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\"BLOG\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Surat mein Lakshmi bahut hai, par sarasvati bilkul nahi\u2019, is a common perception a lot of people have about Surat. The city has always been an ever thriving hub for commerce and trade, but as far as culture and literature goes, it hasn\u2019t not exactly had a lot happening.
\nWell, now at least one thing is going to change. This November, our city is all set to host its first ever literature festival.<\/p>\n

The evolution of mankind is interminably interwoven with the art of storytelling. It has had the power to evoke the strongest of emotions within us and history has remembered more story tellers than it has conquerors and kings. Storytelling is built into the fabric of our lives, from the fairy tales and folktales of childhood to the nostalgic reminiscences of our grandparents and also by DRAMA and FILMS.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Surat Kahani Fest\u2019 is being spearheaded by DPS Tapi and DPS Surat, together. On 28th and 29th November, a number of artists from all across the country are going to come to our city, putting together a show comprising of workshops, plays, mono acts etc.
\nWorks of eminent literary legends like Rabindranath Tagore, Ismat Chugtai, Amrita Pritam, Munshi Premchand, Sarat Chandra and many other artists are to be featured and recreated in different ways at the festival.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSince quite some time, a lot of people have been making strong attempts to get literature scene in the city going. Surat Kahani Fest is a lot of such small attempts coming together in one solid form. Since this is the first year, we have tried to keep things simple. S0 we picked \u2018Kahani\u2019 as the theme, because everyone loves stories. Also, to create a more personal atmosphere, most of our participating artisans have been associated with our city in a way or the other. This festival is all about going back to our roots.\u201d Said G. R. Sivakumar, education consultant for DPS Tapi and Surat.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a brief introduction about few important activities at Surat Kahani Fest.
\nApart from the below mentioned workshops, there\u2019s lot more happening at the festival.
\nVisit suratlitfest.org for complete and detailed information of things.<\/p>\n

\"pritesh<\/a><\/p>\n

Workshop-1
\nWorkshop Title: Forum Theatre Workshop
\nDate: 28th November 2015
\nTime: 11:00 am
\nWorkshop Facilitator: Mr. Pritesh Sodha
\nDuration: 4 hours.
\nParticipants: Professional Artists and interested Citizens of Surat
\nNo. of Participants: 50
\nRegistration: http:\/\/suratfest.org\/home\/registration\/<\/p>\n

\"sanjana<\/a><\/p>\n

Workshop-2:
\nWorkshop Title: Story Telling for Students
\nDate: 28th November 2015
\nTime: 5:00 pm
\nWorkshop Facilitator: Ms. Sanjana Kapoor
\nDuration: 2 hours.
\nParticipants: School Students of Classes VII and VIII
\nLanguage: English, Hindi
\nNo. of Participants: 30
\nRegistration: Through Schools and initial screening process<\/p>\n

\"VINITA<\/a><\/p>\n

Workshop-3:
\nDate: 29th November 2015
\nWorkshop Title: Story Telling Workshop for Parents
\nTime: 11:00 am
\nDuration: 2 hours.
\nParticipants: Parents of Pre Primary\/Primary School children
\nWorkshop Facilitator: Mrs. Vinita Krishna
\nRegistration: Through Invitation<\/p>\n

Workshop-4:
\nWorkshop Title: Story Telling Workshop for Teachers
\nDate: 29th November 2015
\nTime: 2:00 pm
\nDuration: 2 hours.
\nParticipants: Pre Primary & Primary School Teachers
\nWorkshop Facilitator: Mrs. Vinita Krishna
\nRegistration: Invitation through Schools<\/p>\n

Workshop-5
\nWorkshop Title: My Story Everyone\u2019s Story
\nDate: 29th November 2015
\nTime: 5:00 pm ( Ground Floor, Art Gallery, Science Centre )
\nWorkshop Facilitator: Gillo Theatre Repertory
\nDuration: 2 hours.
\nParticipants: Age group 10 to 12 years
\nNo. of Participants: 25
\nLanguage: English, Hindi
\nRegistration: Invitation through Schools<\/p>\n

Workshop-6
\nWorkshop Title: How Many Endings?
\nDate: 29th November 2015
\nTime: 5:00 pm ( First Floor, Art Gallery, Science Centre )
\nWorkshop Facilitator: Gillo Theatre Repertory
\nDuration: 2 hours.
\nParticipants: Age group 12 to 14 years
\nNo. of Participants: 25
\nLanguage: English
\nRegistration: Invitation through Schools
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\nSanjeev Kumar Auditorium<\/p>\n

\"EK<\/a>
\nDay 1: 28th November 2015 at 9:00 pm
\nEk Mulaquaat ( A Hindi Play )
\nA Tribute to Amrita Pritam & Sahir Ludhianvi
\nDesigned and Directed by Saif Hyder Hasan
\nCast
\nShekhar Suman
\nDeepti Naval<\/p>\n

Day 2: 29th November 2015 at 9:00 pm
\nBhishmotsav ( A Hindi Play )- Enactment of Stories written by Bhishm Sahani
\nDirected by Seema Bhargava Pahwa
\nCast
\nYashpal Sharma
\nSeema Bhargava Pahwa
\nManoj Pahwa
\nHeeba Shah
\nMayank Pahwa
\nCoordinator : Manhar Gadhia<\/p>\n

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Science Center Auditorium<\/p>\n

\"premchand<\/a>
\nDate: 29th November 2015
\nTime: 10.30 am to 12:30 pm
\nAadab Main Munshi Premchand Hoon-(Drama based on selected stories of Munshi Premchand)
\nDesigned & Directed by: Mujeeb Khan
\nPresented by: Ideal Drama & Entertainment Academy (IDEA)
\nCompere: RJ Naishadh
\nTime: 12.30 pm to 2:00 pm<\/p>\n

\"tagore<\/a><\/p>\n

Aadab Main Tagore Hoon-(Drama based on selected stories of Rabindranath Tagore)
\nDesigned & Directed by: Mujeeb Khan
\nPresented by: Ideal Drama & Entertainment Academy (IDEA)
\nCompere: RJ Naishadh
\nTime: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm<\/p>\n

Popcorn with Parsai – A biopic of \u2018Harishankar Parsai\u2019; a noted satirist and a humorist in modern Hindi literature.
\nDirected by Manoj Shah
\nWritten by Nilay Upadhyay
\nCast Dayashanker Pandey
\nPresented by Ideas Unlimited<\/p>\n

\"story<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, along with all of it, Surat Kahani Fest is also running a story telling competition so as to boost and thereby bring across the works of people of our very own city which are yet to be given wings to.
\nSpread across two groups, the competition gives the winners a chance to show case their work during the festival.<\/p>\n

The aim of Surat Kahani Fest is for literature loves to come together at one point, share their ideas, enjoy the festival and go back home with an elated state of mind.
\nLet\u2019s all of us come together, and make this beginning a new, strong one.
\nCome one, come all. Doors open on Nov 28th, 9 am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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