10/08/2024
Jashn-e-Qalam: MANTO & ABBAS
10 & 11 AUG | 5 PM
SANSKRITI KENDRA
Tickets: www.oddbird.org
✨ Saturday Sold out.✨
When Khwaja Ahmed Abbas published SARDARJI, he was met with praise, outrage, a court case—and support from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Set in post-Partition Delhi, where mayhem and violence, Abbas depicted the dangers of a society where a neighbour turns against a neighbour. Watch perform SARDARJI—a tale about a Muslim man and his arch nemesis neighbour, a Sikh.
In India, the road to justice has always been long and winding. What happens when a poor Muslim man, accused of murdering a Hindu, must tread it? A riot-swallowed city, where hate has reared its ugly head, is believed to be the scene of a communally-charged crime. But as the protagonist’s confession reveals, it may not be an open-and-shut case after all!
Lust, deceit, a mystery woman—this is Sa’adat Hasan Manto’s PADHIYE KALMA, enacted by tomorrow and day after.
🙏 Extending our deepest gratitude to the beautiful people who supported us in creating this tour.
for creating beautiful artwork and giving us permission to use it on our posters. 🌺
Shahid Mirza is a painter based in Lahore, Pakistan, has held many solo exhibitions and participated in multiple group shows.
He has also been an art critic with The News, Dawn, Herald, and The Friday Times. He now teaches at the Media Studies, Art, and Design department at the Lahore School of Economics.
🙏 for facilitating K A Abbas Sahab's books and articles to be displayed at Sanskriti Kendra events.
🙏 for helping us to communicate what we bring for the delhi audiences.
🙏 team - Shambhavi and Parul for always striving to do more for the arts and the community, in the best possible way.
