Theme
What is this thing Called love (Part 1)
Groups:
Two groups are for only women.
One group is for women, men and transgender.
Book for February:
What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin.
https://www.shaunasinghbaldwin.com/
About the Book:
‘Love’ screams, rages, cries, creates music, grieves, hurts, brutalizes, sacrifices, heals, understands, in What the body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin.
Histories of girls and women – married, unmarried, widowed, abandoned, rich, poor, middle class and working, high and low caste, without and with children, missionary, Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, British – enmesh with histories of boys and men – married, rich, poor, zamindars, landless peasants, high caste, low caste, Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, British, in Punjab, in the 20 years or so before the partition of 1947, and in the displacement that followed.
5 new copies of the books are available with me. Each copy is priced at Rs 759/-.
The book is also available on Amazon.in
About the Sessions:
Events will be discussed in the sequence they occur in the book. Some portions can be read in class but large portions will have to be read on one’s own.
About half of each session will be spent on discussing what people read on their own. In the other half, we will comment on what we read in class.
About the Moderator:
I will lead readings and discussions.
I have a Master’s Degree in English from Delhi University and a Diploma in Conflict Studies and Peace Building from Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi.
I taught English for more 23 years at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi, where I was a Post Graduate Teacher.
CV is available on request.
Group 1: (For Women Only)
February: 1st, 5th, 8th, 12th, 15th, 19th, 22nd, 26th (Tuesdays and Fridays)
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: Rs 3, 200/- for 16 hrs.
Group 2: (For Women Only)
February: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd (Saturdays)
Time: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: Rs 2, 200/- for 12 hrs.
Group 3: (For Women, Men and Transgender)
February: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th (Sundays)
Time: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: Rs 2, 220/- for 12 hrs.
Venue:
The Yoga Chakra Studio.
E-297, Greater Kailash 2, New Delhi 110048
The studio is about 1 km from the Greater Kailash Metro station. (Magenta Line)
Seating is on floor cushions, as this is primarily a yoga studio, but a couple of chairs could be provided on request.
How to Pay:
By bank transfer or cheque.
The money is non-refundable.
Contact:
Meenakshi Puri
@8826133487
meepuri1delhigmail.com
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