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Celebrating Yiddish at Basha wari

© Carles Torner
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© Carles Torner

Celebrating Yiddish at Basha wari

Photograph of participants holding a sign to champion Yiddish at Bhasha wari, a procession in which the words ‘Truth, Freedom, Diversity’ were presented in 6,000 languages on signs to celebrate global languages. PEN delegates joined this procession whilst in India for the 84th PEN International Congress in Pune, which was held on 25-29 September 2018 and titled Experiments with Truth: Freedom, Truth, and Diversity.

Celebrating Yiddish at Basha wari

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Celebrando el yidis en el Basha wari

Fotografía de participantes con un cartel celebrando el yidis en el Bhasha wari, una procesión en la que las palabras «Verdad, Libertad, Diversidad» fueron escritas en 6,000 idiomas en carteles para celebrar las lenguas del mundo. Delegados de PEN participaron en la procesión, durante el 84o Congreso de PEN Internacional en Pune, India, celebrado del 25 al 29 de septiembre de 2018 y titulado Experiments with Truth: Freedom, Truth, and Diversity.

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