Udaan to celebrate littérateur Ismat Chughtai’s birth anniversary

Surat: Udaan, a group of women school teachers and a banker will organize a cultural event to celebrate the life of novelist and short story writer Ismat Chughtai.

Afsana-e-Ismat Chughtai, the cultural event at Vanita Vishram Campus will remember the littérateur on her birth anniversary on Friday, in which, Sharifa Vijliwala, head of department of Gujarati in Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), will deliver keynote address. Yamini Vyas, Kurush Jagirdar and Rithesh Thakare will tell stories which will be followed by a drama presentation.

“Udaan is a platform for art and culture that tries to illuminate our inner lives. The motto of our team is to encourage more and more people to come forward to identify the diversities of our culture through art and literature,” said Roopa Menon, a school teacher.


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