Open Space Activities in November 2007

Saturday, November 17, 2007, 5.30pm to 8.00pm, at Open Space
Open Space – Talking Poetry as part of its outreach through the medium of poetry invites you to a launch-cum-reading of the anthology, As Is Where Is, a collection of English poetry of the distinguished poet Dilip Chitre, published by Poetrywala, an English Imprint of Abhidhanantar Prakashan, Mumbai.  

Readings from the book by Dilip Chitre followed by an informal discussion.

As Is Where Is:
Dilip Chitre writes on a grand scale and the finest of details can lie in the grandeur. He frequently places his subjects…music, painting, the seasons, the cosmos, poetry and, inevitably, age and illness in Death’s sight, and makes them grander for it. This abundantly rich collection, contains the work of a lifetime, brimming over with the taste for life. 
– Adil Jussawala

Dilip Chitre was born in Baroda, India, in 1938. During the latter part of his childhood he lived in Mumbai/Bombay. From 1975 to 1976 he participated in the International Writing Programme at the University of Iowa. He writes and translates in two languages: Marathi and English. In 1994 Chitre won India’s national literature prize, the Sahitya Academy Award, for one of his collections of Marathi poetry. He also received a Sahitya Academy Award for his translation of 17th century poems by the Marathi poet Tukaram. Chitre has published 18 books to date, most recently the translation of a 3200-line poem by Shri Jnandev, a 13th century Marathi poet.

Abhidhanantar, edited by a young Marathi poet Hemant Divate, is one of the foremost little magazines in Marathi today. It has been around for almost a decade and half. It was one of the earliest literary magazine and literary movement in Marathi to recognize and respond creatively to the powerful forces of globalization which were rapidly transforming Indian society, culture and life. Abhidhanantar gave generous attention to the linguistic, cultural and literary changes taking place in the last 15 years and the crises of identity they generate.

Day & Date: Saturday, November 17, 2007
Time: 5.30pm to 8.00pm
Venue: Open Space, B-301, 2nd Floor, Kanchanjunga Bldg, Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Road, Near Krishna Dining Hall, Pune 411 004. Tel No: 020 25457371

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Saturday, November 24, 2007, 3.00pm – 6.30pm, at Open Space
Do you have questions about HIV? Do you need an informed opinion on how to avoid transmission of HIV, or what tests and treatments are available and where they are available? What are the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and how can the law be used to address discrimination against the HIV-positive? Do you want to know how to address the subject of HIV with your children/students?

A young team of human rights lawyers and counselors from Sahyog Trust, Pune, will address your queries on April 14th and April 28th from 3pm to 7pm at Open Space.

The Sahyog Trust strives to break the culture of silence surrounding HIV, works to protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, and provides legal intervention for those whose rights have been violated.

The team comprises:

Advocate Asim Sarode, whose innovative work with HIV/AIDS and the law won him recognition from BBC as a ‘Yuva Star’. He is also a member of the Community Advisory Board of the National AIDS Research Institute.

Advocate Rama Sarode, who has been a trainer with organisations working with HIV, and has been working with legal issues related to women’s rights and the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS

Rasika Kulkarni: Former HIV/AIDS counselor with Sassoon Hospital, Pune, and the PMC’s Pune City AIDS Control Society.

Please walk in with your queries. Confidentiality of personal information is assured. Questions will also be taken on the telephone during these hours. Call 020-25457371.

Day & Date: Saturday, November 24, 2007
Time: 3.00pm – 6.30pm
Venue: Open Space, B 301, Kanchanjunga Bldg, Kanchan Lane, Off Law College Road, Near Krishna Dining Hall. Pune 411 004, Tel No: 020 25457371