Artistes to celebrate life and times of Kabir in Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi: Acclaimed Artistes will come together to celebrate the life and times of mystic poet-saint Kabir with musical performances and literary sessions during the third edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival here. Scheduled to take place from November 16 to 18, it will give audiences a chance to explore the many fascinating aspects of Kabir’s philosophy as well as this city in Uttar Pradesh, his birthplace.

Conceived by the Mahindra Group and Teamwork Arts, the festival, will expose audiences to uplifting musical performances by Varanasi-based Hindustani classical flautist Hari Prasad Paudyal, thumri singer Barnali Chattopadhyay, sitar player Pandit Rabindra Goswami and Hindustani classical singer Vidya Rao.

In the afternoons, literature sessions at the Kabir Math will see experts discuss ideas inspired by Kabir’s poetry. Agarwal will explore the context of vernacular modernity against the problems posed by colonial modernity in the understanding of the era when the mystic Kabira breathed. (IANS)

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