[Reader-list] [Announcements] Jashn-e Basant in Delhi

[Yousuf]

You are cordially invited to
Jashn-e-Basant
A festival of spring with music, dance, films, and more
At India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
between January 21-25, 2007

Jan 21st, 2007
9:00am | Heritage Walk | Basti Nizamuddin
Kishore Kumar Singh & Ayushman Chowdhary from KLOD.B lead a heritage walk
with a focus on Sufi Basant. We revisit the historical locations in the
Basti of Nizamuddin, where the legend of Amir Khusrau and Nizamuddin Aulia
is celebrated every year. We meet in front of the Nizamuddin Police Station
(on Mathura Road). Prior registration for the walk is mandatory with Habitat
Centre.

Jan 22nd, 2007
7:00pm | BASANT BIOSCOPE | Gulmohar, IHC
Screening of films on Sufi Spring and kite-flying, followed by a discussion.
The Films being screened are
    * Basant (Delhi's Sufi Basant) by Yousuf Saeed, 12 mins
    * Mela Basant Bahar (Lahore’s Basant) by Samina Aslam (Pakistan), 23 mins
    * Portraits Of Belonging: Bhai Mian by Sameera Jain, 30 mins
    * The Train to Heaven (India's Popular Islam) by Yousuf Saeed, 7 mins.

Jan 24th, 2007
7:00pm | DANCE | Basement theatre, IHC
Basant In Bharatanatyam: Amir Khusrau’s tarana, kalidasa’s Ritu Sanharam and
traditional pieces, by Kalaiyin Kovil Natya Sudha choreography Raani
Shinghal

Jan 25th, 2007
7:00pm | BASANT RAAG | Stein Auditorium
Classical, semi-classical and Sufi compositions by emerging artists of
Delhi – Monika Jain, Vidya Shah, and Dhruv Sangari

Jan 20- Feb 28, 2007
Photo Exhibition | EXPERIENCING SPRING | at Delhi O' Delhi, IHC
Photographs on Basant by Ajay Mahajan

Jashn-e Basant conceptualized and coordinated by Jaya Iyer, Yousuf Saeed,
Lokesh Jain, Ayushman Chowdhary, and Ajay Mahajan (at Mandala and Ektara)
For more details, please visit www.ektara.org
Contact us at 9810379016 or 9968249346 or write to junglejaya at gmail.com
In partnership with KLOD.B, Natya Sudha and Pravah


 
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