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Charitable Book Launch – The Dictionary of Urdu Poetry – For Shaayari Lovers – (All in English)

This event is brought to you by PAN-IIT Book Club, to support WHEELS Global Rural Development Initiative. Sunil has offered to ship a special Hard Bound Edition of his book to anyone who donates $100 to WHEELS!

Sunil Gupta is a B Tech (Mech) from IIT-BHU (1984) and a PGDBM from IIM-Kolkata (1986). He is currently the MD & CEO of an MNC based in Gurgaon.

Urdu shaayari is a passion for him & he is keen to expose Urdu shaayari to those who are captivated by it but know little of the Urdu language. He is the author of the best-selling book “The Dictionary of Urdu Poetry – For Shaayari Lovers”. This book is unique because it has over 2500 unfamiliar Urdu words drawn from over 6000 shers written by the Top 50 shaayars of India. The Urdu words are written in English and the meanings too are in English. The Urdu words are written in Hindi as well since the correct pronunciation of Urdu comes through best in Hindi.

In this session, Sunil will reveal the wonderful world of Urdu shaayari filled with feelings, elegantly expressed. The succinctness of shers encourages a listener to draw his or her own interpretation depending on one’s experience and state of mind.
With the help of hand-picked shers, he will trace the evolution of shers written by masters from the 18th Century to the present. The session is interesting for those taking their first steps in shaayari appreciation as well as connoisseurs.

Join us in an open dialogue on Saturday, Aug 20th 2022, from 10 PM to 11 PM US EDT (7 pm PCT | Sun Aug 21st 7.30 am IST)