London:
The Indian Muslim Federation (IMF) is organising a seminar on
Daccani- A Common Foundation of Urdu and Hindi at London Nehru
Center in July this year, the organizers informed ummid.com.
Deccani or proto Urdu/Hindi is one of the Sanskrit based idiom which
developed in the Deccan during the 14th to the end of the 17th
centuries. Enormous literature produced in Deccani comprises various
types of prose and poetry to include ghazal, narrative verse, geet
and a variety of prose all recorded in Persian script. This Indic
idiom assimilated influence from a number of Indian and foreign
languages such as Braj, Marathi, Telugu, Kanarese, Persian and
Arabic. It is, if not the only, the main recorded source for tracing
the development of modern Urdu and Hindi.
Stating that the proposed seminar aims at going into the Deccani
idiom as a linking factor between Urdu and Hindi and its impact on
many other Indian languages, the organizers said, “The seminar also
intends to explore studies so far made in Deccani in India and
abroad.”
The three day seminar inaugurated by a Sham-e-Ghazal on July 24 in
the evening would be followed by a full day seminar each on July 25
& 26 on Deccani - A Common Foundation of Urdu and Hindi.
An Urdu/Hindi Mushaira is also scheduled later in the evening on
July 25, informed the organizers.
During the seminar, Mayray Draamay London
Mein, the book authored by Shamsudin Agha - renowned writer,
stage director and actor, who pioneered Asian Theatre in London in
the late sixties would also be launched, IMF sources said.
Eminent scholars from India and European countries and the USA
including Former President, Sahitya Academi Dehli Dr. Gopi Chand
Narang, Former professor and Head Department of Hindi Jawaharlal
Nehru University, Vice Chairman ICCR Dr Shahid Mehdi and Chairman
Ilmi Majlis London Dr M Z A Shakeb are expected to grace the event.
Complete Program Details
Inauguration:
Lord Raj Bagri and Sir G K Noon In association with Ilmi Majlis-London,
supported by Bagri Foundation, G K Noon Foundation, Urdu Education
Foundation-UK and Bentham Institute of Management and Languages.
Fri 24 July 8.30 pm
Music: Sham-e-Ghazal
Radhika Chopra
Born and brought up in Jammu & Kashmir, Radhika Chopra trained in
classical music at a young age under Pandit J R Sharma, and after
her graduation joined the music faculty of Delhi University where
she was awarded a scholarship to do an M.Phil and PhD. Later Radhika
learnt thumri, dadra and traditional ghazal from the well known
exponent of the Begum Akhtar school, Shanti Hiranand. Blessed with a
mellifluous voice, Radhika instantly establishes a rapport with the
listeners. A well-known artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan,
she is empanelled with the ICCR. Radhika has travelled all over
India for concerts and has had the privilege to work with eminent
singers like Shubha Mudgal, Hans Raj Hans, Pankaj Udhas, Talat Aziz,
Chandan Das, Sonu Nigam etc. Effortlessness, spontaneity and natural
ease are the hallmarks of Radhika’s performance.
Accompanists: Pandit Vishwa Prakash (harmonium) and Alpesh Mohrir (tabla)
Sat 25 July 9.30 am – 5 pm
Seminar: Deccani - A Common Foundation of Urdu and Hindi
First two sessions (forenoon) Linguistic Studies (A) Second two
sessions (afternoon) Linguistic Studies (B) Participants: Dr Abdus
Sattar Dalvi (Mumbai), Simon Digby Sqr, Dr Noouddin Sayeed
(Bangalore), Dr Suresh Dutt Aavasti (Hyderabad), Dr Shyam Manohar
Pandey (London), Dr Fatima Begum Parveen (Hyderabad)and Dr Raheem
Raza (Italy) and Dr Ravinder Gargesh (Delhi). Md quli, first major
Deccani poet
Sat 25 July 6.00 pm
Book Launch: Mayray Draamay London Mein
Shamsuddin Agha
Gifted writer, stage director and actor, Shamsuddin Agha, who
pioneered Asian Theatre in London in the late sixties, has several
plays to his credit. He has written and acted in numerous videos and
TV films. In addition to his three publications of plays, he has
written for reputed magazines/journals including Franco Maria Ricci
and Indian Perspectives. Fluent in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and
English, he has translated children’s storybooks from English in to
Urdu.
Sat 25 July 6.45 pm
Mushaira: Urdu/Hindi Poets
Expected poets:
Akbar Hyderabadi, Zahra Nigah, Sohan Rahi, Siddiqa Shabnam, Dr
Gautam Sachdev, Dr Nikhil Kaushik, Usha Raje Saxena and Divya Mathur
Sun 26 July 9.30 am - 5.00 pm
Seminar: Deccani - A Common Foundation of Urdu and Hindi
First two Sessions: Literary Studies: Poetry and Prose Second two
Sessions: Evaluations of Deccani Studies and Plenary.
Participants: Dr Ali Asani (Harvard), Dr Giorgio Milanetti, Mr Kasim
Dalvi (London), Dr Mahender Verma (York), Dr Saleem Quraishi
(London), Dr Gautam Sacdev (London) Dr Taghi Abedi (Canada), Dr
Muzaffar Shimiri (Hyderabad), Dr N Farees (Hyderabad), Mr Amin
Mughal (London).
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