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Some interesting events lined up in the next month or so. Keep an eye on this page to know more.

The programme on the 30th has been postponed

From Between the two Dams

From 'Between the Two Dams'

Coverage of yesterday's program in Hindustan Times

A Graffiti programme on the 3rd of September in College of arts and crafts, Patna. More details soon.

So once again poetry brought us back together. This time with more intensity and more interest and a lot more passion. At Rajat's Roof poetry clashed in a musical battle resting the dominant non poetic world, claiming that there are voices still left to fight, to make themselves heard.

The Programme included Anuj Lugun's passionate, direct and hard hitting poems sometimes talking about chulha and sometimes birds and sometimes of boiling dreams. Richa, apart from being the main organizer of the programme and the initiator of Graffiti's comeback read both her English and Hindi poems showing the same kind of brilliance which she showed in her earlier poems having the most profound radical statements in the most simplest words. Poetry of Kedrarnath Singh, Rajesh Joshi were read by Yogesh Pratap Shekhar exposing the complexity of the prsent world. Alok Dhanwa's poem Bhagi hui Ladkiya and was followed by Prabhat Jha who read Wapas aa Gayin Ladkiyan where those girls came back with more resistance. He also read his 3 part Patna poems.

Amrit Ghosal's poems challenged the social normality and infection and were filled with unique imagery and brilliant language. Silvia Plath was also read by Shagun Singh. Rahul Chaturvedi read his brilliant sensitive poems which surprised many. Aman, a young Hindi poet showed his promise in his first such meeting. Pradeep Kannaujia showed his love for literature with his involvement in the appreciation of the poems which happened after the reading. We will look forward to do that kind of discussion of poetry more in the future. All it did was to disturb us, surprise us and compelled us to think.

May we go forward in the direction where such meetings happen more often. We also expect more and more people to join in, in order make this a movement. Lets express, and not be silent. Lets have pens in our hands and determination in our voice to make things that are silent be heard.

See you in the future.

Pictures Courtesy @योगेश प्रताप शेखर

So, Your graffiti is back! Yes, we are meeting with songs, music and poetry at Assi (Rajat's Roof) this evening... join us or miss a chance!

Happy New Year Folks. We will be coming back very soon. Keep checking this space.

Attend it for sure. Both the writers we interviewed in Collage Tabish Khair and Taranand Viyogi are there.

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