Hindi and Urdu come together in Lucknow
HINDI, URDU WRITERS CONVERGE IN CITY FOR THREE-DAY LITERARY FESTIVAL THAT BEGINS TODAY
City of Nawabs gears up for three days of poetry
Shirin Abbas
Lucknow, April 3: LUCKNOW, the citadel of Urdu literature and poetry, will once again play host to a galaxy of poets at the three-day 16th International Literary Festival on renowned Hindi writer Kamleshwar and famous Urdu scholar and Sahitya Akademi head Gopi Chand Narang which begins tomorrow.
The function is being organised by the Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee. Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi will felicitate eminent Hindi-Urdu writers on the occasion.
Says Athar Nabi, secretary of the host committee, ‘‘Ours is the only organisation which provides a common platform to Hindi and Urdu litterateurs annually and attempts to create a linguistic harmony through its efforts to discuss the life and contribution of one Hindi and one Urdu litterateur at the annual meet.’’
Nabi reveals that apart from poets like Gopal Das Neeraj, Naksh Lyalpuri, Hasan Kamal, Gulshan Bawra, Kailash Gautam, Mumtaz Naseen etc, eminent international poets like Ashoor Kazmi (UK), Jameeluddin Aali (Pakistan) and Nayyer Jahan (US) will attend the function. Asked about the political correctness of inviting the Jharkhand Governor for the inauguration so soon after the recent controversy, Nabi, a little nonplussed, reveals that the invitation was extended much before the political turmoil in that State.
‘‘Anyway this is not a political function. We are not condoning or condemning the events that brought Jharkhand in the news. Mr Razi has old Lucknow links and is here to felicitate litterateurs. There are no political connotations to the function,’’ he adds.
While the inaugural session will be held at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday evening, the academic session of the seminar will be held on April 5 and 6 at the Rai Umanath Bali Auditorium. A play Yatha Raja will be staged on the last day of the seminar.
The trickle before the deluge had already begun on Sunday evening, as poets Gulshan Bawra, Naqsh Lyalpuri and Hasan Kamal arrived in the city. The others are expected to arrive by Monday afternoon.
Speaking to Newsline, one of the early birds, Naqsh Lyalpuri, says he’s delighted to once again visit the city that was synonymous with Urdu adab and tehzeeb. The poet reveals a prolonged association with the city. Till 1980, he was a frequent visitor since his father was a resident here.
Now, he says, the seminar has provided an opportunity to renew his Lucknow links. Asked if the city had inspired any special compositions, he replies, ‘‘My entire work is a tribute to Lucknow and its culture and traditions. Meri zubaan mein Lakhnau ka asar hai, uski yaadein meri shairi mein taaza rehti hain,’’ and, in a lighter vein, quotes a song from his forthcoming film Taj Mahal as a tribute to Lucknow: ‘‘Phir aaj ki ankhon se, guzra hua kal dekha, jab aaj tujhe dekha...’’
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=123607
City of Nawabs gears up for three days of poetry
Shirin Abbas
Lucknow, April 3: LUCKNOW, the citadel of Urdu literature and poetry, will once again play host to a galaxy of poets at the three-day 16th International Literary Festival on renowned Hindi writer Kamleshwar and famous Urdu scholar and Sahitya Akademi head Gopi Chand Narang which begins tomorrow.
The function is being organised by the Hindi-Urdu Sahitya Award Committee. Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi will felicitate eminent Hindi-Urdu writers on the occasion.
Says Athar Nabi, secretary of the host committee, ‘‘Ours is the only organisation which provides a common platform to Hindi and Urdu litterateurs annually and attempts to create a linguistic harmony through its efforts to discuss the life and contribution of one Hindi and one Urdu litterateur at the annual meet.’’
Nabi reveals that apart from poets like Gopal Das Neeraj, Naksh Lyalpuri, Hasan Kamal, Gulshan Bawra, Kailash Gautam, Mumtaz Naseen etc, eminent international poets like Ashoor Kazmi (UK), Jameeluddin Aali (Pakistan) and Nayyer Jahan (US) will attend the function. Asked about the political correctness of inviting the Jharkhand Governor for the inauguration so soon after the recent controversy, Nabi, a little nonplussed, reveals that the invitation was extended much before the political turmoil in that State.
‘‘Anyway this is not a political function. We are not condoning or condemning the events that brought Jharkhand in the news. Mr Razi has old Lucknow links and is here to felicitate litterateurs. There are no political connotations to the function,’’ he adds.
While the inaugural session will be held at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday evening, the academic session of the seminar will be held on April 5 and 6 at the Rai Umanath Bali Auditorium. A play Yatha Raja will be staged on the last day of the seminar.
The trickle before the deluge had already begun on Sunday evening, as poets Gulshan Bawra, Naqsh Lyalpuri and Hasan Kamal arrived in the city. The others are expected to arrive by Monday afternoon.
Speaking to Newsline, one of the early birds, Naqsh Lyalpuri, says he’s delighted to once again visit the city that was synonymous with Urdu adab and tehzeeb. The poet reveals a prolonged association with the city. Till 1980, he was a frequent visitor since his father was a resident here.
Now, he says, the seminar has provided an opportunity to renew his Lucknow links. Asked if the city had inspired any special compositions, he replies, ‘‘My entire work is a tribute to Lucknow and its culture and traditions. Meri zubaan mein Lakhnau ka asar hai, uski yaadein meri shairi mein taaza rehti hain,’’ and, in a lighter vein, quotes a song from his forthcoming film Taj Mahal as a tribute to Lucknow: ‘‘Phir aaj ki ankhon se, guzra hua kal dekha, jab aaj tujhe dekha...’’
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=123607
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