AAW #153

Ahmedabad is hosting a long list of remarkable creative events this week. From stunning visual art exhibition by young local artists to picturesque photography exhibitions narrating the coastal beauty of Kutch, Ahmedabad has got it all. For ingenious music lovers, the Sugam Sangeet evening with Nirav Pomal & Raj Aghera will be an ideal setting. If you are looking for stirring performances, do not forget to experience the performance of Avni Sethi and also a series of short plays by the Indie Theatre Club. Go for a laughter ride with Vaibhav Sethia’s solo comedy performance or watch a thought-provoking film with friends at the intimate setup of a local cafe. Every information is cropped and packed within our 153rd Ahmedabad Art Weekly, refer it to relish the local art.

Popularly recalled as Nazir Dekhaiya by his literature lovers, the Gujarati Gazalkar and poet is our core inspiration for the 153rd AAW. Born in Bhavnagar in 1921 to a bandmaster family, Dekhaiya too was initially involved in his family profession until he met Kismat Qureshi and started regularly attending Ghazalsabha (poetry meeting).  He got acquainted with fellow rhymesters including Barkat Virani, Ruswa Majhalumi, Vali Lakhani and Batuk Pandya and wrote his first Ghazal collection Tushar with more than 54 ghazals in 1962. His literary legacy is surviving through his excellent works of Sufism in Tushar 2, Nazirni Ghazalo, and Soona Sadan.

Illustration : Nilesh Ramani