World Book Fair to begin from Saturday
With more than 800 Indian and 20 foreign publishers, the 44th edition of the World Book Fair will begin here on Saturday. To be held at the Pragati Maidan, the fair, one of the largest in Afro-Asian countries, is set to host more than 2,500 stalls. This year the major focus would be on women authors and writings on women and their fight for emancipation under the theme 'Manushi'.
"The basic idea is to show and project the diversity of writings by women writers and to bust the homogeneity of 'women writers'," said Rita Chowdhary, Director, World Book Fair. "There will also be a display of portraits of 12 representative women scholars from ancient and medieval India developed for the calender by NBT (National Book Trust)," she said.
Attractions:
1. There will be a Children's Pavilion where seminars, story-telling sessions, workshops on creative writing would be organised.
2. There will also be an Authors Corner where book lovers can get an opportunity to interact with eminent authors and literary personalities.
3. This year's edition marks the 60th year of the NBT and a special exhibit will showcase its journey of promoting reading.
A classical treat for music lovers
After bidding farewell to 2016 with high-octane Bollywood party numbers, the city is now set to host "Swami Haridas-Tansen-Sangeet-Nritya Mahotsav", offering the best of classical music and dance.
The four-day-long dance and music festival, beginning tomorrow, will see maestros of Hindustani Classical music and dance under one roof. With big names like flutist Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, vocalist Shuba Mudgal and Ashwini Bhide Deshpande among host of others set to perform in the festival, the event will be a treat for music connoisseurs. Renowned Kathak dancer Uma Sharma, who has conceptualised the festival, will also be seen performing in the festival. The annual event will pay tribute to legendary poets and musicians - Swami Haridas and Mian Tansen. The music gala will conclude with the performance of Ustad Shujaat Khan and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, respectively. The festival will be inaugurated by former cricketer Kapil Dev, and the guest invitees include eminent names like Shiv Nadar, Murlidhar Bhandare, Subhalakhmi Khan, Aman Ali Khan among others. Organised by Bhartiya Sangeet Sadan, the festival will take place at Shankar Lal Hall, Modern School.
Attend: Classic Harmonies With Bollyjazz
A whole new approach to playing classic film tunes!
An approach to playing classic film tunes through jazz rhythm and harmony formats, keeping the melodies intact, is what Bollyjazz is all about. A concept of bringing musicians in collaboration to play music from the Indian cinema, this is going to be one musical extravaganza. With artists like Nikhil Mawkin, Pranai Gurung and Nikhil Vasudevan, do not miss out!
Date: Sat, Jan 07, 9:00 pm - 11:55 pm
Venue: The Piano Man Jazz Club Safdarjang
See: And Miles To Go Before I Sleep
One photographer and a camera, on a motorcycle, travelling across the Americas.
The film is about a long time dream to travel across the Americas, on a motorcycle. The journey of Arun Nangla began in Alaska, all the way down to the tip of South America. You will also see how he immediately fell in love with motorcycles when he was only a little boy in India, and how this love brought him to London and finally overseas.
Date: Thu, Jan 12, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Venue: India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road
Watch: Three Plays On Mirza Ghalib In One Day
This first of its kind, theatre festival comprises of three plays on and about prominent Urdu Poet Mirza Ghalib; to be performed in one single day, celebrating his life, his life style, his letters and also visualizing the funny side of his relevance in present times. Do not miss out on Tom Alter's remarkable performance!
Date: Sun, Jan 15, 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue: Epicentre Sector 44