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Kiran Nadar Museum of Art invites you to an evening of Dastangoi
By Sunil Mehra and Pallav Mishra
28 April 2023
They will present a dazzling new repertoire of Ismat Chugtai’s stories : sharp, biting, hilarious , bitter sweet, poignant in turns. Stories that sharply critique social mores and make powerful political comment even as they entertain.
Gharwali - A story about a free willed woman that is a lacerating, subversive, hilarious feminist critique of patriarchy.
Mughal Baccha - A poignant story that transports you to the alternate universe of turn of the century Oudh; of lives being played out against the backdrop of a crumbling feudal order.
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
6.45 PM onwards
Venue: KNMA, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket, Delhi-110017
The performance is free-of-cost and seating is based on first come first serve.
The registrations for this workshops are now closed.
Sunil Mehra is a Delhi based author, journalist, social commentator, television producer and a Dastango. He has worked in senior editorial positions with the Indian Express, Outlook, India Today and written books on Rajasthan. As an actor he has appeared in movies like Earth, Uri, Philauri, and the prize winning web series Made in Heaven. As a Dastango, he has performed at prestigious venues all across India and abroad to critical acclaim.
Pallav Mishra works as an editor with Jashn-e-Rekhta and is an acclaimed Delhi based shaayar (poet) proficient in both Urdu and Persian poetry. He has performed Dastangoi at several platforms across India and he is also actively engaged in translation works.
About Dastangoi:
Dastangoi, a Persian form of storytelling was brought to India by the Mughals and attained great popularity in the courts of Agra, Delhi and later in Lucknow. This art that died after the death of the last Dastango of Delhi, Mir Baqar Ali, in 1928, was revived in 2005 by Mehmood Farooqui and fellow Dastangos.
