In the marshy swamps, with the rising sun Blooms the LILY. With its humble beginnings The LILY is pure PRISTINE and perfect Graceful in its divinity. It is the flower of day n light, truth n virtue. As the day wanes it falls and dies Encompassing an entire life. - Ruby Jhunjhunwala Gyaan Adab invites […]
A one day photography workshop at Gyaan Adab Centre Savour life intensely every hundredth of a second by capturing the moment though a photograph. Envision the final result in your mind’s eye and bring it to life with your tools at hand. Gyaan Adab presents a one day photography workshop by eminent photographer Anwar Mirza, […]
Gyaan Aab invites you to a performance by Radiorocka, a new band which has transformed poems by Randhir Khare into music that enthrals. RADIOROCKA Radiorocka is a pop-rock act with their roots based in alternative rock, experimenting with mixed genres like poetry, RnB and Edm. This four piece band has chosen to perform literary work […]
Gyaan Adab collaborates with WIFT, Pune on A festival celebrating films made by women from around the globe Daisies Day 1 – Friday, October 10, 2014 Time: 11 am to 6 pm The Feminine Lens Inauguration La Chambre/The Room (France, 1988, 15 min) Direction: Joelle Bouvier and Regis Obadia. Woman in front […]
Kabir's verses served fresh Gyaan Adab invites you to an evening of Kabir’s soulful poetry performed by Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Café. The band has reinterpreted the philosophical verses of the15th century mystic poet with enchanting music. They carry Kabir’s pithy words across to people in a musical way. The band comprises of: Neeraj Arya Lead […]
Pt. Hemant Pendse Gyaan Adab and Swarsudha Baithak invite music aficionados to an evening of soulful Indian classical music with the acclaimed singer Pt. Hemant Pendse, accompanied by Shri Ganesh Tanwade on tabla and Shri Swanand Kulkarni on harmonium. A disciple of Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki, Pt. Hemant Pendse has performed on many stages nationally and internationally. […]
Mani Rao BOOK LAUNCH AND READING: KALIDASA FOR THE 21st CENTURY READER Translated by Mani Rao Most previous Kãlidãsa translations have been done by scholars, not by poets. Mani Rao, a poet brings her own poetic sensibilities to the translations. Most translations focus on what the text means, but – as Sanskrit readers know – […]
The painter, poet, playwright and creative educationist presents an illustrated talk about his paintings and reads from his poetry and plays. He will attempt to demonstrate some of the creative choices made by him in pursuit of his writing and painting. Gieve Patel Gieve Patel is a well-known writer and painter. He has published three […]
Theatre as an art-form is consistently maturing while returning to its infancy. And as such must consistently be revitalized through experimentation and collaborative effort. It was with this is mind as well as the need to bring theatre out of the proscenium to more alternative spaces that Orchestrated Q'Works brought together a bank manager, a […]
A Brook Called Amrita On the occasion of Amrita Pritam’s ninth death anniversary Gyaan Adab pays a tribute to the celebrated author through ‘Zara Amritach’, a collage of poems, letters and amazing life of the writer and poet. Amrita’s life was like a passionate love song and her poetry reflected her free and fearless spirit. […]
