The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Literary Club

ASM LitClub Programme
A solo theatre piece titled “Cast Off All Shame” on Wednesday, 24th July, 2019, at 5.30 p.m.

The ASM Lit Club is happy to invite you to a solo theatre piece, “Cast Off All Shame” which will be performed on Wednesday, 24th July at 5.30 p.m., at the Durbar Hall of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.

“Cast Off All Shame” is a thoughtful and humorous show that blends Bhakti poetry with stories of today’s women. It has been written, directed and performed by Dr. Ulka Mayur, who is a writer, storyteller and a theatre practitioner based in Mumbai. The play begins with the spirit of Janabai taking over a radio show and playing an agony aunt to women in contemporary society .It is in response to the agonising stories of these women that Janabai speaks about the liberalising Bhakti movement, reciting poetry of women mystic poets such as Karaikal Amaiyyar, Soyarabai, Avvaiyar, Akka Mahadevi and Lal Ded.

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The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai cordially invites you for the release of ”Musalmani Mulukhatil Musaphari", a travelogue written in 1931 by Sripad Ramchandra Tikekar. It will be released by Mr. S.G. Kale, President of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, on Tuesday, 16th April, 2019, at 5.30 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.

This is a 90- year old rare book republished by Inking innovations. It is not merely a travelogue but a socio - political documentation of people and places, written in a lucid and lively manner after Mr. S. P. Tikekar had travelled to Peshavar, Quetta, Tehran, etc. as a special correspondent of the Kesari newspaper. These are places that were not on the popular travel map. This travelogue may be the first of its kind in Marathi.

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