Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 11: “Aasi: Shakhs Aur Shair” a book written by Mohd Asif Malik, a research scholar of the PG Department of Urdu in Jammu University, was released by JU Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohan Pal Singh Ishar.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Ishar lauded the efforts of Asif Malik for writing the book on the life and poetry of Aasi in a very interesting way. He also highlighted the role of language departments and said that the Department of Urdu and especially Prof Shohab Inayat Malik were playing a significant role in this direction.
Khalid Hussain a close friend of Vidya Rattan Aasi, presided over the function. In his presidential address, he threw light on the works of Vidya Rattan Aasi and described him a towering Urdu poet of Jammu and Kashmir. He further informed that his poetry projected the realities of life. He is also a silent worker of Urdu language and literature.
Aresh Shabhai presented a critical survey of the book. He descried the book a valuable one, which covers all the aspects of the life and poetry of Aasi.
Prof Shohab Inayat Malik said that Asif Malik is an intelligent scholar of the Department of Urdu. He has written a number of articles for Urdu Journals which were appreciated by the readers. He had thoroughly gone through the book and found that it is master piece of work regarding Vidya Rattan Aasi.
The book release function was jointly organized by the Centre for Professional Studies in Urdu and PG Department of Urdu, JU.
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