The Nemichandra Jain Memorial Lecture this year is delivered by the eminent
playwright and critic, G.P. Deshpande. The lecture is organised by Natrang
Pratishthan. G.P. Deshpande is the author of several landmark plays,
including UDDHWASTHA DHARAMSHALA, ANDHAR YATRA, RASTE, and SATYASHODHAK. He
retired as Professor of International Studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru
University in 2005.

Theatre in the Time of *Klesha*
a lecture by G.P. Deshpande

6.00 p.m.
Monday, 16 August 2010
Sahitya Akademi Auditorium
Ferozshah Road
New Delhi

ALL ARE WELCOME!

*Jana** **Natya** **Manch** ***

1973 — 1989 — 2010

The Safdar Janam Talks

A series of talks focusing on the complex and critical interconnections
between culture and politics, followed by a discussion.

"Why I fell for Obama"

a talk by Vijay Prashad

20 August 2010, Friday

6.00 p.m.

Muktadhara Art Gallery

Banga Sanskriti Bhavan

18-19 Bhai Veer Singh Marg

New Delhi 110001

(Between Gol Market and St. Columba's School)

VIJAY PRASHAD teaches at the Trinity College, Hartford, CT., USA. He is the
author of several books, including, most recently, *The Darker Nations: A
Biography of the Short-Lived Third World*. And yes, he campaigned for Obama.

ALL ARE WELCOME

*Jana** **Natya** **Manch***

Jana Natya Manch

1973 — 1989 — 2010

 

The Safdar Janam Talks

A series of talks focusing on the complex and critical interconnections between culture and politics, followed by a discussion.

 

 

"Understanding Tagore"

 

a talk by Dilip Basu

26 July 2010, Monday

6.00 p.m.

 

Muktadhara Art Gallery

Banga Sanskriti Bhavan

18-19 Bhai Veer Singh Marg

New Delhi 110001

(Between Gol Market and St. Columba's School)

 

DILIP BASU is an actor, director, playwright as well as a scholar and critic of theatre. He is one of the founders of the Bangla theatre group Natyakaal. He taught English at Rajdhani College, Delhi Universiity and also Bangla at the post-graduate level at Delhi University.

 

 

ALL ARE WELCOME  

 

Jana Natya Manch

Email: jananatyamanch@gmail.com

Web: www.jananatyamanch.org

Jana Natya Manch

1973 — 1989 — 2010

 

The Safdar Janam Talks

A series of talks focusing on the complex and critical interconnections between culture and politics, followed by a discussion on the issues thrown up.

 

"निर्गुण साहित्य : नई दृष्टि एवं प्रासंगिकता"

Nirgun Sahitya: Nai Drishti evam Prasangikta

 

a talk by Dr Puran Chand

23 June 2010, Wednesday

6.00 p.m.

 

Muktadhara Art Gallery

Banga Sanskriti Bhavan

18-19 Bhai Veer Singh Marg

New Delhi 110001

(Between Gol Market and St. Columba's School)

 

Dr PURAN CHAND's Phd dissertation from Delhi University is on Bhakti literature. He is also Secretary, Democratic Youth Federation of India, Delhi.

 

ALL ARE WELCOME  

 

Jana Natya Manch

Email: jananatyamanch@gmail.com

Web: www.jananatyamanch.org

Jana Natya Manch

1973 — 1989 — 2010

The Safdar Janam Talks

Last year Janam began organizing a series of talks focusing on the complex and critical interconnections between culture and politics. The talk is followed by a discussion on the issues thrown up.  The latest is:

"नागरिक अधिकार और खाप पंचायत"

a talk by Jagmati Sangwan

20 May 2010, Thursday

6.00 p.m.

 

Muktadhara Art Gallery

Banga Sanskriti Bhavan

18-19 Bhai Veer Singh Marg

New Delhi 110001

Between Gol Market and St. Columba's School

 

JAGMATI SANGWAN is Director, Women's Study Centre, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, and the Haryana state President of the All India Democratic Women's Association. She is a former volleyball international, having won the bronze medal at the Asian Games.

Jana Natya Manch

ALL ARE WELCOME  

Email: jananatyamanch@gmail.com

Web: www.jananatyamanch.org