[Kavita] Reminder: Poetry in indian languages -- TODAY 5:00--6:30, Rm 66-148

[Punyashloka Biswal]

Hi Punya,

I hate to be so last minute, but I just realized that I have
inadvertently double-booked myself for today evening. I accepted the
invitation to be a TA mentor at the IAP EECS Annual TA workshop
(http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-7807.html) and dinner, which is
scheduled for 5:30 - 7:30 tonight.

I am really sorry but I don't think I'll be able to make it to the
poetry event tonight. Wish you guys have a great event!
Best,
-Saikat


On Jan 26, 2007, at 9:59 AM, Punyashloka Biswal wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I'd like to invite all of you to participate in a poetry reading event
> at MIT on January 29. Poems can be in any south Asian language, and
> you don't have to be the author of a poem to read it! If you are
> interested in attending and reading a poem, or simply listening to
> others recite poetry, please write to me and let me know.
>
> SPEAKERS: If you are planning to recite poetry at the event, I would
> appreciate if you could send me a copy of the poem, preferably with an
> English translation, so that I can include it in a booklet to be
> handed out to attendees. If this is inconvenient for you, you can also
> bring your own copies (at least 15); if none of these works for you,
> that's fine too. Just email me the title of the poem and a rough
> estimate of how long you'll recite it/talk about it.
>
> LISTENERS: Many of us last took a Hindi (or other Indian language)
> class over a decade ago, and before long we'll have trouble
> differentiating black letters from buffaloes (hopefully, that
> reference made sense). Please join me in celebrating our glorious and
> varied literary tradition. Oh, and also in drinking chai and eating
> samosas.
>
> EVENT DETAILS:
> Date: January 29, 2006
> Time: 5:00pm -- 6:30pm
> Place: MIT Room 66-148 (http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=66-148)
>
> This event is sponsored by the MIT Indian Students Association,
> Sangam. Visit http://web.mit.edu/sangam for information about Sangam
> and more events.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you!
>
> Punya
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~~~~~~~~~
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