Festivals keep Delhiites warm

After a two-year forced break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, winter events in the Capital are back and Delhiites are lapping them up

Delhi Poetry Festival: Do shaam Waris Shah ke naam

This year Delhi Poetry Festival will be celebrating poetry in four languages - Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and English but other Indian languages will also be celebrated.

Loved, lost and found

Delhi-based artists Prassenjit and Akanksha will bring a fusion of sher-o-shayari and ghazals to the audience in their upcoming concert, taking them on a journey of love and introspection

Ghalib ki Haveli: Where poetic memories linger

Fascinated by the Mughal era? At this museum, you can soak in the atmosphere of Mughal architecture, admire Urdu calligraphy and visualize how a poet used to live and work at his desk, preparing for an evening of recitals in the emperor’s court.

Tracing the queer elements: Life and works of Ameer Khusrow

Pride Month seems an apt time to recall the love of Ameer Khusrow Dehlawi, the great poet and Sufi mystic, for Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. His outpourings became an integral part of Hindustani literature and are still re-enacted during Basant Panchami

Redefining the art of poetry

‘Poetry belongs to the community, and taking it off the shelves of libraries and universities was necessary,’ says Raghvendra Madhu in a candid chat with Patriot  A homemaker and a poet, Raghvendra Madhu, is one the leading figures of the spoken word poetry movement in India. He has written award winning collections like ‘Make me […]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Captivating verses What: To all the artists in the capital, join in for an afternoon of poetry reading and appreciation. Organised by Verse of Silence, ‘Rhapsodies Chapter 1’, brings to you an engrossing discussion on creative writing and its scope in India. Founder of Delhi Poetry Festival Ms Dolly Singh will also be a part […]