Dastangoi in Gurgaon, for Power Grid Corporation of India

On Tuesday the 28th September, at 7 pm.

एमपीहॉल,
पावरग्रिड टाउनशीप,
सेक्‍टर 43,
नजदीक एपी सेंटर,
गुड़गांव हरियाणा 122001

The show is mainly for the Power Grid people but those desirous of coming should write me a mail.

Some very interesting reviews of Peepli Live-one by a woman who had seen Dastangoi in NY

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/peepli-live/2010/08/11/1281206315049.html?page=2

http://www.fullhyderabad.com/profile/movies/3734/2/peepli-live-movie-review

http://news.avstv.com/2010/07/23/peepli-live-satire-with-a-soul/

DASTANGOI TRAVELS IN SEPTEMBER

This month we travel to four cities with Dastangoi.
- 7th of September we perform at a school at Benaras, the details of which I shall post later.

BANARAS (jo maza banaras men, na paris men na faras men)

7th Sep, 6 pm. Auditorium, Rajghat Besant School, Rajghat Fort, Banaras.
Performers include Rasika Duggal and Rajesh Kumar.

- 12th we travel to Calcutta
- 19th Hyderabad [Prakriti Foundation, Chennai and Park Hotel]
- 25th at Bangalore as a fundraiser for the organisation, the India Foundation for the Arts, which has been funding some of Dastangoi's activities.

Calcutta
12th Sep, at 7 pm at Galaxy, The Park, 17 Park Street, Kolkatta.
For invites pl contact Mira at prakritifoundation@gmail.com

Hyderabad

19th Sep, at 7 pm at Trillion Ballroom, The Park, 22 Rajbhawan Road, Somajguda, Hyderabad
For invites pl contact Mira at prakritifoundation@gmail.com
Performers include Rana Senger and Sheikh Usman

Bangalore
Chowdiah Memorial Hall – 7.30 pm, Saturday, September 25, 2010
For entry for the performance through donations of Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/- call Joyce at 2341 4681/82/83 between 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday or email joyce@indiaifa.org

MAFA at Doon

Mahmood Farooqui returns to his alma matter, Doon School, Dehradun for a performance of Dastangoi on Saturday, August 28, 2010. We're in for some experience.

Cheers

Bollywood and the middle class nation

Mahmood wrote this piece fours years ago for Himal.

http://www.himalmag.com/read.php?id=2358