"Home in the 21st century" Ahdaf Souief in a conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor at IGNCA, 1, CV Mess, Janpath > 6pm on 6th February 2013
Time : 6:00 pm
Entry : Registration-Open to all.
For further information contact: arts.india@britishcouncil.org
Event Description : 'Home in the 21st century’ Ahdaf Souief in a conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, New Delhi.
The British Council in collaboration with the IGNCA is organizing a series of talks and performances as part of : "Homelands" an exhibition of works by by twenty-eight top international artists at IGNCA, 11, Man Singh Road > 22nd January-14th February 2013
Ahdaf will reflect on her dual identity of being a citizen of UK and Egypt and her relationship with uprisings back home in Cairo. Dr Tharoor will reflect on his status of a world citizen and issues of immigration and displacement during his role as a peace keeper.
Ahdaf Soueif is a writer and political and cultural commentator. She is the author of the bestselling The Map of Love which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1999; she writes regularly for the Guardian in London and has a weekly column for al-Shorouk in Cairo. Her latest book Cairo: My City, Our Revolution published in 2012 was a personal account of the Egyptian Revolution
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is an author, United Nations peace-keeper, refugee worker, human rights activist, former Minister of State for External Affairs and currently the Minister of State for Human Resources Development.
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Entry : Registration-Open to all.
For further information contact: arts.india@britishcouncil.org
Place : Auditorium, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 1, Central Vista (CV) Mess, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Landmark : Opp. National Archives, adjoining India Gate Lawns
Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Central Sectt.' (Yellow Line and Violet Line)
Event Description : 'Home in the 21st century’ Ahdaf Souief in a conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, New Delhi.
The British Council in collaboration with the IGNCA is organizing a series of talks and performances as part of : "Homelands" an exhibition of works by by twenty-eight top international artists at IGNCA, 11, Man Singh Road > 22nd January-14th February 2013
Ahdaf will reflect on her dual identity of being a citizen of UK and Egypt and her relationship with uprisings back home in Cairo. Dr Tharoor will reflect on his status of a world citizen and issues of immigration and displacement during his role as a peace keeper.
Ahdaf Soueif is a writer and political and cultural commentator. She is the author of the bestselling The Map of Love which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1999; she writes regularly for the Guardian in London and has a weekly column for al-Shorouk in Cairo. Her latest book Cairo: My City, Our Revolution published in 2012 was a personal account of the Egyptian Revolution
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is an author, United Nations peace-keeper, refugee worker, human rights activist, former Minister of State for External Affairs and currently the Minister of State for Human Resources Development.
Related Events : Talks
"Home in the 21st century" Ahdaf Souief in a conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor at IGNCA, 1, CV Mess, Janpath > 6pm on 6th February 2013
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