THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to a programme “Bringing to Life the Poetry of Udayan Thakker”
Friday 14th February at 5 pm, Durbar Hall
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is pleased to invite you to a programme “Bringing to Life the Poetry of Udayan Thakker”, the renowned Gujarati poet. The poems will be recited by the poet and enacted by Ms. Meenal Patel. The translations in Hindi and English will be narrated as well. The programme will be held on Friday 14th February at 5 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.
Udayan Thakker is currently the editor of poetryindia.com, and the winner of several prestigious awards namely the "Narsinh Mehta Award", the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar of the Maharashtra Rajya Gujarati Sahitya Academy, and several awards of the Gujarat Sahitya Academy and the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Besides, he has authored over 20 books in Gujarati. His poems have been translated into Japanese and English.
Meenal Patel has been a TV and stage actor for the last 50 years. She has performed in Gujarati, Hindi, English and also in a Marathi play. She has been on the Advisory panel of the Film Certification Board. Her role as Kasturba in the play Gandhi viruddh Gandhi, won her an award.
Please join us for tea at 4.30 pm.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Meenal Kshirsagar, Vice President of the Society & Chairperson - ASM LitClub
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Mumbai Research Centre
Footnotes at King's Circle: A Footpath Bookshop Walk
Saturday 11th January 2025
The Mumbai Research Centre of The Asiatic Society of Mumbai presents -
Footnotes at King's Circle: A Footpath Bookshop Walk.
King's Circle is home to one of Mumbai's few remaining footpath second-hand book markets. Here, it feels like the books find you, not the other way around. Discover stories within stories as you browse books that carry their own history — while creating your own footnotes along the way.
Gopal MS (MumbaiPaused) - an advertising professional and photographer who documents the vibrant streets of Mumbai through his blog and social media will lead the walk. Instagram: @mumbaipaused
Saturday, 11th January 2025
5 pm, King's Circle
₹750 (₹500 Members)
Registration Links 🔗
General: https://rzp.io/rzp/BookwalkGENERAL
Members: https://rzp.io/rzp/BookwalkMEMBERS
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr. Shehernaz Nalwalla, Vice President of the Society& Chairperson – MRC
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
“Remembering Nissim Ezekiel”
Monday 16th December at 5 p.m.
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you and your friends to a programme of poetry reading and reminiscences about the renowned poet, playwright and professor, Nissim Ezekiel, whose 100th birth anniversary falls on the 16th December.
By common consensus, he is remembered as the “Father of post-colonial Indian writing in English.” This is an occasion to celebrate the immense literary legacy he has left us and commemorate his life and work. Please do join us.
Time: 5.00 p.m.
Place: Durbar Hall
Tea: 4.30 p.m.
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande , Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Meenal Kshirsagar, Vice President of the Society & Chairperson - ASM