Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 18: A 4-day multilingual poetry festival organized by JKAACL in collaboration with P.G Department of Urdu, University of Jammu was inaugurated at Gyan Chand Jain Seminar Hall, University of Jammu.
Speaker Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta was the chief guest while N. D Jamwal prominent artist and Dogri Writer presided. Prof. Mohd Riyaz Ahmed, HoD Urdu, and Dr. Arvinder Singh Amn, Additional Secretary J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages were also present in the presidium.
Kavinder Gupta while speaking on the occasion complimented all the participating poets and said that Dogri language and culture has rich old tradition which has the worth to produce standard poets, writers and intellectuals.
In his presidential address, N.D Jamwal said that since last year, the initiative taken by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages to celebrate Independence Day of India by organizing Mushairas in Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi and other regional languages provided a space to new comers, established poets of the respective language to recite their poems and interact with the young generations.
In his welcome address, Dr. Arvinder Singh Amn informed that J&K Cultural Academy has geared up activities in the field of letters, visual and performing arts and culture not only in the premises but also to the remote and rural areas of the region.
The poets who recited their poetry in today’s Dogri Mushaira include- N.D Jamwal, Dr. Champa Sharma, Dr. Jitendra Udhampuri, Gianeshwar Sharma, Puran Chand Bargotra, Sandeep Singh Jamwal, Abhay Singh, Rakesh Tript, Inderjeet Kesar and Abhijeet Singh.
The proceedings of the programme were conducted by Dr. Rattan Basotra, Asstt. Editor Dogri Dictionary and vote of thanks was presented by Prof. Mohd Riaz Ahmad, H.o.D Urdu. Tomorrow, there will be a Mushaira in Hindi.
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