[11][12][13][14] His latest book, “Toh Hazireen Hua Yun.. Dastan-e-Ankit Chadha”, tells Ankit's story through his work.
[15][16] The book includes ‘Praarthanaa’, a musical dastan which is based on Ankit's years of continuing research on the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi.
[18] After he perfected what his ustaad had taught him, Ankit began to boldly experiment with the form to create new stories from his wide reading and fierce curiosity.
He experimented with scripting on contemporary themes like mobile ecosystem, corporate culture, digital divide and nomadic pastoralism in dastangoi.
While Ankit received tremendous media attention for his capacity to hold audiences spellbound, his work as a peace educator merits more visibility.
[21][22] Ankit was in the process of developing Project Agora, which would explore how history can be taught through creative means that encourage critical thinking.
[47] As mentioned in a statement released by the Kabir Festival Mumbai, “Ankit was out for a walk near Kamshet lake, outside Pune, when he and his friend slipped and fell into the water.