Poetry Darbaar

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Powered By EPIC ON. Hosted by Lakshya Datta, Poetry Darbaar brings you the poems, the shayaris, the kavitas, and the poets of India celebrating the best of contemporary Indian poetry across its many languages including Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, and many more. Through live readings and conversations with the poets themselves, this show will attempt to explore answers to one question: where do the words come from This podcast is produced by Launchora, and the poems are curated by writereditorpublisher Namita Gokhale.

Introducing "Poetry Darbaar"

2 min 27 sec

A poem is a song and a story, all at once. A poem is a thought and a feeling, all at once. A poem is a mystery and a discovery, all at once. A poem is new and old, all at once.Host Lakshya Datta invites you listen to Launchoras brand new podcast Poetry Darbaar an audioseries where youll hear the poems, the shayaris, the kavitas, and the poets of India. Were going to travel across India and traverse through multiple Indian languages including English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, and many more. Through live readings and conversations with poets, this show will attempt to explore answers to one simple question: where do the words come fromThe first episode of Poetry Darbaar will come out on December 9, 2019 and it will feature Delhibased poet Akhil Katyal. New episodes will be released every fortnight or biweekly.We hope youll join us on this new adventure. Welcome to the Poetry Darbaar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Akhil Katyal's "He was as arrogant as a Chattarpur farmhouse"

11 min 16 sec

In the premiere episode, the poet in the darbaar is Akhil Katyal reading his poems He was as arrogant as a Chattarpur farmhouse English and Agar tum koi metro station hoti Hindi. The poems bookend Akhils conversation with Poetry Darbaar host Lakshya Datta about where the words come from. A writer based in Delhi, Akhils second book of poems How Many Countries Does the Indus Cross won the Editors Choice Award by The Great Indian Poetry Collective. He translated Ravish Kumars Ishq Mein Shahar Hona as A City Happens in Love for Speaking Tiger. He teaches Creative Writing at Ambedkar University Delhi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sampurna Chattarji's "Dogs, Mobs, and Rock Concerts"

15 min 24 sec

In episode 2, the poet in the darbaar is Sampurna Chattarji reading her poems Dogs, Mobs, and Rock Concerts, Mahim to Goregaon, and Fear Not. In between the poems, host Lakshya Datta chats with Sampurna about her writing process and how Bombay/Mumbai became her muse.Sampurna Chattarji was born in in Dessie, Ethiopia and lives in Thane, Maharashtra. Her eighteen books include a shortstory collection about Bombay/Mumbai, Dirty Love Penguin, 2013 a translation of Joy Goswamis Selected Poems Harper Perennial, 2014, 2018 and nine poetry titles, the most recent being Over and Under Ground in Mumbai Paris Context, Westland Publications, 2018 written in collaboration with Karthika Nar Elsewhere Where Else / Lle Arall Ble Arall Poetrywala, 2018 and The Bhyabachyaka Scholastic, 2019, both coauthored with Eurig Salisbury. She is currently Poetry Editor of The Indian Quarterly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gurpreet Saini's "Mohtaaj"

20 min 29 sec

In episode 3, the poet in the darbaar is Gurpreet Saini reading his poems Mohtaaj / The Name, The Aim, The Lesson, Suraj, and Shaam. In between the poems, host Lakshya Datta talks to Gurpreet about his two lives: Gurpreet the lyricist, and Mohtaaj the poet.It was in DAV College and then Manchtantra, that he met Rochak Kohli, Ayushmann Khurana and Gautam Govind Sharma and, from making music for street plays and stage plays in Chandigarh, he is now in Mumbai and has given us songs like: Saadi Gali Aja Nautanki Saala, Mitti di Khushboo Ayushmaan Khurranas and Rochak Kohlis single, Yahin Hun Main Ayushmaan Khurranas and Rochak Kohlis single, Maa Mika Singhs and Rochak Kohlis single, Atrangi yaari Wazir, Ek ladki ko dekh to aisa laga full album, Bheege mann Khaandani Shafakhana, Jako rakhe Saayiyan Batla House, Tu mileya Darshan Ravals single, and most recently Dil na jaaneya Good Newwz.You can listen to his songs on JioSaavn, and follow his poetry on Instagram mohtaaj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lakshya Datta's "One More Night With Meera"

33 min 33 sec

A bonus episode of Poetry Darbaar this one is the first audioplay One More Night With Meera from our new podcast: Play Me Life. If you like it, please subscribe or follow our Play Me Life podcast wherever you listen to podcasts One More Night With Meera is an original, oneact audioplay, taking place in realtime. Written and directed by Lakshya Datta, and starring Rijul Kataria as Neel, and Gauri Saxena as Meera. Background score by musician Kevin McLeod. This audioplay is part of the audioseries Play Me Life, a Launchora production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ranjit Hoskote's "Ghalib in the Winter of the Great Revolt”

16 min 28 sec

Ranjit Hoskote reads his poems Cutting Device, Ghalib in the Winter of the Great Revolt, Night Sky and Counting and has a conversation with host Lakshya Datta about how he found poetry, and where the words come from.Ranjit is a poet, cultural theorist and curator. His six collections of poetry include Vanishing Acts 2006, Central Time 2014, and Jonahwhale 2018. His translation of a celebrated 14thcentury Kashmiri woman saints poetry has appeared as I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Ded 2011. Ranjit curated Indias firstever national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, under the title Everyone Agrees: Its About to Explode 2011. He has received the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award, the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award, and the S H Raza Literature Award. His poems have been translated into German, Hindi, Swedish, Spanish, and Arabic. You can find Ranjits books on Amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Viky Arya's "Aangan mein baithi Maa"

8 min 49 sec

This episode is in Hindi. Viky Arya reads her poems Aangan mein baithi Maa, Aangan mein ek Ped, Kaho kum, Sa re suro ke beech, Baat se Baat, Dhaaga hoon and has a conversation with host Lakshya Datta about her earliest memory with writing poetry, and where the words come from.Viky Arya is a poet, sculptor, childrens author and illustrator. Recipient of the Rahtriya Bal Sahitya Puruskar and the Hindi Academys Kriti Samaan. Her poetry collections include Canvas, Dhoop Ke Rang, Banjaare Khwab, Aangan Mein Ek Ped, Oss Ke Rang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Medha Singh's "The Same Fire"

12 min 40 sec

Medha Singh reads her poems Another Cremation, The Same Fire, An Answer and has a conversation with host Lakshya Datta about why she writes, her influences, and where the words come from.Medha Singh is a poet, editor and translator from Delhi. She took her M.A. from JNU and Sciences Po. Her maiden book Ecdysis 2017 is out through Poetrywala, Mumbai. Her second book I Will Bring My Time: Love Letters by S.H. Raza Raza Foundation and Vadehra Art Gallery, 2020 is available through Vadehra Art Gallery. She has been nominated for the TFA award. Her work has previously appeared or is forthcoming in 3:AM London, Stag Hill Surrey, Berfrois London, Queen Mobs Teahouse London, The Charles River Journal Boston, Coldnoon Delhi, The Bangalore Review Bangalore, Indian Quarterly Delhi, Indian Cultural Forum, Sangam, and Guftugu, Indian Literature among others.She has written for The Hindu, The Wire, Scroll, Rolling Stone and Youth Ki Awaaz among others. She has also given a TEDx talk on effective arguing. She currently works as a researcher for The Raza Foundation, while also working on her third book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lakshya Datta's "Ek Aakhri Raat Meera Ke Saath"

43 min 25 sec

Suniye humare naye audioshow NATAKSHALA ka pehla natak Ek Aakhri Raat Meera Ke Saath. Lekhak aur nirdeshak hain Lakshya Datta, Neel ki bhumika mein hain Rijul Kataria, aur Meera ki bhumika mein hai Gauri Saxena. Subscribe kijiye Natakshala ko JioSaavn: http://bit.ly/2wcZAApSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2QkhgRBApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38X7prkGoogle Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3b0lN3G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adventures in Poetry: Sampurna Chattarji and Karuna Ezara Parikh in conversation

1 hr 9 min

A special episode of Poetry Darbaar a proper, full, and fluid conversation between two poets Sampurna Chattarji and Karuna Ezara Parikh.The context and structure of this conversation is Sampurnas new book Space Guliver. In this book, Sampurna chronicles not only the journey of its alien protagonist, but also how one world changes into another . a fantastically engineered sequence, here is poetry that is not afraid to be whimsical and astute at the same time so that in the end, like Space Gulliver, the readers too will be no longer terrified of vastness.Sampurna Chattarji is a writer, teacher, editor, translator who occasionally appears on the ether as ShampooChats. Space Gulliver, is the secondmost recent of her 20 books.Karuna Ezara Parikh is a poet and writer, former television anchor and model known widely for her activism. She has written for Vogue, Tehelka, The Wire, and Lonely Planet amongst others. Her novel, The Heart Asks Pleasure First, was published by Pan Macmillan India in 2020. Her first book of poetry Where Stories Gather is out now with Harper Collins. She lives in Kolkata where she cofounded the sustainable company The Burlap People. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poetry Darbaar

Introducing "Poetry Darbaar"

Akhil Katyal's "He was as arrogant as a Chattarpur farmhouse"

Sampurna Chattarji's "Dogs, Mobs, and Rock Concerts"

Gurpreet Saini's "Mohtaaj"

Lakshya Datta's "One More Night With Meera"

Ranjit Hoskote's "Ghalib in the Winter of the Great Revolt”

Viky Arya's "Aangan mein baithi Maa"

Medha Singh's "The Same Fire"

Lakshya Datta's "Ek Aakhri Raat Meera Ke Saath"

Adventures in Poetry: Sampurna Chattarji and Karuna Ezara Parikh in conversation

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