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Jashn-e-Zabaan

Timing: 18:00 [September 2, 2011 - September 4, 2011]

Mahmood Farooqui, Danish Hussain, Salima Raza, Danish Iqbal, Tarique Hameed

Poetry > Urdu

New Delhi > Delhi > India

Jashn-e-Zabaan at SSS 1 Auditorium, JNU, 6 pm onwards; Enjoy the charm of Urdu in a three-day cultural festival that celebrates language and expressions. September 2: Dastangoi by Mahmood Farooqui and Danish Hussain present the performance of poetry in Dastangoi, an ancient form of story-telling that originated from Persia and was lost after the advent of the British rule in India. September 3: Gandhi Park; A play directed by Tarique Hameed on the issue of eventual displacement of human beings due to socio-economic, sociopolitical and cultural reasons. September 4: Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan, by Salima Raza and Danish Iqbal recite letters exchanged between Faiz Ahmed Faiz and his wife.