Urdu Culture Now

We are proud to present Urdu Culture Now an event curated by the first batch of Godrej India Culture Lab Leadership Programme Fellows - seven students from humanities colleges across Mumbai who are spending the summer at the Culture Lab. Adaab! We invite you to a spectacular jashn of contemporary Urdu culture. India is a multilingual land and yet the vibrance and beauty of the Urdu language is being systemically invisibilised from the cultural milieu of the country. 'Urdu Culture Now' seeks to explore the state of Urdu culture in Mumbai and will showcase its multiple intersections with modernity, digital and urban India. The evening will include: Panel Discussion - Urdu Revival Through the Internet Featuring lyricist and poet Hussain Haidry, artist Zeenat Kulavoor and Mahtab Alam, Executive Editor of The Wire Urdu. Writer and journalist Annie Zaidi will moderate this discussion. Art Exhibits Works by Zeenat Kulavoor and Nasheet Shadani, and a Sound Zone with specially curated playlists. Performances Actor and storyteller Danish Husain will take centre stage with a Quissebaazi performance and Winit Tikoo will perform a set of Urdu rock tunes. Pop-up bookstore A specially curated book collection by Trilogy. Reception A delectable dawat of Lucknowi and Hyderabadi cuisine. This event is free and open to all. Don’t miss it! *A signer for the event can be made available on request. Feel free to contact on indiaculturelab@godrejinds.com for the same.