27 जुलाई 2012: आख़िरी जुम्मे की संगत

आख़िरी जुम्मे की संगत-2 @ मे-डे बुकस्टोर एंड कैफ़े
27 जुलाई, 2012     शाम 6.30

  मनीषा कुलश्रेष्ठ का कहानी-पाठ

दोस्तो, पिछली बार ही आपको बताया था, मे-डे बुकस्टोर एंड कैफ़े ने हर महीने के आख़िरी शुक्रवार की शाम को हिंदी साहित्य पर केन्द्रित एक कार्यक्रम रखना तय किया है. मौके का नाम: 'आख़िरी जुम्मे की संगत'. इसकी पहली कड़ी के रूप में अनुज का कहानी-पाठ हुआ था. इस बार, 27 जुलाई को मनीषा कुलश्रेष्ठ अपनी किसी कहानी का पाठ करेंगी.


मनीषा के लिए कोई परिचय दरकार नहीं है. कठपुतलियाँ कहानी संग्रह से वे चर्चित हुई थीं. फिर शिगाफ़ उपन्यास और अब शालभंजिका ने उन्हें पर्याप्त प्रतिष्ठा दिलाई है. उन्हें सुनना और उनसे बहस/विचार-विमर्श करना, निस्संदेह, एक यादगार तजुर्बा होगा.

आप आमंत्रित हैं.

May Day Bookstore and Café, 2254/2A, Ground Floor, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi 110008
Directions: Come to Shadipur Metro Station on the NOIDA-Dwarka line (12 mins from Rajiv Chowk). Ask for Satyam Cinema. With Satyam on your right, walk to end of the road (250 mts). At the T, take left, and follow this road till it ends (500 mts) with a park on the right and a cluster of cars parked in front. May Day is across the cluster of cars, right next to a DMS milk booth.
Cycle rickshaw: At the Shadipur station, ask to be taken to 'Biyaasi number' (no. 82 -- so called because that bus used to once terminate here), which will get you to the cluster of cars and the DMS booth. Fare: Rs 10. We encourage you to take the cycle rickshaw and boost the local economy of Shadi Khampur.
Tip: A good station to park your car at is Patel Chowk. Change lines at Rajiv Chowk.
               

25 Jul 2012: Discussion on Public Art

Studio Safdar, Shadi Khampur invites you to a panel discussion on public art.

 

‘Locating the Work’

   e-invite attached

Discussants: Sadanand Menon (critic and cultural commentator, Chennai) and Pravin Kannanur (artist, Chennai), moderated by Joyoti Roy (Janam and National Culture Fund, New Delhi).

Date and time: 25 July 2012, 6.30 p.m.

 

The discussion will be preceded by a signing ceremony wherein Pravin Kannanur and his team of artists will sign the Public Art Project they created for the outside walls of Studio Safdar and May Day Bookstore and Café, Shadi Khampur. Studio Safdar is a new space set up by Jana Natya Manch to foster and encourage art among the people. It is named after Safdar Hashmi (1954-1989), one of Janam's founder members, who had sown the seeds of the dream that led to the creation of Studio Safdar. The theatre space is adjacent to the May Day Bookstore and Cafe, an initiative of LeftWord Books.

 

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.

Email: cafemayday@gmail.com or studiosafdar@gmail.com. Phone (only on event days): 011 2570 9456.

20-22 Jul 2012: Festival of Documentary Films

Untold Stories from the Margins, a three-day festival of documentary films, curated by Kanishka Prasad and Nakul Sawhney.

Friday 20^th July, 6.30 pm.  Series of Short Films by Surya Shankar Dash, 98 mins. The films ranging from 1 min to 33 mins deal with stories from a people’s struggle and a people’s own narration of it against corporations like Tata, Posco and Vedanta in Odisha. 

Saturday 21^st July, 6.30 pm. Delhi Mumbai Delhi by Saba Dewan, 63 mins. Riya dances in the beer bars of Mumbai to make a living. The documentary follows her from her home in Delhi to Mumbai where hundreds of working class girls come in search of work and a future. Riya’s future is unpredictable and the present is marked with its own difficulties. The police harass her family in Delhi, there is constant pressure from her agent in Mumbai to attract more tips and the work itself is demanding. However, there are other girls to have fun with, there is money to dress well and then there are men … admirers promising the moon. The documentary is an intimate portrait of the everyday in the life of the girls, their agents and their neighbourhoods.

Sunday 22^nd July, 6.30 pm.  Izzatnagar Ki Asabhya Betiyaan by Nakul Sawhney, 93 mins. The film looks at the narratives of five young Jat women who have dealt with the strictures of the Khap Panchayat and found ways to resist them.

     Saturday 21^st July, 4 pm. ‘The Time of the Impossible: Revolts around the Mediterranean (from Spain to Tunisia, through Greece and Egypt)’, a talk by Prof. Vijay   Prashad, whose latest book, Arab Spring, Libyan Winter, has just been released by LeftWord. The talk will be followed by discussion with Prof. Vijay Prashad.

 

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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.

Email: cafemayday@gmail.com or studiosafdar@gmail.com. Phone (only on event days): 011 2570 9456.

20 Jul 2012: The Media Mess-age

Jansanskriti, Delhi, presents its

 

27th AKG Memorial Lecture

THE MEDIA MESS-AGE

by Sashi Kumar

(Chairman, Media Development Foundation and Asian College of Journalism)

on Friday, 20 July 2012, 6.30 pm

Muktadhara Auditorium, Banga Sanskriti Bhavan

Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi

All are invited.

July 2012 at Studio Safdar

July 2012 at Studio Safdar, Shadi Khampur and

May Day Bookstore and Café

Sunday 8^th, 6.30 pm. Little Remains by Improper Fractions. The play engages with memory as a process, which is made, unmade and remade by focusing on certain texts – literary fiction, plays and extracts which we adapt and attempt to string together. The first piece is an adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold. The second piece, Photographic Memory, is an adaptation of American playwright, Kelly Powell's play What are the Chances that deals with memory and photography. The third piece, laFjaoa mao gauma (Lost in Words) is self scripted. Memories are revoked, altered and transformed through repetition and rehearsal. Directed by Manjari Kaul and Shilpi Gulati.

Middle of the Month at May Day. The third weekend of every month, and the Thursday-Friday preceding it. The bookstore will offer special discounts on all books during these 4 days.

Thursday 12^th, 6.30 pm. Screening of ‘Bom aka One Day Ahead of Democracy’.  A real life story of transition; an ancient civilization being invaded and obliterated by the modern democracy. Directed by Amlan Datta. Filmmaker will be present for discussion. 118 minutes. Presented by the Magic Lantern Foundation.

Friday 13^th, 6.30 pm. Novelist Githa Hariharan discusses Sadat Hasan Manto’s story Toba Tek Singh. Followed by reading of the story by Brijesh (Jana Natya Manch) and discussion.

Saturday 14^th, 5 pm. Com. Kalindi Deshpande Memorial Lecture.

Sunday 15^th, 9.30 am.-12 noon. Breakfast at May Day. The menu this time is based around mangoes, and includes aam panna, puri-sabzi, mango shrikhand, mango chutney, and, of course, lots and lots of mangoes. Buffet with an eat-all-you-can menu. Limited seats. Advance booking recommended. Email cafemayday@gmail.com.

Sunday 15^th, 12 noon. ‘The Romance of Mangoes’: Sohail Hashmi in conversation with Zahoor Siddiqui.

Wednesday 18^th, 6.30 pm.  Anecdotes and Allegories by Gulbadan Begum, a puppet performance by Katkatha. Gulbadan . . . her nephew was Akbar, known to be one of the greatest emperors of India . . . her half-brother was Humayun, who set up Delhi . . . her father was Babur, who journeyed from Kyrgyzstan to set up an empire in Hindustan and make India his home. This performance uses miniature puppets of three and five inches, paper sets, spy cameras, Mughal miniature paintings and shadow puppets in a unique blend. Concept and direction: Anurupa Roy.

Untold Stories from the Margins, a three-day festival of documentary films, curated by Kanishka Prasad.

Friday 20^th, 6.30 pm.  Series of Short Films by Surya Shankar Dash, 98 mins. The films ranging from 1 min to 33 mins deal with stories from a people’s struggle and a people’s own narration of it against corporations like Tata, Posco and Vedanta in Odisha. 

Saturday 21^st, 6.30 pm. Delhi Mumbai Delhi by Saba Dewan, 63 mins. Riya dances in the beer bars of Mumbai to make a living. The documentary follows her from her home in Delhi to Mumbai where hundreds of working class girls come in search of work and a future. Riya’s future is unpredictable and the present is marked with its own difficulties. The police harass her family in Delhi, there is constant pressure from her agent in Mumbai to attract more tips and the work itself is demanding. However, there are other girls to have fun with, there is money to dress well and then there are men… admirers promising the moon. The documentary is an intimate portrait of the everyday in the life of the girls, their agents and their neighbourhoods.

Sunday 22^nd, 6.30 pm.  Izzatnagar Ki Asabhya Betiyaan by Nakul Sawhney, 93 mins. The film looks at the narratives of five young Jat women who have dealt with the strictures of the Khap Panchayat and found ways to resist them.

Friday 27^th, 6.30 pm.  Akhiri Jumme ki Sangat, a series on Hindi/Urdu literature on the last Friday of every month. Manisha Kulshreshta, author of the acclaimed novel Shigaf, will read from her work, followed by a discussion. This series is curated by Sanjeev Kumar and Vibhas Verma.

* 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 Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. — but note that the café will begin serving only at 3.

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.

Email: cafemayday@gmail.com or studiosafdar@gmail.com. Phone (only on event days): 011 2570 9456.

23-24 Jun 2012: Char Rang

Jana Natya Manch presents

a play about relationships, about (ir)rationality, about the Delhi Metro, and about literature. A play that presents Tagore as never before!

CHAR RANG
a 'take' on Tagore's novella Chaturanga

23rd and 24th June, 6.30pm

Studio Safdar, Shadi Khampur, New Delhi

written by sudhanva deshpande and brijesh | costumes shehla hashmi grewal |original music samar grewal | sound operated by inderjit singh | puppets and live painting shaaz ahmed | lights ambreesh | featuring joyoti roy, komita, sukhesh arora, brijesh, soman, nakul sawhney, nidhi kindra, shankar, moloyashree hashmi | director sudhanva deshpande

"A delicate nuanced play . . . imaginative theatre." – Kavita Nagpal, Asian Age

"The play has a complex structure . . . One of the most evocative parts of the production . . . is the mysterious person standing behind a large transparent frame . . . painting a continuously changing picture. This magically transforming painting becomes an independent expression of the ebb and flow of life on stage." – Shanta Gokhale, Mumbai Mirror

"Captivating" – Deepa Punjani, Mumbai Theatre Guide

 

 

Studio Safdar
2253-E 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.
Email:  studiosafdar@gmail.com. Phone: 011 2570 9456.

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10 Jun 2012: Nangi Awaazein

Sunday 10th, 6.30 pm. Nangi Awaazein, a play by Dramaco Arts. Saadat Hassan Manto’s story Nangi Awaazein showcases the characters during the partition era and equation between their surroundings, their aspirations and desires triggered fascinating conflicts that have endured with time. Nangi Awaazein, one of Manto’s great short stories, is a very universal story stating the angst of people migrating to metropolitans for their livelihood. Directed by Rajesh Tiwari. Approx.1 hr 10 mins. 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 Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. — but note that the café will begin serving only at 3. Studio Safdar and May Day Bookstore and Café2254/2A 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. Email: cafemayday@gmail.com or studiosafdar@gmail.com . Phone (only on event days): 011 2570 9456. Follow more on studiosafdar.jananatyamanch.org