FEST : Dara Shikoh Festival 2016 at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), Kashmere Gate, Lothian Road > 21st to 24th September 2016

Dara Shikoh Festival 2016

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

Venue : Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), Kashmere Gate, Lothian Road, New Delhi - 110006
Direction : aud.ac.in/reachingaud
Venue Info : www.aud.ac.in | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Kashmere Gate (Yellow Line and Red Line)'

Event Description : Dara Shikoh Festival 2016

Schedule : 

21st September 2016
2:30 pm - Exhibition: Camera Dilli-Ka: Photographs of the city and its people 1880-1980 revealing the lived memories of Delhi, especially featuring photographs from the Narain Prasad collection archived by the Centre for Community Knowledge at AUD.
Inauguration of the exhibition followed by a talk by Dr. Sudeshna Guha.
Dr.Guha is an Associate Professor of History at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Shiv Nadar University. She has conducted research on visual histories of archaeological practices, photographic collections and their archiving.

22nd September 2016
5 pm – Cultural evening: Songs of Delhi
 Madan Bala Sindhu and friends perform folk and popular songs
 Iqbal Ahmed Khan of Dilli gharana performs traditional music of Delhi
Madan Bala Sindhu, a theatre and music artist represents residents of Delhi who migrated into the town around 1947 from Punjab or western India, with her repertoire of Punjabi and Sindhi songs usually sung in family events like weddings. Her troupe also makes renditions of the popular Hindi poetry of Amir Khusrau and other Delhi poets.
Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan has been trained in Hindustani classical music under his grand father Ustad Chand Khan and several uncles belonging to the illustrious Dilli gharana. He features songs composed by many poets and composers of Delhi.

23rd September 2016
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Listen I am also Delhi: Inter college puppetry competition

24th September 2016
2:00 - 3:30 - Workshop - Master Class Puppetry with Mr. Gunduraja
Workshops on Archetypes and Epic Narratives by Vikramjeet Sinha
4:00 - 5:00 - Mahabharat Puppet Show by Katkatha

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FEST : Dara Shikoh Festival 2016 at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), Kashmere Gate, Lothian Road > 21st to 24th September 2016 FEST : Dara Shikoh Festival 2016 at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), Kashmere Gate, Lothian Road > 21st to 24th September 2016 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Saturday, September 24, 2016 Rating: 5

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