We are delighted to invite you to a special guest lecture demonstration by Dr. Dipanjali Deka,  a multilingual music practitioner who draws from both the folk and classical repertoire of bhakti-sufi music and poetry and teaches at the Centre for Writing Pedagogy, School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences KREA University. 

Lecture Details

THE ART OF DYING : SONGS AND DOHAS OF KABIR & OTHER NIRGUNI POETS

In this lecture demonstration, which is part of JSLH cross-elective course co-taught with @Poulomi Das on “Living Traditions: Memory, Body, Performance and Technology”, Dr. Dipanjali will weave together songs and philosophy of the nirguni poet Kabir to present some overarching themes in the genre--criticism of social and religious hypocrisies, surrender to the divinity beyond form, impermanence and death, non-duality and love. Through her sharing on how these songs travel, Dr. Dipanjali will help us think through the ideas of memory and fluidity, tradition and modernity, impermanence and transience in the living tradition of Kabir.

Venue: Global Auditorium (T3-F57)
Date: 8th April
Time: 6:15 PM
Attendance in-person is compulsory for cross-elective students.
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About

Dr. Dipanjali holds a PhD from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In her research and practice, she interweaves the musical and philosophical pluralities in the oral song traditions of nirgun bhakti in the Indian subcontinent. Dipanjali has co-curated a musical retreat in Deer Park Institute, Bir (2023), and has facilitated music workshops on Nirguni music and Constitutional Values in Eklavya Foundation, Bhopal (2023). She has performed at the Malwa Mahila Kabir Yatra, Lok Rang Mahotsav, Indian Tribal Folklore Archive Exhibition in Bangalore International Centre, among other places.

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