Thursday, July 19, 2007

Urdu symposium in Orlando, FL

PAPAERS: Noshi Gilani, Ishrat Afreen, Rashida Ayan
Shahida Ansari, Andaleeb Ghazal, Agha Zulfiqar
Qaisar Abbas, Arif Zaheer, Sabir Husain Sabir
Salahuddin Siddiqui, Sarfraz Habibi, Sarfraz Ahmad.


POETS: Waseem Barailvi, Athar Shah Khan, Anwar Shaoor
Nayyar Jahan, Rashida Ayan, Noshi Gilani, Ishrat Afreen
Zareen Yaisn, Agha Zulfiqar, Qaisar Abbas, Arif Zaheer
Sabir Husain Sabir, Andaleeb Ghazal, Ahmed Tanha
Sarfraz Habibi.


Musician & Vocalist Satpaal Singh
Contacts for Information:
Dr. Qaisar Abbas, 561-297-3958 qabbas@fau.edu
Arif Zaheer: 407-240-2223 az@vistahorizons.com
Ahmed Tanha: 407-317-7236 tanha@poetic.com

In Collaboration with:
Gehwara-e Adab, Remax Vista
Bazm-e Adab Tampa



download flyer here

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Josh-O-Majaz: A Program of Urdu poetry

Josh-O-Majaz: A Program of Urdu poetry

"Mujh sa koi maiykade meiN hai bhi saaqee
jis meiN ho garaj aur laiy bhi saaqee
wo lehja mujhe a'ta hua hai jis meiN
ghaltaN hai lahu bhi, raNg-e-maiy bhi saaqee"
-Josh Malihabadi

"Is anjuman-e-kaif-o-masti meiN, is a'alam-e-irfani meiN
sab jaam bakaf baiThe hi rahe, hum pee bhi gaye chhalka bhi gaye!"
-Majaz Lakhnavi

This adabi nishist is dedicated to sha'ir-e-inqilab-o-fitrat Josh Malihabadi and sha'ir-e-jawaaNmarg Majaz Lakhnavi, two important poets of the 20th century. The program will feature a maqa'la (essay) on each poet and his work, as well as personal experiences narrated by individuals who have met the poets. Most of the program will be devoted to their beautiful poetry which will be recited by talented members of the community.

Location:
India Community Center555 Los Coches St., Milpitas, CA
When: Sunday, March 18, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Phone: 408-934-1130

THIS EVENT IS FREE ADMISSION!THE FLYER FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE

http://www.tamarind18.com/josh_o_majaz.pdf

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE INDIA COMMUNITY CENTER WEBSITE AT
www.indiacc.org

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