Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 16: Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti (RBPS) here today organized a multi-lingual Kavi Goshthi programme at K.L Saigal Hall, Writers Club in which prominent poets and poetesses from Hindi, Dogri, Urdu and Punjabi languages recited their poems.
The programme started with Prof. Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Secretary RBPS Jammu giving detailed account of the continuous activities of Samiti.
He said that promoting Rashtra Bhasha Hindi is our duty but regional languages should also be given due recognition and for the same their organization conducts multi-lingual programmes quite often.
He assured that the organization will continue organizing literary meets thus providing platforms to the aspiring talents in future also.
Pritpal Singh Betab, eminent Urdu poet while presiding over the function said that multi-lingual Kavi Goshthis offer an opportunity for the participants as well as literature lovers to enjoy poetry written in different languages.
Prof. Raj Kumar, a well known Hindi writer who was guest of honour on the occasion and Dr. Arvinder Singh Aman, Additional Secretary J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages also spoke on the occasion.
The poets and poetesses who participated in Kavi Goshthi included Krishan Sharma, Sanjeev Bhasin, Swami Antar Neerav, Uma Sharma, Sudhir Mahajan, Dr. Aruna Sharma, Harjeet Singh Uppal, Suman Pal, Kalpana Mahajan, Jang Verman, Rakesh Abrol, Jitender Pal Singh, Dr. Javid Rahi, Neelam Verma and Kiran Deep Singh.
The proceedings were conducted by Prof. Sanjay Singh Samyal and vote of thanks was presented by Prof. Bharat Bhushan Sharma.
The programme was attended by a galaxy of litterateurs and literature lovers.
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