Gyaan Adab invites you to Guldasta –e-Urdu Ismat Manto - Azad Mulzim A dramatic reading of the friendship between Ismat Chugtai and Saadat Hasan Manto, Two of the most prolific writers of their era, they challenged traditional values and worn-out notions of a woman's 'place' in society attracting both bouquets and brickbast. Here they meet […]
The Storytellers meet at Gyaan Adab to tell Christmas stories. Date – Sunday, 11th December Time – 5 PM Entry Free
Gyaan Adab invites you to These Circuses That Sweep Through the Landscape Tejaswini Apte-Rahm will read from her collection of dark, twisty and funny short stories -These Circuses That Sweep Through the Landscape - and recount her journey as a writer. She will also share useful tips on the art and craft of writing – […]
Gyaan Adab invites you to MYSTIC – A New Way As a dark year, comes to a close MYSTIC brings us an evening of poetry, music and storytelling that celebrates the coming of a new year suffused with hope. Flautist Deepak Bhanuse, guitarist Majid Aziz and poet-storyteller Randhir Khare come together again for a new […]
The Book Club will meet at Gyaan Adab to discuss My Brilliant Friend & The Story of a New Name By Elena Ferrante About the books: These are the first two of the four Neapolitan novels that have made Elena Ferrante the most talked about novelist today. They are novels of growing up, featuring the […]
Gyaan Adab invites you to Peace Day A time for celebration. . . An evening of togetherness. Music, dance, art and poetry, topped with cakes and tea. Its open day at Gyaan Adab – so if you are a dancer, musician, singer, poet or artist come and share your creative expressions with us or experience […]
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING *Khayal Darpan* Filmmaker Yousuf Saeed explores the impact of India’s Partition on the classical music traditions of South Asia. The film has been shown at numerous international film festivals such as in Hong Kong, France, United States, Nepal, Pakistan and others. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER Yousuf Saeed is a filmmaker, author and archivist of […]
Gyaan Adab Presents Freedom Way A Festival of the Arts (4th to 30th January 2017) THEATRE Play readings Premier of play by Gyaan Adab players LITERARY EVENTS Book Discussion Book Launch Storytelling MUSIC Jazz Pop/Folk Sufi URDU Ghazals & Shayari WORKSHOPS Clay Water colours Collage for children Murals DANCE […]
Following close on the heels of January’s celebration of jazz icons, we present the lives, times and compositions of another set of greats - Art Blakey, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Bill Evans and others whose work has grown larger than life. Ashwin Panemangalore will provide a pencil sketch of their lives, challenges and […]
Gyaan Adab invites you to SALON An Evening With Gaya A captivating evening with singer-songwriter Gaya who will perform an acoustic set of her self-titled debut EP ‘Gaya’. The songs are about her own interactions with the world and her understanding of herself. ABOUT THE PERFORMER Gaya is […]
