Of Qawwalis, Ghazals & Urdu Literature: Bookmark This Beautiful Festival At The Ghalib Institute

Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu {HIND}, an organisation that works towards promotion of Urdu language, culture and literature in India, is organising the Urdu Ghar Literary Festival in collaboration with Ghalib Institute, Delhi. This festival will see four days of ghazals, plays, mushaira, dastangoi, qawwali and a series of paper presentations by both Indian and international scholars.

If you’re intrigued by Urdu literature, believe that not enough has been discussed about the same and if paper presentations and talks by renowned academicians like Fauzia Farooqui {professor in South Asian language and literature at Princeton University} and Associate Editor of NDTV Nagma Sahar are the kind of things you’d look forward to, this festival is for you.

Because you can attend a series of interesting panel discussions and talks by experts in the field of literature. Anjum Hasan {Books Editor at Caravan Magazine}, R Sivapriya {Executive Editor, Juggernaut Books India}, Sohail Hashmi {historian and filmmaker, well -known for his Delhi Heritage Walks} and Anisur Rahman {Senior Advisor at Rekhta Foundation} are some of the many speakers whose seminars you can look forward to.

While the idea of this festival is to celebrate Urdu literature and in fact, all of Indian literature over the last two centuries, you’ll get your dose of Urdu art and culture too. We’re particularly excited about the qawwali performance by the famous Sabri brothers of the Jaipur gharana. Some other events include dastan recitation by Mahmood Farooqui, a ghazal evening by Dr. Radhika Chopra and a play on Sir Iqbal by Dr. M. Sayeed Alam.

Oh, and the entry is free, so that’s all the more reason to go.

Follow the event page here.

When: Mar 15 -18; 10am – 6.30pm: panel discussions and post 7pm: cultural events like dastangoi, qawwali, plays and more on all four days.

Where: Ghalib Institute Auditorium

Entry: Free