Pakistan, India to celebrate Urdu at Jashn-e-Rekhta festival
Some of the finest poets, authors and artists of today will join hands to pay tribute to the majestic language
Some of the finest poets, authors and artists of today will join hands to pay tribute to the majestic language. PHOTO: REKHTA FOUNDATION
In celebration of the beauty, rhythm and lyrical magnificence of the Urdu language, Rekhta Foundation have once again organised the international festival Jashn-e-Rekhta festival.
To be held from 12 to 14 February 2016 in Delhi in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, the three-day festival is a tribute to the language – “its quintessential spirit, inclusive ethos, creative richness and linguistic heritage”.
Reminiscing: Paying tribute to the gems of Urdu literature
Some of the finest poets, authors and artists of today will join hands to pay tribute to the majestic language through ghazal and qawwali performances, panel discussions, calligraphy, dramas and plays, a mushaira, and other interactive sessions.
According to the Rekhta Foundation, the festival “aspires to engage, enlighten and entertain audiences from diverse backgrounds, both Urdu and non-Urdu speaking, in a vibrant, participative and festive ambience”.
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Last year, renowned Urdu academics, writers and performers -- including Abul Kalam Qasmi, Ajmal Kamal, CM Naim, Farhat Ehsas, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, Zia Mohyeddin, Amjam Islam Amjad, Mohammad Alvi and Javed Akhtar -- participated in the event.
Tracing the footprints of Urdu prose
This year the event promises to be better, with the likes of Tina Sani and Sabri Brothers being invited to be a part of the festival.
To be held from 12 to 14 February 2016 in Delhi in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, the three-day festival is a tribute to the language – “its quintessential spirit, inclusive ethos, creative richness and linguistic heritage”.
Reminiscing: Paying tribute to the gems of Urdu literature
Some of the finest poets, authors and artists of today will join hands to pay tribute to the majestic language through ghazal and qawwali performances, panel discussions, calligraphy, dramas and plays, a mushaira, and other interactive sessions.
According to the Rekhta Foundation, the festival “aspires to engage, enlighten and entertain audiences from diverse backgrounds, both Urdu and non-Urdu speaking, in a vibrant, participative and festive ambience”.
Treasuring our heritage: Speakers celebrate the Urdu language at 8th International Urdu Conference
Last year, renowned Urdu academics, writers and performers -- including Abul Kalam Qasmi, Ajmal Kamal, CM Naim, Farhat Ehsas, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, Zia Mohyeddin, Amjam Islam Amjad, Mohammad Alvi and Javed Akhtar -- participated in the event.
Tracing the footprints of Urdu prose
This year the event promises to be better, with the likes of Tina Sani and Sabri Brothers being invited to be a part of the festival.