Delhi's weekends to see cultural tests till Xmas
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AS WINTER CREEPS INTO THE CAPITAL SO DOES THE FESTIVE AIR Delhi s weekends to see cultural tests till Xmas PRAGYA ROY BARMAN Ravi performed in the show The festival also screened where they joked about caste movies held book talks and NEW DELHI As winter politics and the experiences hosted small queer businesses creeps into the Capital so does that come with their identity An annual food festival will the festive air Delhi s weekends The colour blue is associ- be held by Zomato at the Jawa- have been scheduled for cul- ated with the anti-caste move- harlal Nehru Stadium with tural fests till the Christmas cel- ment signifying the colour of carnival games live music and ebrations take over spanning the sky a representation of featured restaurants The fes- across the city non-discrimination that under tival travels across eight cit- The weekend took off with the sky everyone is believed ies from Pune Ahmedabad one of the world s largest Urdu to be equal the organisers Delhi Chandigarh Hyderabad festivals Jashn-e-Rekhta from explained Mumbai and closes the cur- December 8 to December 10 Gulmohar Park wit- tains in Kolkata at the Major Dhyan Chand nessed Rainbow Lit Festi- The next weekend the National Stadium The three- val a queer literary fest with North East Festival will be day festival hosted over 200 the tagline queer and inclu- held at JLN Stadium which artists with panel discussions sive The two-day itinerary showcases the cuisine and book publications and music witnessed prominent figures art of the northeastern states ranging from qawwali perfor- like lawyers Sauragh Kirpal It will be attended by Union mances to ghazals and Rollin Bhatt on a panel Home Minister Amit Shah The festival is hosted by about Sex Love and the Law Union Minister for Develop- Rekhta Foundation and this actor Kalki Koechlin talking ment of North Eastern Region year they held its eighth edi- about A Like Like No Other G Kishan Reddy Union min- tion Prominent figures like and author Urvashi Butalia isters Anurag Thakur and Javed Akhtar Anurag Kashyap ebrated 300 years of Mir Taqi Material an all-Dalit lineup actor Mona Ambegaonkar Sarbananda Sonowal Assam Muzaffar Ali Najeeb Jung Mir also known as Khuda-i- for stand-up comedy was held director Alankrita Shrivasta Chief Minister Himanta Biswa graced the stages for over 60 Sukhan or the God of Poetry in the city Comics Ankur on a panel Feminism and Sarma amongst other promi- events Jashn-e-Rekhta also cel- On December 9 Blue Tangade Radhe Krushna and Queerness nent guests