Kavi Kant Death Centenary Symposium Going Live in:

Kavi Kant’s Purvalaap Foundation
Invites you to join us for the

*Kavi Kant Punya Shatabdi Symposium*

  • Date: Sunday, 18 June, 2023
  • Location: Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust’s Hiralal Bhagwati Hall, Ahmedabad, India.
  • Starting at : 10:00 AM IST; 12:30 AM ET; 5:30 AM GMT

If you are elsewhere in the world and cannot join in person, please join us here (link to URL) to attend the symposium by livestream on YouTube, Facebook Live or any of the following platforms (add names here).

The symposium will focus on Kavi Kant’s poetry, prose, plays, letters as well as his philosophy of life. Click here to view the full agenda in Gujarati and here to view it in English.

The symposium will also feature two of Kavi Kant's poems. These have been set to music and recorded for this event at studios in California and Mumbai. Kavi Kant’s portrait for the occasion has been prepared by the Aseema Charitable Trust, a Mumbai NGO that serves impoverished children.

  • Session 1 : Poetry of Kavi Kant (10.30 – 11.30)
  • Session 2 : Prose of Kavi Kant (11.30 – 12.30)
  • Session 3 : Kavi Kant: In Search of Truth and Selfhood (13.30 – 14.30)
  • Session 4 : Plays of Kavi Kant (14.30 – 15.30)
  • Session 5 : Letters of Kavi Kant (16.00 – 17.00)
  • Closing Function and Thanksgiving (17.10 – 17.40)
  • Closing song (17.40 – 17.50)

We are grateful to you for joining the symposium virtually. Your presence here means the world to us, and we are grateful for your participation. Being part of something that is deeply personal and close to us is truly special, and we thank you for sharing this experience with us. Your involvement enriches the event and brings a sense of connection and belonging. We are honored to have you here, and we hope you enjoy the experience we are about to embark on together.

To register for the free livestream, please register here. See you on June 18!

આજ, મહારાજ! જલ પર ઉદય જોઇને.
ચંદ્રનો, હ્યદયમાં હર્ષ જામે,
સ્નેહઘન, કુસુમવન, વિમલ પરિમલ ગહન,
નિજ ગગન માંહી ઉત્કર્ષ પામે;

પિતા! કાલના સર્વ સંતાપ શામે!
નવલ રસ ધવલ તવ નેત્ર સામે,
પિતા! કાલના સર્વ સંતાપ શામે!
જલધિજલદલ ઉપર દામિની દમકતી,
યામિની વ્યોમસર માંહી સરતી;

કામિની કોકિલા કેલિ કૂજન કરે,
સાગરે ભાસતી ભવ્ય ભરતી;

પિતા! સૃષ્ટિ સારી સમુલ્લાસ ધરતી!
તરલ તરણી સમી સરલ તરતી,
પિતા! સૃષ્ટિ સારી સમુલ્લાસ ધરતી!

~ કવિ કા‍ન્ત

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