In an attempt to promote the ‘language’ of the Walled city, the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) will hold discussions, workshops, and cultural events with the help of art and culture conservation experts. Special focus will be laid on Urdu and calligraphers, who are residents of old Delhi. During each session of an hour-long talk, participants will be given basic knowledge of Urdu, correct pronunciation, and history of the dying spoken language of Shahjahanabad. Autobiographies of prominent residents of old Delhi like Ustad Chand Khan, Hakim Ajmal Khan, and Mirza Ghalib, and history of the region will be told through dastangoi and exhibitions. The corporation plans to organise orientation workshops for artisans especially for calligraphers.

Source: Hindustan Times October 17, 2016 18:22 UTC