25 February 2017, 05:30 am
MEER KI DILLi: WORDS IN THE GARDEN: A CELEBRATION OF LITERATURE, ARTS AND IDEAS
Programme Type
Festivals
 
 
10:30 – 11:30 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Uske Farogh – e- husn Se – By the Beauty of Its Grandeur Afloat on the Yamuna in Delhi
Presentations by Ravi Agarwal and Vimlendu Jha
 
10:30 TO 11:30 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Kaun Jaye Meer – Who Should Leave Delhi and Meer
Shamsur Rehman Faruqi in conversation with Saeed Naqvi
 
11:45 TO 12:45 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Kehte Hain Bagh Baharan Hain – It is Said There is Spring
Poetry reading about nature by leading contemporary poets in several languages of Delhi – Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English
Readings by Mangalesh Dabral, Kusum Ansal, Surjit Patar and Gauhar Raza
 
11:45 TO 12:45 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Alam Me Intkhab – Choicest in the World Delhi: The City
Presentations by Shiv Viswanathan, Raghu Rai, William Dalrymple and A.G.K. Menon
 
11:45 TO 12:45 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA
Aage Aage Dekhiye Hotaa Hai Kyaa – Watch What Happens Next
Presentations by Diksha Madhok, Jairaj Singh, Manisha Pande, Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
 
12:45 TO 14:00 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Basanti aur Rahza
Basanti aur Rahza, a Delhi based electronic folk act, with Azhar Anwar on guitar and production, and Mahima Dayal Mathur on vocals
 
14:00 TO 15:00 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Alam Ye Tamam Khwab – The World is but a Dream
Discussion with Manjari Sinha and Mukesh Garg
 
14:00 TO 15:00 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Hum Bhi Iss Zindagi Se Guzre – We too passed Through this Life
Presentations by Githa Hariharan, Khalid Jawed and Vishwajyoti Ghosh
 
14:00 TO 15:00 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA
Baat Kya Aadmi ki Ban Ayi
Discussion with Neha Dixit and Krishn Kaushik
 
15:15 TO 16:15 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Pur Uske Bistaar Bahut Hai – But there is Much Expansion
Presentations by Anamika, K. Satchidanandan and Allan Sealy
 
15:15 TO 16:15 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Ishq Bhari Patthar – Love is a Heavy Stone
Presentations by Apoorvanand, Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Ashis Nandy, Rakhshanda Jalil
 
15:15 TO 16:15 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA
Rahi Nagufta Mere Dil Mein Dastaan Meri – It’s Unspoken
Presentations by Aditya Mani Jha, Vidyun Sabhaney, Tarini Sethi, Chandan Gomes
 
16:30 TO 17:30 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Dhuaan Sa Hai Isi Nazar ki Taraf – There is Some Smoke Towards this City
Presentations by Mrinal Pande, Pavan K. Varma, Harsh Mander, Sudhir Chandra
 
16:30 TO 17:30 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM
Zamana nazuk Hai – Times are Fragile
Presentations by Prerana Shrimali, Manu Parekh, Mithu Sen
 
16:30 TO 17:30 IN GANDHI-KING PLAZA
Shahr-E-Dili Mein Hai Sab Pas Nishani us Ki – Delhi Has its Marks
Presentations by Suchita Salwan, Sonal Shah and Rahul Sabharwal
 
AT 18:15 IN THE FOUNTAIN LAWNS
Ritu Sangeet
By Kalaapini Komkali, daughter and disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva