RAZA-SOUZA DIALOGUES MOG Foundation in collaboration with the Raza Foundation, Presented Raza - Souza Dialogues'19 in formats of panel discussion
The dialogues conceived to be an ideational exchange, Between eminent artists & scholars of many a diverse range Seemingly disparate arenas of art & expertise, Including contemporary visual art, literature & design treatise Curated by Sabitha Satchi - poet, art critic, cultural theorist & writer, 4 discussions between 9 eminent artists & art institution builder The Dialogues on art and design by Wendell Rodricks & Orijit Sen, And with Arundhati Ghosh, Suresh Jayaram & Subodh Kerkar on art institution main Dialogue between Hemant Divate & Damodar Mauzo on writing, regional languages and the nation, Dialogues between Jeet Thayil & Sabitha Satchi on poetry, the novel & writing for music revelation Missed the first two dialogues unfortunately, Enjoyed the next two dialogues immensely Personalized with authentic intent, Peppered with autobiographical content Superb framing of tone and tenor by anchor-writer Vishram Gupte, For dialogue between writer Bhai Damodar Mauzo & poet Hemant Divte Bhai Mauzo reiterating that no goal bigger than freedom of expression, And Hemant emphasizing role of being the flower beautifying local inhabitation Wonderful free-flowing discussion of shade and shadow and gender contours, Both Jeet & Sabitha setting the personal tone by letting down literary barriers Life is all about putting words to music, song & dance, Let's not confuse the order in which they come & thereby lose the romance A wonderful evening to celebrate life with prose, poetry & music at MOG today, Hope life continues to shower its blessings on each of us forever everyday For what is this life if so full of care not to bare, That we have no time to stand still, stare & dare SALONI & SURI February 24, 2019