Here is the schedule for November 2012. Exciting events! Please do come with friends.
With best wishes for festive season,
Admin Team
Studio Safdar & May Day
November 2012 at Studio Safdar, Shadi Khampur and May Day Bookstore and Café
Middle of the Month at May Day. The third weekend of every month, which culminates with our famous Sunday brunch!
Friday 16th, 6.30 pm. Film screenings: I Am Your Poet by Nitin Pamnani. A story of a person who lives in poetry. English subtitles; 40 mins.
A day in the Life of Ponga Pandit by Sudhanva Deshpande & Sanjay Maharishi. A film that captures a performance by Habib Tanvir and his Naya Theatre, under attack from the Hindu Right. English subtitles; 27 mins. Filmmakers will be present for discussion for both films. Presented by the Magic Lantern Foundation.
Saturday 17th, 4.00 pm. Conversation: 'Aap Beeti: Women's Own Stories', a monthly series curated by Maimoona Mollah, exploring the lives, stories, labour and struggles of women. This month's conversation features Rukmini, wife of a mochi from Harda district in Madhya Pradesh. Married at the age of 15, Rukmini and her husband could not survive in the village. "Poora nahin padta tha, isliye Dilli aye." Here her husband worked as a "pheriwala mochi" in Sheikh Sarai, but died in a bus accident. Rukmini had to take up a Rs. 35 job as domestic help. "Poora nahin padta tha," so they'd eat one day and starve the next day. With fortitude and courage, she renovated her jhuggi, got her 3 daughters married and continues to work as domestic help as she is still in debt. Even now, "poora nahi padta . . .".
Sunday 18th, 10.30 am onwards. Brunch at May Day, followed by screening of Ang Lee's charming film, Eat Drink Man Woman. Buffet with an eat-all-you-can menu. Limited seats. Advance booking required. Minimum suggested contribution: Rs 225 per head. Email cafemayday@gmail.com. The buffet will start at 10.30, and the screening at 1. Synopsis: Senior Master Chef Chu lives in a large house in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen, a chemistry teacher converted to Christianity, Jia-Chien, an airline executive, and Jia-Ning, a student who also works in a fast food restaurant. Life in the house revolves around the ritual of an elaborate dinner each Sunday, and the love lives of all the family members.
Saturday 24th, 6.00 pm. XIX Safdar Hashmi Memorial Lecture by Sadanand Menon, "New Imaginaries for Cultural Activism". Sadanand Menon is a nationally reputed arts editor, popular teacher of cultural journalism, widely published photographer, arts curator and prolific writer and speaker at seminars on politics, ecology and the arts. The lecture will be chaired by the novelist and writer Githa Hariharan.
Sunday 25th, 6.30 pm. Performance: Patangbaaz – The kite flyers by Actor Factor Theatre Co. What makes people fearless? What makes them put their lives on the line and do the extraordinary? Seen through the ingenious eyes of three school boys, Patangbaaz takes you through the narrow by-lanes of the modern-day Lucknow via crowded markets to the banks of Gomati in search of the answer. Hindi; 60 mins.
Friday 30th, 6.30 pm. Akhiri Jumme Ki Sangat. A series on Hindi/Urdu literature. Series curated by Sanjeev Kumar and Vibhas Verma.Akhiri Jumme ki Sangat -- A series on Hindi/Urdu literature.Akhiri Jumme ki Sangat -- A series on Hindi/Urdu literature.
* We give a grace time of 15 mins after the scheduled time. In any case, both Studio Safdar and May Day are small spaces with limited seating, so best to arrive early.
None of the events are ticketed. We are unable to pay anything to the artists who enrich our lives, unless you contribute. We'll spread the chadar at the end of the performance. These contributions will be shared 50:50 with the artists.
Studio Safdar has been made possible by hundreds of voluntary donations from across the country and beyond. Please consider making a donation that will help us equip and maintain the space better.
And if you can't make it for any of these events, do still drop in for books and coffee. The bookstore opens daily, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Studio Safdar and May Day Bookstore and Café
2254/2A Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi 110008
Metro: Shadipur. Directions: Shadipur metro – Satyam Cinema – cycle ricksha – 'Biyaasi number' – May Day board next to DMS booth.
Google map location: http://goo.gl/maps/nyjZ5
Email: cafemayday@gmail.com or studiosafdar@gmail.com. Phone (only on event days): 011 2570 9456. 
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