Gaurav Sarkar gaurav. sarkar@ mid- day. com OVER the past three months of protests and differences regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act ( CAA) and National Registry of Citizens ( NRC), u201c a lot of us have lost friendships due to our political differences,u201d said filmmaker Aditi Anand on Friday ahead of the India, My Valentine performance. A pan- India cultural programme held across cities over the V- day weekend, the event aims to bring people across the political spectrum together for an evening of celebrating their common love: India.
We are going to love India together,u201d Anand said.
Anand, who is one of the organisers of the event, said, u201c There has been a continuous sit- in protest at Mumbra for the past month. On Friday, a host of fantastic artists are going to perform there. It will be followed by a performance by Sufi folk singer Moralala Marwada and his troop at Native Places in Versova on Saturday evening. The final gala closing event will be held on Sunday at the Sophia college auditorium.u201d While there would be no u201c speechesu201d, Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak are expected to perform monologues, while the others will be playing to their strengths of stand- up comedy, music and storytelling. u201c The money collected from ticket sales will go towards two organisations - one that works with war veterans ( since itu2019s one year of Pulwama) and another that aids women in making space for themselves at national- level politics,u201d she explained.
u2018 Bury the hatchet, even if itu2019s just for a dayu2019 India, My Valentine event to bring together people of differing political ideologies, promote love and harmony amid trying times u2018 Music, poetry, and art are very powerful mediums that act as bridges between people with different political affiliations. India, My Valentine is an avenue where people with all sorts of ideas can come together under one roof and engage with one anotheru2019 Aditi Anand, filmmaker and one of the event organisers
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