Urdu Heritage Festival at Red Fort (Lal Quila) Grounds > 7th-11th November 2012

Reminder : 

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

Place : Grounds, Red Fort (Lal Quila), New Delhi - 110006
Landmark : Opposite Chandni Chowk
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Chandni Chowk(Yellow Line)' 

Event Details : Urdu Heritage Festival.
7th November : 
3:00 pm - Inauguration of Urdu Book Exhibition
6:00 pm - Inauguration of Urdu Heritage Festival by Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, Delhi
Urdu Tarana by Bahuguna & Party
7:00 pm - Sham-e-Ghazal by Shafqat Amanat Ali (Pakistan)
8th November : 
5:00 pm - Mehfil-e-Qawwali by Mohd. Idris Qutbi & Party
7:00 pm - Sufiana Kalam / Ghazal by Manpreet Akhtar (Punjab)
9th November : 
5:00 pm - Sham-e-Ghazal by Radhika Chopra
7:00 pm - All India Tarhi Mushaira 
10th November : 
5:00 pm - Sham-e-Ghazal - Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan
7:00 pm - Mehfil-e-Qawwali - Chand Nizami & Party
11th November : 
5:00 pm - Sham-e-Ghazal - Farid Ahmed Khan
7:00 pm - Dilli Ka Aakhiri Mushaira (Featuring Tom Alter as Bahadur Shah Zafar)
7th to 11th November : 
3:00 pm - Cultural programmes by Youth

Background : The Urdu Academy, Delhi was established in 1981 under Govt. of NCT of Delhi for promotion & propagation of Urdu language and to develop the composite lingual culture of Delhi.  It has a glorious record of about 30 years of in the field of Urdu Literature, Language and organized numerable programmes during the past years to promote Composite Lingual Culture.
And the Department of Art, Culture and Languages, Government of Delhi has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting cultural events in “Urdu Heritage  Festival during Delhi Celebrates 2012”.  

Related Events : Ghazals | Music | Sufi Music | Poetry