DelhiByFoot presents 'Chai aur Baithak with Dilli ke Ustaads' at Road entrance outside BHEL House in Asiad Village Complex, do not park there, but just wait > 4:15pm to 7:30pm on 27th July 2014
Time : 4:15 pm - 7:30 pm
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DelhiByFoot presents 'Chai aur Baithak with Dilli ke Ustaads'
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Road entrance outside BHEL House in Asiad Village Complex, do not park there, but just wait
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Entry : CHARGES : Rs.1200/- person.
(1)These charges cover all costs for organising of the event and the help we wish to do for organising the Iftaar at the Artist's home.
(2)Children aged below 10 years are not allowed.
Contact : +91 9871181775
Meeting Point : Road entrance outside BHEL House in Asiad Village Complex, do not park there, but just wait.
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Green Park(Yellow Line) - Exit Gate - Gautam Nagar'
Event Description : DelhiByFoot presents 'Chai aur Baithak with Dilli ke Ustaads'.
Related Events : Walks | Regular Walks | Arts
Entry : CHARGES : Rs.1200/- person.
(1)These charges cover all costs for organising of the event and the help we wish to do for organising the Iftaar at the Artist's home.
(2)Children aged below 10 years are not allowed.
Contact : +91 9871181775
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Green Park(Yellow Line) - Exit Gate - Gautam Nagar'
Event Description : DelhiByFoot presents 'Chai aur Baithak with Dilli ke Ustaads'.
Delhi is a very artistic city. Having been the capital city for multiple dynasties for over a millennia and having enjoyed the patronage of many great rulers, the city has nurtured artists and craftsmen. As the centre of power, our Dilli attracted artists and artisans from across the globe and continues to be home to many such 'Ustaads' or 'Masters' of their art. Art influences a city and the city influences artists. Art colours the city and in turn takes on its colours and helps make the city a rich and dynamic kaleidoscope.
To help you connect with your inner connoisseur, DelhiByFoot presents a monthly series of 'Chai aur Baithaks with Dilli ke Ustaads", a Meet the Artist series where you can come together to meet a Delhi-based artist or master craftsman and re-awaken the 'kalakaar' and the 'rasik' in yourself.
In our first of the series we visit QAMAR DAGAR, Delhiwalli, Calligrapher and Artist, belonging to the illustrious family of musical traditions, the 'Dagar Bandhu' family of Dhrupad exponents at her house. Qamar ji is the sister of Padma Shri Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar who now represents the 20th generation of a family which has dedicated its heart and soul to enriching India's culture with their contributions to 'Dhrupad Gayaki' of Hindustani Classical Music.
Highlights :
1) Life of the artist: A free flowing conversation with Qamar ji, where people share and interact, about her life, Calligraphy in general and her own style of calligraphy art..
2) Artist's style: Qamar Ji will show some samples of calligraphy and her own unique style of combining Hindi and Urdu alphabet scripts
3) Demo: Some 'Do-it-yourself' session where Qamar Ji shows some basic strokes of calligraphy, how to hold the pen, etc.
4) Practice: People practice their calligraphy to make some art expressions of say Monsoons, Birds, Flowers, Delhi and its various avatars etc...
5) Religion: Qamar ji will share about Ramzaan, Roza Iftaar and its significance.
6) Iftaar feast: Participants will help with laying out the food for Iftaar and we join the Artist and her family in the Iftaari.
Essentials to Wear & Carry :
1- Dress in loose, comfortable, cotton clothes keeping in spirit of visit to a house a traditional Muslim family and which also allows you to seat easily on the ground too.
About Calligraphy :
Calligraphy (from Ancient Greek, 'kallos' meaning beauty and 'graphe' is writing) is essentially the visual art related to design and execution of writing letters of any alphabet with a broad tip instrument or paintbrush in one flowing stroke. Ashokan Pillars are the earliest forms of calligraphy of any kind that exists in India and the golden age of Calligraphy was in Medieval and Mughal eras when the Sultans and Badshahs who may have been illiterate themselves but wanted their court-historians to write down their glory in flowing, expansively lettered biographies and court records and journals.
About the Artist :
Born in Delhi to the family of world-famous classical Dhrupad musicians the 'Dagar Family', Qamar Dagar was always drawn to visual arts, writing and painting, as well as reading poetry both in Hindi and Urdu. Her close proximity to her spiritual guru, a skillful master of Arabic calligraphy, helped her to see the beauty of written words. She has seamlessly been able to transcend the boundaries of the converging streams of classical music and art using her skills of calligraphy and art using calligraphy. She likes to pick a letter from any word and elaborate it so that it becomes the focal point, since to her, letters are complete designs in their own right. Her works are predominantly kept in private collections all over the world, but a majority being in India, France, and the USA.
To help you connect with your inner connoisseur, DelhiByFoot presents a monthly series of 'Chai aur Baithaks with Dilli ke Ustaads", a Meet the Artist series where you can come together to meet a Delhi-based artist or master craftsman and re-awaken the 'kalakaar' and the 'rasik' in yourself.
In our first of the series we visit QAMAR DAGAR, Delhiwalli, Calligrapher and Artist, belonging to the illustrious family of musical traditions, the 'Dagar Bandhu' family of Dhrupad exponents at her house. Qamar ji is the sister of Padma Shri Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar who now represents the 20th generation of a family which has dedicated its heart and soul to enriching India's culture with their contributions to 'Dhrupad Gayaki' of Hindustani Classical Music.
Highlights :
1) Life of the artist: A free flowing conversation with Qamar ji, where people share and interact, about her life, Calligraphy in general and her own style of calligraphy art..
2) Artist's style: Qamar Ji will show some samples of calligraphy and her own unique style of combining Hindi and Urdu alphabet scripts
3) Demo: Some 'Do-it-yourself' session where Qamar Ji shows some basic strokes of calligraphy, how to hold the pen, etc.
4) Practice: People practice their calligraphy to make some art expressions of say Monsoons, Birds, Flowers, Delhi and its various avatars etc...
5) Religion: Qamar ji will share about Ramzaan, Roza Iftaar and its significance.
6) Iftaar feast: Participants will help with laying out the food for Iftaar and we join the Artist and her family in the Iftaari.
Essentials to Wear & Carry :
1- Dress in loose, comfortable, cotton clothes keeping in spirit of visit to a house a traditional Muslim family and which also allows you to seat easily on the ground too.
About Calligraphy :
Calligraphy (from Ancient Greek, 'kallos' meaning beauty and 'graphe' is writing) is essentially the visual art related to design and execution of writing letters of any alphabet with a broad tip instrument or paintbrush in one flowing stroke. Ashokan Pillars are the earliest forms of calligraphy of any kind that exists in India and the golden age of Calligraphy was in Medieval and Mughal eras when the Sultans and Badshahs who may have been illiterate themselves but wanted their court-historians to write down their glory in flowing, expansively lettered biographies and court records and journals.
About the Artist :
Born in Delhi to the family of world-famous classical Dhrupad musicians the 'Dagar Family', Qamar Dagar was always drawn to visual arts, writing and painting, as well as reading poetry both in Hindi and Urdu. Her close proximity to her spiritual guru, a skillful master of Arabic calligraphy, helped her to see the beauty of written words. She has seamlessly been able to transcend the boundaries of the converging streams of classical music and art using her skills of calligraphy and art using calligraphy. She likes to pick a letter from any word and elaborate it so that it becomes the focal point, since to her, letters are complete designs in their own right. Her works are predominantly kept in private collections all over the world, but a majority being in India, France, and the USA.
DelhiByFoot presents 'Chai aur Baithak with Dilli ke Ustaads' at Road entrance outside BHEL House in Asiad Village Complex, do not park there, but just wait > 4:15pm to 7:30pm on 27th July 2014
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