Come together this March to celebrate the poet-saint Kabir\, who sang of the ultimate and challenged the people of hi s time-and us today-to rethink the religious and other boundaries that bind us.
The celebration features a performance of Kabir singers\, led by Dalit folk artist Prahlad Tipanya\; a series of four documentary films ent itled Journeys with Kabir directed by Shabnam Virmani\, which move through contemporary spaces touched by the music/poetry of the 15th centur y mystic-weaver-poet of north India\; and two scholarly lectures by leading figures in the study of South Asian devotional culture and literature.
DAY 2 SCHEDULE:
4-5:30 pm\, Lecture by Christian Novetzke\, University of Washington
"The Flashpoint of Bhakti and th e Genesis of 'Devotion'"
7:00-8:30 pm\, Film 3: /Koi Sunta Hai: Journ eys with Kumar and Kabir\, /in the Asian Centre Auditorium
The Celebr ation of Kabir is sponsored by the Centre for India and South Asia Research \, The Departments of Asian Studies\, Art History\, Visual Art & Theory\, a nd Theatre and Film.
All events are free and open to the public.
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