Impresario Asia presents Faiz Centenary Celebrations at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 12th-16th February 2011

Time : 
12th, 14th, 15th and 16th February : 7:00pm
13th February : 11:00 am

Entry : Free

Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre ( IHC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 ( Cars ), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )

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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

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Event Details : Faiz Centenary Celebrations. 

12th February : Prof. S. R. Kidwai, critic and former Chairman Centre for Indian Languages JNU speaks on Faiz and the Progressive Literary Movement led by the Progressive Writers Association 

13th February :
11:00 am : Dramatised reading of Faiz’s letters from prison to his wife Alys by Salima Reza & Danish Iqbal. The letters are a peek into the life of Faiz and Alys living their lives like other couples in an era of great political turmoil in the sub continent.
14th February : Manmohan, Reader at the Maharishi Dayanad University (MDU), Rohtak and poet-critic, Naresh "Nadeem", speak On The Progressive Literary Writing In Hindi And Urdu During The Immediate Pre And Post Independence Decades.
15th February : Filmakers and activists - Gauhar Raza & Sohail Hashmi recite poems by Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
16th February : Kuch Ishq Kiya, Kuch Kaam Kiya An evening of Nazms & ghazals by Sudeep and Mannu Kohli.

Collaboration : Impresario Asia

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