a thoughtful path around them.
Moment 02 — Sessions at their pace
They choose phone or Google Meet and speak in the language and rhythm that feels natural. One long session or several shorter conversations—the story does not have to be finished in a day.
Moment 03 — From recorded sessions to volume
The Story Guide and professional writer shape the narrative, add chosen photographs, and send a proof before print. Selected audio can be privately QR-linked with the storyteller's approval.
Guided story session — Qissa Story Guide
“Tell me about the first monsoon you remember from Karachi. What did the rain smell like?”
Nani Zohra
Original narration · Urdu
Recorded with consent · Urdu · Tuesday 9:14 pm
Writing and translating · Urdu → English
“I was seventeen. It was a long, hot afternoon in Karachi.”
“The wind picked up suddenly, and the sky filled with clouds.”
“The first drop of rain fell, and the smell of wet earth held my heart.”
Chapter 07
I was seventeen. It was a long, hot afternoon in Karachi. The wind picked up suddenly, and the sky filled with clouds.
The first drop of rain fell, and the smell of wet earth held my heart in a way nothing else could.
We all ran up to the roof. Ammi called out for us to come down, but we stood there — soaked, laughing, living in that moment.
Scan to hear
Nani Zohra
Selected audio · approved
— 12 —
باب ہفتم
کراچی میں پہلی بارش
میں سترہ برس کی تھی۔ وہ کراچی کی ایک لمبی، گرم دوپہر تھی۔
اچانک ہوا چلی اور آسمان پر بادل چھا گئے۔
پہلی بوند جب گری تو مٹی کی خوشبو نے دل تھام لیا۔
— ۱۳ —
After the final session — a hardcover your grandchildren will open.
Selected chapters can carry a private link to approved audio from the recorded sessions. The polished story stays on the page; the pauses, laughter, and familiar cadence stay in their voice.
Exhibit C — three generations, one volume
The reason for all of it
Hearing the voice moment we chose play from Nani's book made my daughter understand where our family comes from. It felt like the room became bigger.
“My dadi spoke only Urdu. For the first time, I could read her exact words, and my children can read them too.”
“Once the Story Guide let my father take his time, he spoke for forty minutes about a home we had never heard him describe.”
Storytelling is supported in English, Urdu, and Sindhi. Pakistan delivery is included; international courier is quoted separately.
Why we built QissaYour story, gathered at your pace.
Every Qissa begins with a warm onboarding call, continues through guided recorded sessions, and is shaped with a professional writer into a hardcover book.
A beautifully focused story, gathered in guided conversations and written with care.
Founding family price
PKR 7,000
USD 99 internationally · courier separate
A fuller life story shaped across longer conversations, with room for more chapters and photographs.
Founding family price
PKR 13,000
USD 199 internationally · courier separate
Chapter 07 — The giftThe thread ends here, tied
ہر قصہ ایک وراثت ہے
Begin with one gentle question. We will help your family carry the answer all the way into a book.
