Birth Anniversary Celebration of Mirza Ghalib

Schedule :

28th December : Tamsili Mushaira dedicated to Ghalib by eminent Shayars (poets)

29th December : Cultural Dance programme based on Ghalib “Shama Har Rang Mein Jalti Hai Sehar Hone Tak…” Ghazal Nritya Bhav by Uma Sharma & group followed by Ghalib’s Ghazals by Smt. Radhika Chopra

Kabir – Mystic Weaver of Words: by Shubha Mudgal & Aneesh Pradhan

Also Read Terms & Conditions Below

AUDIENCE REGISTER HERE https://www.eventshigh.com/detail/Delhi/fdc792efca4a3a51a4fd975809c0947b.

Calling all the poets & storytellers to come and recite their awesome stuff and have a wonderful time together. Come as an audience or a performer.

This meetup will last for two+ hours and will offer each poet/storyteller a chance to read aloud a poem/story.

To cover the overhead and other basic expense, the venue works on a pay-what-you-want model. So we request all the audience and participants to pay what they like. The minimum amount is Rs.50/-

Venue : The Social House
H3/43, Block H3, First Floor, Vikaspuri, West Delhi, New Delhi,
Near Brain International School
(Please google before coming)

POETRY UNBLOCK

An Activity Oriented Poetry Workshop

• The poetry workshop conducted by Pepperscript is meant to give those who register an overall understanding of the kinds/types of poems, their writing styles, the technicalities and structuring of a poem.
• From confessional poetry, something that Sylvia Plath and closer to home Kamala Das wrote to Lyrical poetry, ekphrastic poetry, Eulogies, haibuns, free verse, prose poetry, etc- many of these forms of poetry will be discussed in detail.
• The ways all the well-known poets implement their writing styles will be talked about.
• With a major focus on Indian writers writing in English, the workshop will focus on the importance and the stance of poetry publication in India.
• Apart from imparting hands-on knowledge, there will be various activities that will help you enhance your skill and incorporate various poetic ways in your own writing. The activities will eventually lead to self-learning.
• Also, win a chance to publish your work with PepperScript India’s fastest growing independent publishing house.

Mukhota from page to stage gives a platform to the emerging artists to showcase their talent.

We welcome artists of all forms, if you are  a poet, comedian, beat boxer, singer, storyteller, or if you just love to praise art then Mukhota Art Place is meant for you only.

We believe that many people could not show or come forward to perform due to unavailability of a platform or due to hesitation for those people Mukhota Art Space is the right place. an artist can test himself.

Venue :- Mukhota art space.

Kathakar

International Storytellers Festival

Date: 16^thto 18^th November 2018

Time: 9 am to 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Venue: Central Lawns, 11 Mansingh Road, New Delhi – 1

Friday, 16^th November 2018

5:30 pm –Phad performance by Kalyan Joshi (India)

6:15 pm – Polish legends by Michal Malinowski (Poland)

6:30 pm – Tales from England by Xanthe Gresham (UK)

6:45 pm – The King and the Corpse (Vikram & Betal) by Godfrey Duncan, TUUP (UK)

7:00 pm – Inauguration by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

7:15 pm – Kisse, Kahani with the Mystic: Sadhguru in conversation with Mohit Chauhan

8:30 pm – Qissa Urdu ki Aakhri Daastan ka by Danish Hussain (India)

Saturday, 17^th November 2018

5:00 pm –Indian Folktales by Navin Pangti (India)

5:30 pm – Tales from the Rain Forest by Gofrey Duncan, TUUP (UK)

6:00 pm –Bapu ki kahani by Shaguna Gahilote (India)

7:00pm –Powada, tales of Shivaji by Samrat Shri Adinath Vibhute (India)
7:30 pm –Sohrab and Rustom tales from Iran by Xanthe Gresham (UK)

8:00 pm –Reimagining storytelling – panel discussion with storytellers moderated by Rachna Bisht

8:30 pm – Kisse, Kahani aur Rockstars: Imtiaz Ali, Mohit Chauhan in conversation with Prarthana Gahilote

Sunday, 18^th November 2018

5:30 pm – Greek Myths by Xanthe Gresham (UK)

6:00 pm –Dolls Theatre by Sudip Gupta (India)

6:30 pm – Witches and Demons by Michal Malinowski (Poland)

7:00 pm –Pandvani by Ritu Verma (India)

7:30 pm – Ghost stories by Godfrey Duncan, TUUP (UK)

8:00 pm – Kisse, kahani aur Adakari: In conversation with Pankaj Tripathi

Kathakar – International Storytellers Festival was started in 2010 under the aegis of UNESCO as part of the Ghummakkad Narain – Travelling Literature Fesitval by Nivesh and HHACH. India’s first and only oral storytelling fest was started with the aim to preserve, promote and celebrate the traditional form of storytelling.

Evening sessions are open to public.

Website: www.ghummakkadnarain.org, www.ignca.nic.in

Email:ghummakkadnarain@gmail.comnivesh.india@gmail.comigncakaladarsana@gmail.com

Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/ghummakkadnarainwww.facebook.com/IGNCA

Twitter: @GhummakkadN, @igncakd

RSVP: +91-9999088105, +91-11-23388155 (9:00 am to 5:30 pm)

Nearest Metro Stations: Central Secretariat, Gate No. 2 & Janpath, Gate no. 1 & 4

Entry and Parking Free. Seating on first serve basis.

5th Jash E Rekhta – Urdu celebration

5th Jash E Rekhta – Urdu celebration: Jashn-e-Rekhta is a three-day festival celebrated annually in Delhi under the aegis of the Rekhta Foundation, a not-for-profit organization devoted wholeheartedly to the preservation and promotion of the Urdu language, its literature and culture.

Within the last four years, 5th Jash E Rekhta – Urdu celebration has left behind the trappings of a festival to emerge as an excellent celebration of Urdu, its rich heritage and eclectic art forms. The event includes splendid musical performances of ghazals and qawwalis by renowned artistes. Additional activities include dastangoi renditions, panel discussions, poetry recitations and enriching conversations with celebrities. Items decorated with calligraphy and other goods are also available and visitors can enjoy a variety of local as well as Middle Eastern cuisine at the food stalls.

The festival has been graced by doyens of Urdu poetry and literature and also by people of eminence from the film, music and television industry. Owing to its uniqueness, 5th Jash E Rekhta – Urdu celebration has become one of the most popular literary and cultural events of our country.

The 5th edition of the festival will be held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on December 14–16, 2018 (Fri-Sun).dia Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110002

Chalo lal Qila – Artists Unite

Entry : Registration at : goo.gl/wcxxYf

Venue : Red Fort (Lal Qila), Netaji Subhash Marg, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi – 110006
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Stations – ‘Lal Qila(Violet Line)’ & ‘Chandni Chowk(Yellow Line)’

Event Description : FEST : Artists Unite, Delhi – Chalo Laal Qila!

On March 2 & 3 over a hundred artists, writers and poets will gather at the Red Fort, Delhi, on multiple stages at the historic 15 August Park  to speak of democracy, togetherness and of an India that belongs to all its citizens. They will speak through the language of music, theatre, poetry, films and performances. Similar events are being organized by artists in other cities and towns including Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Dharwad, Pune and Patna.

Join us as we celebrate the culture of love, togetherness and the rejection of hatred. A large number of artists including Shubha Mudgal, Rabbi Shergill, Astad Deboo, Aditi Mangaldas, Jasbir Jassi, Maya Rao, Madan Gopal Singh, Dhruv Sangari, Surjit Nongmeikapam Bon, Sheetal Sathe, Harpreet, Askari Naqvi, Sonam Kalra, Inder Salim, Delhi Sultanate + Begum X, Azadi Records, Vedanth Bharadwaj,  Prabh Deep, Sanjay Rajoura, Ahmer, Seedhe Maut, Swadesi, Dopeadelics, Daniel Langthasa – Mr. India, Rasika Agashe, Lokesh Jain,  JANAM, Fouzia Dastango, Syed Sahil Agha, Patna Choir  are performing at the two day event. There will be poetry sessions, a mushaira/kavi sammelan with some of the most respected poets in Urdu and Hindi including Ashok Vajpeyi, Gauhar Raza, Asad Zaidi, Mangalesh Dabral, Nouman Shauq, Azhar Iqbal, Waseem Rashid, Akhil Katyal, Sabika Abbas,  theatre performances, film screenings, visual art exhibitions, hip hop and reggae music and a celebration of Delhi’s diverse food cultures.  The event is free and open to all.

Why should Artists Unite ? This is a time when cultural and social life in India is being torn asunder by a toxic cocktail of propaganda, violence, censorship and distorted histories. The right to life, the right to love, food choices, language and histories, cultural expression, all are under assault by a politics of hate which is at war with the people of India and their diverse cultures.

As artists and cultural practitioners we re-dedicate ourselves at this critical moment to defend a culture that speaks of love, equality and solidarity. We will fight hate with love. We will counter violence with peace. Through our images, speech, words, music and bodies we will resist the cultural destruction of India.
Artists and writers are witness to and participants in the evolution of a culture that acquires its strength from diverse influences that together transform into the promise of Indian democracy, a promise that finds its echo in the Indian constitution. Democracy is not a majoritarian project to identify enemies and enforce uniformity of language, behaviour and culture. Democracy is the celebration of a collective will for peace, of living together with dignity and equality.

Website : artistsunite.home.blog

“Dastan-e-Mahabharata” A presentation of the Mahabharata in Dastangoi

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Event Description : THEATRE “Dastan-e-Mahabharata” A presentation of the Mahabharata in Dastangoi form. Using poetry from various Urdu versions of the epic, and alternating this poetry with narration of the great battle

Performed by Fouzia Dastango and Firoz Khan

Written and directed by Danish Iqbal

Jashn-e-Sukhan

Jashn-e-Sukhan is a curated show for talented poets who write Hindi & Urdu shayaris, ghazal, poem. This show will be organized once a month on Sunday in Pitampura Delhi. This curated show is not an open mic poetry show. You will be selected on the basis of your content & presentation. We are trying to promote good literature in society. So if you think that you are one of the artists who fulfills our requirement then only book your slot.  There will be up to 20 the best performers who will get a chance to perform in this curated show.

This show is being organized by The Fun Cube Studio who has been providing a decent platform to young writers. So our main aim is to promote young talented writers.

There will be a one time fee of Rs.99/ as a registration fee to participate in the event, in which refreshment (Tea/Coffee) will be provided.

Note: The fee mentioned above is to participate in the event. You will get a chance on the basis of your content only. If your content is not selected by us the registration fee won’t be refunded. But you can come as an audience in the same fee.

Once you do the registration you will get a confirmation email in which you will get the google form link to submit the poetry or ghazal. Our team will go through your content and will contact you for further process.

Each performer will get up to 5 to 7 minutes to recite their selected content by the organizer. Requesting for more time won’t be considered.
Performance video will be uploaded on our youtube channel & other social media platform to provide you more exposure as well as you will be given the video (after paying the editing fee) which you can use on your Facebook, Instagram, youtube, with full rights.

Read all the terms & conditions carefully.
1. A performer should be at least 18 years old.
2. Performers should have good communication skills.
3. A performer should have some experience in any Open mic shows.
4. A performer should have good command over the pronunciation of Hindi & Urdu.
5. A Performer should have his own content written by himself/herself.
6. A performer will be given up to five to seven minutes maximum.
7. A performer will have to reach the venue at least 15 minutes before the show started. Late entry won’t be allowed and your slot will be canceled.
8. Kids won’t be allowed in the show.
9. If a person wants to come with you as an audience there will be a f

Sahitya Aaj Tak, India’s Biggest Literature Festival Is Back And We Can’t Keep Calm!

Latin America Festival

Today inauguration of the Latin America Festival at Kamani Auditorium at 6.30 pm. Dances from Colombia and music from Bolivia

VIBHOR- Noida International Literature Festival

VIBHOR- Noida International Literature Festival is a Literary Festival like no other! It’s a celebration of literature, art, music, poetry and freedom of expression.

The festival will take place against the stunning backdrop of Noida city, which is a beautiful amalgamation of modern architecture and carefully crafted green landscape.

Over the span of 2-days, we will have 24 events and activities. We will feature workshops, book readings, talks, panel sessions, debates, book launches and performances from top Indian and international writers. This Literature Festival will draw over 80 writers, artists, academics, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year.

This festival will bring together the best minds in the world of Hindi, English and Regional literature from within and outside India. The festival will initiate the conversation between authors, readers, literary agents, publishers, self-pub stars, humanitarians, politicians, sports personalities, and entrepreneurs on varied topics ranging from literature to the changing dynamics of the publishing industry.

This year the theme of the festival is “The World of Dreams and Imagination”.

Times LitFest 2019

Rajnigandha presents the 5th edition of Times Litfest Delhi, an initiative by The Times of India. Times Litfest is a celebration of books and ideas, where we shall be hosting panel discussions, keynote addresses, talks and performances.

Come and rekindle your love for the written word, at Habitat World, IHC on the 30th Nov & 1st of Dec 2019. Mark your calendars!

Entry – Free

#TimesLitfest #TimesLitfestDelhi #TLFDelhi #TLFDelhi2019

Serendipity Arts Festival

Serendipity Arts Foundation returns to Panaji, Goa with their flagship arts initiative – the Serendipity Arts Festival from the 15 – 22 December 2019. The annual, multi-disciplinary Festival is open to all, and this year will host over 90 dynamic projects with over 1200 artists highlighting India’s rich traditions of music, dance and theatre, alongside photography, culinary arts, craft, and visual arts exhibitions.

Register online at www.serendipityartsfestival.com to attend the Serendipity Arts Festival from the 15th to the 22nd of December 2019 in Panaji, Goa. Entry is free and open for all.

For more details, visit: https://habitatclub.indiahabitat.in/registration?id=2704

For more details,visit: https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/ruskin-bond-teaches-writing/ET00305161

For further details, visit: https://dagworld.com