POETRY / MUSIC "Sada-e-Rooh" A unique amalgam of English prose and poetry followed by Fabulous Hindustani Ghazals at Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6pm on 18th December 2016

Time : 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Add to Calendar 18/12/2016 18:00 18/12/2016 19:30 Asia/Kolkata POETRY / MUSIC "Sada-e-Rooh" A unique amalgam of English prose and poetry followed by Fabulous Hindustani Ghazals Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/12/poetry-music-sada-e-rooh-unique-amalgam.html Lecture Room - II, Basement, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Venue : Lecture Room - II, Basement, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003

Landmark : Annexe Building is Next to Alliance Francaise
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : "Sada-e-Rooh" A unique amalgam of English prose and poetry followed by Fabulous Hindustani Ghazals sung by the very talented and popular Shakeel Ahmed.
Meet Dr Onaly Kapasi, Harvard fellow, Highly skilled Orthopaedic Surgeon and a sensitive human being as he reads poetry from his book of poems , Preceding the launch of his very enthralling fiction - Kashmir on Fire 
Program of Ghazals by popular Ghazal Singer  Shakeel Ahmed

About the Speaker : Dr Onaly Kapasi, Harvard fellow, Highly skilled Orthopaedic Surgeon

Oni as he is fondly known does not believe that he is a poet but accepts that he loves writing poetry. Onaly A. Kapasi was born in Mombasa a sleepy coastal town in Kenya. He travelled to the U.S.A. from Nairobi, Kenya in 1975 on a Harvard Orthopaedic Fellowship to the Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center. When asked he states that he is the real Boston Brahmin, having lived most of his adult life in Boston and for his love and value of the Vedic principles and heritage. He enjoys carrying out medical charity work in Boston, Africa and India where he is a co-sponsor and a frequent visitor to one of the AAPI's free care clinic in the Himalayan town of Mandi.
The humanitarian orthopedic surgeon maintains an impeccable genre crossover from science to literature. The magnetic lines and gripping, heartwarming imagery evidence his passion for prose and love for the written word. Just as he pursues healing for his medical patients, Kapasi offers a creative recuperation through language and poetry. “My poems give a perspective into inner consciousness,” he says. “It is written in simple language and invokes an awakening. Some who have heard my poems believe they speak the language of the heart.”
A Mind’s Eye – the poems are a very personal insight of life through engrossing and philosophical lines. A book to own that reflects on love, loyalty, motherhood, children and much much more..

About the Artist : SHAKEEL AHMED   

In an era where fusion and new age music dominate the current Indian music scenario, Shakeel Ahmed, is a rare performer who continues to excel and please the connoisseur with his impeccably rendered  traditional puritan raga based ‘gayaki’.
Born and brought up in a traditional musical, “gharana” family of Delhi, Shakeel Ahmed was immersed in the musical arts from his birth and is the beneficiary of gurus who hail from the Delhi Gharana and are the repository of centuries of grooming, training and research in the journey of Hindustani classical music whose origin is believed to be from the Sam Vedas
He started formal learning in classical music at an early age from Ustad Zikrur-Rehman, later he was under the tutelage of Ustad Zafar Ahmed Khan, and thereafter he learnt from Ustad Zameer Ahmed Khan of the Delhi Gharana.
He began performing on stage and for All India Radio at a very young age. He has given successful performances worldwide, both solo and has also performed alongside artistes like Asha Bhosle, Kader Khan, Illiyaraja, Munni Begum
Shakeel Ahmed is an extremely talented and versatile artiste. He is considered a specialist in Ghazal gayaki. His popularity as a composer and singer spans beyond India, to countries like Pakistan, Kuwait, Dubai, etc. He has performed to packed audiences across different countries where his performances have been made memorable by his melodious & soul stirring renditions.His rendition of ghazals is marked by the intricacies of classical notations.He possesses an exceptional voice noted for range and sensitivity. His excellence and finesse in voice control and modulation, ability to deliver emotion convincingly, discernment in projecting the sentiment expressed by the poet, crisp and clear voice coupled with his impeccable diction of both Hindi and Urdu languages have won him accolades of the discerning listener everywhere.
Ustad Shakeel Ahmed was a judge and mentor on  the reality show, “Jashn-e-Begum Akhtar,  Talash Nayi Awaaz Ki” which  is a popular ghazals program recentlyon air by Door Darshan. He is also much in demand as an instructor at workshops held by government and private organisations.  His performances have been lauded by the audience as well as by musicologists and in the media.
Based in Delhi, he  has given highly successful  performances from acclaimed stages like Vigyan Bhavan,  The India Habitat Centre, The India International Centre, The Ghalib Academy, India Tourism Development Corporation’s  venues 
In November, Shakeel Ahmed was accorded the rare opportunity to sing in Ajmer Sharif at the Dargah of Garibnawaz,  Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, where he performed in front of the Jannati Darwaza, singing from his heart as an act of service and devotion, to an audience of over 800 persons
He was invited to perform in the Harbin Ice Festival in Hong Kong,  in December 2014, where he gave a scintillating performance of Ghazal gayaki  to a packed audience .
He was invited to Kuwait for a function commemorating Sir Syed’s Anniversary ( Sir Syed was the founder of AMU, Aligarh). His ghazals performance was the highlight of the commemorative celebrations and hugely applauded by the audience
Shakeel Ahmed combines a deep knowledge of Music with a passion and feel for the subject which imbues his rendering of ghazals with an intense but easy understanding of the emotions conveyed by the lyrics.
About the Organization (Theatre Group / Cultural Organization / Event Management Company etc.) :  SAKSHIis a registered  NGO working since 1993 for  education, Health and Community Development. SIET is a body dedicated to information, education and communication. The events staged by us are intended to provide the public with access to the best in the field of Art and Culture. Our main focus is on semi classical and classical music and dance and  Hindi and Urdu literature .

SAKSHI NGO: is a registered ngo working since 1993 in the spheres of Education, Health, Women’s empowerment and Community Development We work towards making available, information, education and technology in order  to benefit the community. Our work at grassroots level in implementing projects associated with Education, Health, Women's empowerment and Community Development have earned us laurels and respect within the communities that we work with. We work in  over 180 centers in the underprivileged areas of Delhi and NCR
With this initiative we wish to direct our efforts to revive our country’s rich cultural heritage and provide an appealing alternative to lyrics which make words like “balatkaar” and “Halkat Jawani” the common denominator.
We aim to :
1.    provide a wider audience to extraordinary artistes who have spent a lifetime honing their talent.   
2.    bring into public consciousness the beauty of the lyrics of Masters of poetry like   Ghalib, Momin, Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhianvi and other stalwarts.
3.    start  and sustain an initiative to ensure a wider visibility through performance, education and appreciation of our  legacy of music and literature so that this rich living heritage continues to survive and flourish.
It is a truism that a person is shaped by his environment, his thoughts and therefore his personality and actions are an outcome of whatever he assimilates through his senses namely through the audio-visual media.

At SAKSHI we want to direct our efforts to revive the rich cultural heritage of our country and provide an appealing alternative to the lyrics which make words like “balatkaar” and “Halkat Jawani” the common denominator.

Language : English and Hindustani 

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