Mandala, The Magic Circle and Ektara present
Jashn-e-Basant

A festival of Spring with Music, Dance, Films, and More
At India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
January 21-25, 2007

Jan 21st, 2007
9:00am | IHC WALK | Basti Nizamuddin
Kishore Kumar Singh & Ayushman Chowdhary from KLOD.B lead a heritage walk with a focus on Sufi Basant. We revisit the historical locations in the Basti of Nizamuddin, where the legend of Amir Khusrau and Nizamuddin Aulia is celebrated every year. We meet in front of the Nizamuddin Police Station (on Mathura Road). Prior registration for the walk is mandatory.
 
Jan 22nd, 2007
7:00pm | BASANT BIOSCOPE | Gulmohar, IHC
Screening of films on Basant and kite-flying, followed by a discussion. The Films are Basant (Delhi's Sufi Basant) by Yousuf Saeed, Mela Basant Bahar (Lahore’s Basant) by Samina Aslam, Portraits Of Belonging: Bhai Mian by Sameera Jain, and The Train to Heaven by Yousuf Saeed.

Jan 24th, 2007
7:00pm | DANCE | Basement theatre, IHC
Basant In Bharatanatyam: Amir Khusrau’s tarana, kalidasa’s Ritu Sanharam and traditional pieces, by Kalaiyin Kovil Natya Sudha choreography Raani Shinghal

Jan 25th, 2007
7:00pm | BASANT RAAG | Stein Auditorium
Classical, semi-classical and Sufi compositions by young artists of Delhi – Monika Jain, Vidya Shah, disciple of Shubha Mudgal and Shanti Hiranand, and Dhruv Sangari & group.

Jan 20- Feb 28, 2007
Everyday | EXPERIENCING SPRING | Delhi O' Delhi
Photographs on Basant by Ajay Mahajan

Jashn-e Basant conceptualized and coordinated by Jaya Iyer, Yousuf Saeed, Lokesh Jain, Ayushman Chowdhary, and Ajay Mahajan. For more details, please visit www.ektara.org
Contact us at 9810379016 or 9968249346 or write to junglejaya@gmail.com
In partnership with KLOD.B, Natya Sudha and Pravah