Stories deserve to outlive us
Every family carries memories that are irreplaceable. Qissa exists to make sure those memories survive, in the voices and languages they were lived in.
About Qissa
Preserving the voices that shaped us.
Qissa is a family storytelling service for the South Asian diaspora. We help families preserve their elders' stories through WhatsApp prompts, bilingual transcription, and hardcover legacy books — before those stories are lost forever.
ہر قصہ ایک وراثت ہے — Every story is a legacy.
The Problem
The last generation of living memory is fading.
Millions of South Asian families have grandparents who carry stories of Partition, migration, rebuilding, and the rituals that held families together across continents. These stories live only in their memory.
The diaspora generation in London, Toronto, Dubai, New York, and Sydney feels the urgency — but distance, language barriers, and busy lives make it hard to capture these memories before it's too late.
Qissa bridges that gap. We handle the technology, the transcription, the translation, and the bookmaking. All your family has to do is talk.
Three generations. One story.
What We Believe
Built on trust, guided by care.
Language is identity
We believe stories should stay in the language they were told in. That's why every Qissa book is bilingual — original Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, or Punjabi alongside English.
Privacy is not optional
Family stories are deeply personal. We never share recordings, transcripts, or family data with anyone outside the family. Consent is always separate and explicit.
No app, no friction
We meet elders where they already are — WhatsApp voice notes, phone calls, or simple email. No accounts, no downloads, no frustration.
Our Process
How Qissa handles your family's most private memories.
Privacy and care are built into every step.
01
We send gentle weekly prompts
Thoughtful questions arrive on WhatsApp or email — designed to feel easy to answer, but deep enough to open real memories.
02
They reply in their own words
Voice notes, typed messages, or guided calls with a bilingual Story Consultant. Whatever feels natural to them.
03
We transcribe, translate, and edit
Every response is carefully transcribed, translated into a bilingual format, and shaped into chapters — always preserving the original voice.
04
Privacy at every step
Stories are never shared without consent. The storyteller approves their content before it becomes a book. Family archives are private by default.
Private family archive
Your data is never sold or sharedShips globally
UK, US, Canada, UAE, Australia & more5 languages supported
Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Punjabi, English
Your data is never sold or sharedShips globally
UK, US, Canada, UAE, Australia & more5 languages supported
Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Punjabi, English
Ready to preserve your family's story?
Start with one prompt, one voice note, and one story your family will hold for generations.