Poetry

Rumi Hai

A Mehfil dedicated to the life of Persian poet Rumi. It will be performed in the Naqqali format. Naqqali is an ancient Persian storytelling art form. It will narrate the life story of Rumi through his original Farsi ghazals and their Hindi-Urdu translations. The show is written and performed by Ashwin Afraad, who has been …

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Wild Surmise (Online)

This month the poetry lovers will start discussions & reading of a new poem “The Bijak of Kabir”. There are thousands of poems popularly attributed to Kabir but only a few written collections have survived over the centuries. The Bijak is one of the most important anthologies, being the sacred book of the Kabir Panth …

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The Mix Open Mic Show

Any performer will tell you that you can practice for years in the comfort and privacy of your room, but it’s not until you take your act to a stage in front of live audience that you’ll really hone your craft. Raah brings you one such night of Mix Open Mic where you can showcase …

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The Gawahi Versification

“All the World’s a stage. All men & women are merely players.” Poetry is a form of expression that doesn’t just bring people together with its words, but rather finds itself slowly settling into our veins. Join us, for an amazing open – mic poetry session. Read out your poetry. Speak your mind like you …

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Rumi Hai | By Ashwin Chitale

A Mehfil dedicated to the life of Persian poet Rumi. It will be performed in the Naqqali format. Naqqali is an ancient Persian storytelling art form. It will narrate the life story of Rumi through his original Farsi ghazals and their Hindi-Urdu translations. The show is written and performed by Ashwin Chitale, who has been …

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Wild Surmise | Online

We start discussionss & reading of a new poem “Perfect Nine” by Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O This epic poetry is a triumph of the form, which resounds with the lyrical heartbeat of the Gĩkũyũ people in Kenya as Ngũgĩ chronicles their mythic history. An original story told in flowing verse narration, The Perfect Nine: The Epic …

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