Our End-March Campus Caper

We have now some clarity about our program for the next fortnight. Please do join us wherever possible.

1. March 22, 2011 at S.G.T.B. Khalsa College Auditorium at 12 pm, North Campus, University of Delhi. Manu Sikander Dhingra and Nadeem Shah will perform the traditional dastan followed by a conversation on Faiz Ahmed Faiz by Mahmood and I. (This event is cancelled. Apologies.)
2. March 23, 2011 at The Conference Centre, Behind Nirula's, Chatra Marg, North Campus, University of Delhi at 11 am. Mahmood and I will be in a conversation on Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
3. March 28, 2011 at Bhramhaputra Hostel, JNU Campus, JNU at 9 pm. A traditional dastan performance by Manu Sikander Dhingra and Nadeem Shah.
4. March 26, 2011 at LSR College, Near Kailash Colony at 11.30 am. Mahmood and I in a discussion on cinema and theatre and their convergence.
5. March 26, 2011 at Indian Women's Press Corps, 5 Windsor Place (The Meridian roundabout), New Delhi at 3.30 pm. A lecture-demonstration on Dastangoi by Mahmood and I.
6. March 28, 2011 at Kamla Nehru College, Sirifort Road at 11.30 am. Mahmood and I will be in a conversation on Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
7. March 30, 2011 at Zakir Hussain College, Asaf Ali Road at 10.30 am. Manu Sikander Dhingra and Nadeem Shah will perform the traditional dastan.

Dastangoi "In Freedom's Shade"

Faiz Ahmed Faiz: A Conversation between Mahmood Farooqui & Danish Husain

We all know that 2011 is Faiz Saheb's centenary year. As part of this celebration we'll be presenting a conversation about him drawing upon his memoirs, writings, interviews, poetry at FTK Centre for Information Technology Hall, Ansari Auditorium Campus, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi at 2 pm on Thursday, 17th Feb and again on Thursday, 24th Feb at 5.30 pm at Ramjas College, University of Delhi North Campus.

I will also read some Faiz poetry today Feb 16 at 2 pm at the Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi North Campus.

All the events are open to everyone. Please feel free to join us.

Thanks

Danish

Dastangoi at CCRT Dwarka

For Dastangoi aficionados and for those who want to become one, for the first time, we perform in West Delhi, at the Virasat festival of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training on 12th February at 8 pm, after the annual Kamladevi Chattopadhyay lecture.

And a repeat performance on the 19th Feb.

Performers: Usman Sheikh and Rana Pratap Senger.

Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
(under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)
15 A, Sector 7, Dwarka, New Delhi 110 075
Phone: +91 11 4715 1000 | Fax: +911125088637
Email: dg.ccrt@nic.in | website: www.ccrtindia.gov.in

Upcoming Dastangoi Shows

Hyderabad-- 15th January as part of the Rangsutra Festival, at NIFT Campus, Madhapur
Hyderabad. Rajesh and Rasika will join us from Bombay.

India Habitat Centre, Delhi- 19th January, 7 pm. Ankit and Yojit perform along side Dan and I as we inaugurate their new series, 'Bards and Minstrels of India,' more info at http://www.habitatworld.com/events-talks.php

Lucknow--30th January, as part of the Mahindra-Sanatkada festival, most probably at Kaiserbagh, more details from 9415-104361 / 9336-592678 / 9889-616174. Rajesh and Rasika will join us from Bombay.