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The seventh edition of Jashn-e-Adab promises to bring together artistes, writers, painters, musicians and singers who work with the languages Hindi, Urdu and its confluence Hindustani. “When we started in 2012, there weren’t many literature festivals. We realised that there were youngsters who were talented but lacked experience. The only options for them were the old-school mushairas and government-sponsored seminars. We decided to take Urdu poetry and literature to the youngsters. Such an event will not only give the youth an opportunity to connect with their shared heritage but will also encourage other such events in the coming times,” said Kunwar Ranjeet Chauhan, General-Secretary of the Jashn-e-Adab Foundation, at a press conference in Delhi.
To be held at the Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts in Delhi, the line-up of the festival includes films, discussions, theater, mushairas and music. To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, M Sayeed Alam’s theatre group, Pierrot’s Troupe, will stage the production Mohan se Mahatma, on the inaugural day. The evening will also see Pandit Chhannulal Mishra present Khayal Gayan.
The many panel discussions and sessions will see the participation of actors Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay Mishra, Yashpal Sharma and Pankaj Tripathi. Lyricist-poet Irshad Kamil will be awarded Poet of the Year. Hindi author-poet Ashok Chakradhar and poet Kunwar Bachan will feature in a kavi sammelan called Neeraj ka Karvaan, in the memory of popular poet-writer Gopal Das Neeraj, who passed away in July this year.
The otherwise male-dominated mushairas will see a special session for women poets and another for the youth. Paying tribute to Neeraj and poet-politician Bekal Utsahi, Kathak exponent Uma Sharma will stage a performance titled “Raqs Karna Hai toh Phir”. A soulful qawwali by Junaid Sultani will conclude the festival.
