Zubaan-e- Dilli: Walk & Baithak on Shahjahanabadi People, Dialects & Trades!

Shahjahanabad the capital of India’s architect emperor… the city made by the builders of Taj Mahal. In the history and aesthetics we often overlook the people who make this city colloquially called ‘Old Delhi’. There are age old crafts that these narrow lanes have lovingly nurtured artisans and traders who have made these mohalla their own and artfully have weaved the cultural fabric of Purani Dilli as we know it today!!

These dying crafts and craftsmen the Purani Dilli ke log (people of Old Delhi) and their slowly fading "dialects" make the soul of Old Delhi as we know it. 

DelhiByFoot in collaboration with Kathika and Parwaz invites you for an evening immersed in the culture of Old Delhi as we present Fouzia Dastango a true-blue Purani Dilli waali who gives you a glimpse of the social dialects of Shahjahanabad in her own inimitable style!!

We will begin with a walk around some of less-visited "kuchas & gallis" of artisans and craftsmen engrossed in a vanishing craft hearing tales of the "chowk and chauraheys" soaked in the fragrance of niharis as 'bhatiyare' get ready to dish out their wares in larger-than-life cauldrons...

Thereafter we settle ourselves in the century-old haveli-museum Kathika for the finale of the evening as you will be regaled by a delightful performance by Fouzia who will make the long-lost culture of Old Delhi come alive through her renditions & conversations around Purani Dill’s Social Dialects…

Know The Artist

Fouzia Dastango

Fouzia is an artist of the 16th century oral storytelling art DASTANGOI. She has made efforts in preserving and reviving dialects of Old Delhi (Purani Dilli) which are on the verge of extinction. Fouzia has been performing professionally since 2006 and has done over 500 shows all over India and internationally. She specializes in telling stories from Mahabharat Ram and Radha-Krishna in Urdu that aim to keep alive our Ganga- Jamuni tehzeeb and promote communal harmony. For her contribution in the field of preserving and promoting Dastangoi Fouzia has been recognized and felicitated by many prestigious awards. Fouzia was recognized and felicitated as “India’s First Woman Dastangoi Artist” by the Ministry of Women and Child Development Government of India in 2018. She was also recognized among the SheThePeople: 40 Over 40 in the year 2020 which celebrates women over forty who have achieved reinvented themselves and claimed their space under the spotlight. In 2019 Fouzia was awarded REX-Karmaveer-Global-Fellowship as well as Karamveer Chakra Award a civilian honour given by the International Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in partnership with United Nations.

Ltd Spots so book your baithak spot now!!

DAY DATE & TIME: Saturday 30th Nov 2024 || 4:30 PM Onward

MEETING POINT: Old Delhi (Detailed Location will be shared after the booking)

CHARGES: Rs.2000/Per Person

(Including an evening Purani Dilli's spl Chai and snack break)

For more information call Maryam @ 6266766967

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