Kaafiya Schedule
Amphitheatre
India Habitat Centre
10th October
4 pm to 4:15 pm
Inauguration
Talk by Yaseen Anwer, the Founder of Kaafiya, followed by blessings from veteran poets present at the gathering.
4:15 pm to 5:15 pm
"Politicisation of Languages"
A panel discussion on the current use of languages in academia, publications and digital platforms, and the history behind our conflicted bilingual culture. Moderated by Peggy Mohan and panel includes Sukrita Paul Kumar, Ashok Chakradhar and Prof. Abdul Bismillah
5:15 pm to 5:30 pm
Poetry Reading by Arundhati Subramaniam
A short session of some soulful poetry reading
5:30 pm to 5:45 pm
"Ghalib ke Khat"
A dramatic reading of and a short discourse on Ghalib's epistolary genius by Dr Adam
5:45 pm to 6:30 pm
"Verse Versus Universe"
A Spoken Word poetry event, where 8 eminent young poets will perform their poems. This event is being supported by Bring Back the Poets and Mildly Offensive Content.
6:30 pm to 7:15 pm
"Remose and Ruin - Ghalib and Mir's Dilli"
A talk by Sohail Hashmi on the ruin and destruction of Delhi as seen from the eyes of a poet
7:15 pm to 8 pm
"Poetry in Motion"
Dance performances set to poetry. This will consist of - Main Amrita – Kuchh Kahi, Kuchh Ankahi - Performance by Dr. Dimple Kaur.
Timeless Lore of Love
A co-production by Guru Rashmi Khanna and Saumya Kulshreshtha which seamlessly merges three different poetic and dance styles
11th October
3 pm to 3:45 pm
"Purpose and Existence of Literary Festivals"
A panel discussion throwing lights on the ever increasing number of literary festivals in India, and how are they helping the literary culture and awareness in the country.
Panelist: SumantBatra, Aditi Maheshwari, RajLiberhan
Moderator: Dipankar Mukherjee
3:45 pm to 4 pm
"Daastaan-e-Dilli"
A poetic rendering of the entire history of Delhi by Vikramjit Singh Rooprai.
4:00 pm to 4:45 pm
"Relevance of Poetry for Society"
A panel discussion on the role poetry plays in the society and its various manifestations in the contemporary world.
Panelist: Keki N Daruwalla, Rana Safvi, Hilal Ahmed
Moderator: Darain Shahidi
4:45 pm to 5:15 pm
"Poetry Reading"
Acclaimed poets, Sudeep Sen and Laxmi Shankar Bajpai, will be reading out their compositions.
5:15 pm to 6 pm
"Aawaaz-e-Dilli"
Young Hindustani language poets will get on stage to recite their compositions.
6 pm to 6:30 pm
"Beauty and Poesy
A poetry reading by Deepti Naval"
The multifaceted and talented Deepti Naval will be reading out her poems in this session.
6:30 pm to 6:45 pm
"Music and Poetry"
Performances by Adil Sami on verses set to music.
6:45 pm to 8:00 pm
"Kaafiyana"
Launch of Kaafiya’s signature poetry collection