The Polish Institute in New Delhi, as part of its celebration of 55 years of teaching Polish language at the University of Delhi, invited Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann, Director of the Centre for Affirmation of Literature at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań with a series of lectures.

The anniversary celebrations were preceded by a workshop of Polish court dances led by dancer Artur Przybylski in collaboration with the National School of Drama in Delhi. 

On 30 September Dr. Hoffmann conducted lecture entitled. “Why the Witcher is that important”. 

On the main event of celebrating 55 years anniversary, the Head of Department Prof. Amitava Chakraborty, the former HODs, Prof. Ranjana Saxena, Prof. Neelakshi Suryanarayan, Ms Maria Wejs-Domżalska, Counsellor-Minister and Head of the Consular section in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi and Dr. Magdalena Filipczuk, the Acting Director of the Polish Institute New Delhi welcomed everyone and underlined the importance of learning Polish language. After the informative discussion, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann delivered another engaging lecture on “Poland Today. What to Listen to, Introduction to Polish Music”, showcasing the different genres and sharing interesting facts about Polish music. The last part of the event included the screening of the film “Chitraanjali: Stefan Norblin in India” by Małgorzata Skiba, which tells the forgotten story of Polish artist, Stefan Norblin (1892-1952), who stayed in India during WWII and spent six years working for the royal families of Morvi, Ramgarh and Jodhpur.

We would like to thank Dr. Zofia Sawicka, the Acting Director General of NAWA (The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange) and Dr. Mariusz Czech, the Director of the Office for the Polish Language Programmes in NAWA for sending wonderful wishes. We are also grateful to Mr. Joydeep Roy, the Chief Consular Officer of the Honorary Consulate of Poland in Kolkata for his inspiring words and also to former lecturers: Ms Maria Elżbieta Sajeńczuk, Prof. Krzysztof Stroński, Prof. Monika Browarczyk, Dr. Piotr Borek and Ms. Justyna Guziak for sending warm words in Polish, English and Hindi.

To read insightful article by Murtaza Ali Khan for The Sunday Guardian (page 18) on the celebration of 55 years of teaching Polish Language at Delhi University, please follow the link: https://epaper.sundayguardianlive.com/6-october-2024/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3Z5RHvUHo71g-QkiJCiw4hawgD3UcxGZg_4B3oIQDFbX_IawOp2xFHTH4_aem_8QjI8_tt2uxXgZeMFgvkZg