Modernism in Urdu and Hindi

Hindi-Urdu Workshop @ Columbia University

MODERNISM in URDU and HINDI: Two Poets

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Saturday April 23rd, 10:30-3:30
School of International Affairs, room 1134 (enter from 118th)
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Workshop schedule:
10:00-10:30 coffee
10:30-12:30: Texts
12:30-1:30: lunch
1:30-3:30: Contexts
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This workshop will explore the literary history of modernism in
South Asia by focusing on the Hindi poet Gajanan Madhav 'Muktibodh'
(1917-64) and the Urdu poet Nun Mim Rashed (1910-75). The workshop
will consist of both close readings of original poems as well as
more general and comparative discussions about modern poetry in
Hindi and Urdu.

The workshop is sponsored by the Southern Asian Institute, Columbia
University. It is free and open to the public, but registration is
required. The registration form is available at:
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/sai/.

Packets of readings will be sent out in advanced to all registered
participants. These packets will include critical articles and
original texts, as well as transliterations and translations.

For further inquiries, contact Frances Pritchett (fp7@columbia.edu).

The website for this workshop is:
http://www.columbia.edu/~fp7/workshop/