Deltin 7

Day 1: 27 April 2025

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Inaugural Session

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

Break: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Session 2 (Meet the Artist): Creating Mysticism into Performance: A Conversation on PakhiderBidhansobha

Session Lead: Professor DrAhmedul Kabir, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7

Time: 2:00 M - 2:45 PM

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

Break: 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 3: Sufism and Contemporary Social Thought

Session Chair: Professor Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

1. MejbaulAlam Bhuiyan –Exploring Vertical and Horizontal Integration of Spirituality in Maizbhandari Tariqa Through Wilber’s Integral Theory Framework

2. Jahid Siraz Chowdhury – The Self at the Crossroads of Social Chaos

3. Abdur Razzak – Re-imagining the Relationship Between God, Humans, and Nature Through the Lens of Eco-Sufism

Session 4: Ethics, Representation and Sufi Worldviews

Session Chair: Dr Sydur Rahman Lipon

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building

4. Md. Parvej Chowdhury – Love of Allah: Al-Ghazzali

5. Sirajuddin Shaikh – Sufi Philosophy as a Model for Spiritual Inclusivity and Social Harmony

6. Dr Zahid Azim –Sufi Philosophy of Majlishi Song: Commitment to Building a Humanistic Society through Song Lyrics and Melody

Session 5: Interfaith Narratives and Cultural Syncretism

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Venue: Room #  6007, 5th floor, Arts Building

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM

7. Sirajul Arefin Chowdhury – Lalon and Gazi in Bangladeshi Sufi Narratives

8. Sarwar Kamal – Mystical Traditions of Sufism in Bangladeshi Media

Break: 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Session 6: Esotericism, Signification and Maizbhandari Tariqa

Session Chair: Professor Mohammad ShekhSadi

Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building

Time: 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM

9. Imtiaz Pavel Neel –

10. MD. RabiulHossen, SubornoBarua&AklimaAkther - Exploring Unity and Harmony in Esotericism: A Study of the Principles of the Maizbhandari Sufi Order

Break: 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM

Session 7 (Performative Talk): In this world of binary values, "Shadhona" stand against defeat or win

Time: 7:15 PM - 7:45 PM

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

Session Lead: Dr Sudip Chakraborty, Associat Professor, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7

Day 2: 28 April 2025

Session 8: Mystical Selfhood and Sufi Theatre

Session Chair: Dr Israfil Shaheen

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

11. Ashraful Islam Sayan – The Collective Simorgh: Self-Discovery and Annihilation in the theatre of Pakhider Bidhansabha

12. Rageeb Nayeem – Pakhider Bidhansobha: Transformative Aesthetics in Post-uprising Bangladesh

13. Rudra Sawjal– In Search of the Beloved: Sufi Philosophy and Contemporary Theatre Practices in Bangladesh

Break: 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Session 9: Visual Arts, Performance and Sufi Aesthetics

Session Chair: Dr Titas Zia

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

14. Santanu Halder - Embodiment of Sufism in Method Acting and the Possibility of Creating a New Theatrical Language

15. Dr Shahman Moishan - Unpacking the Interwoven Epistemic Notion of Niranjan: Revisiting Syed Jamil Ahmed’s Work on Islam, Theatre, and Bangladesh

Break: 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Session 10: Visual Arts, Performance and Sufi Aesthetics

Session Chair: Dr Shahman Moishan

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

Time: 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM

16. Fatema Zohra Haque – Sufism in the Contemporary Context: Relevance, Resistance, and Spiritual Transformation

17. Preema Nazia Andaleeb – What I Am That I Am Not, What I Am Not That is Performance

18. Sharmillie Rahman – Ronni Ahmmed’s Body of Work and Religious Inspiration

Session 11: Regional Currents of Sufi Practices

Session Chair: Kazi Md. Siful Aspea

Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building

Time: 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM

19. Advocate Abdullah Md. Iqbal – Bangali Mindset-Culture and Maizbhandaria Tariqa

20. Md. SahajahanSk - Sufism in the 21st Century: Context and Its Relevance

Session 12: Sufism, Cultural Appropriation and Syncretic Traditions

Session Chair: Professor Dr Shah Kawthar Mustafa Abululayee

Venue: Room #  6007, 5th floor, Arts Building

Time: 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM

21. AklimaAkter - The 2025 Urs Sharif of HazratKabla through the Lens of Usul-e-   Saba: A Study on Sufi Spirituality and Social Service

22. Md. Faruk Hossain – Sufism in the Hill Areas of Nepal Himalaya

23. Mubarara Siddique – Seeking the Ontology of Sufism in Bengali Folk Music

Break: 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Session 13: Music and Embodied Sufi Traditions

Session Chair: DrSayeem Rana

Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building

Time: 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM

24. Sk. Makbul Islam (D. Litt.) - Indigenization and Theatricization of Sufism

With Reference of Maizbhandar

25. Muhammed Sinan NC – The Influence of Rumi’s Poetry on Sufi Music

26. Rabbiul Hasan Shanto – মওলানা আব্দুল হাদী কাঞ্চনপুরী : গান ও গায়েন

Session 14: Sufi Theatre and Poetic Transmission

Session Chair: Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir

Venue: Room #  6007, 5th floor, Arts Building

Time: 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM

27. Muhammad Ali Asgor - Empowerment through Spiritual Guidance: The Initiatives of Syed Emdadul Hoque Maizbhandari for the Maizbhandari Sufi Community

28. Mohammad ShekhSadi – Sufi Theatre and Maizbhandari Philosophy

29. DrSayeem Rana – The Bengali Muslim Society in Bhandari Philosophy and Qawwali Music

Break: 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM

Closing Session: Faith in Motion: Dance and Devotion in Sufi Practice

Venue: Natmandal Auditorium

Time: 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM

Closing Banquet 

Venue: Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS)

Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM