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

[Punyashloka Biswal]

Argh, That's the third cancellation today. I hope at least *somebody* shows up!

Punya

On 1/29/07, Punyashloka Biswal <punya at mit.edu> wrote:
> 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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> ~~~~~~~~~
> Saikat Guha
>
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