Interactive literary function held at Haigam
Sopore: An interactive literary function titled Mulaqat washeld at Govt. Higher Secondary School Haigam, Sopore, in which writers, poets,students and art lovers had a chance tointeract with noted literary personalities, Qazi Bilal Delnavi, an academy awardeewriter, and Sufi poet Mohiuddin Gulshan.
The function was organised by Jammu Kashmir Saqafti MarkazBudgam in collaboration with Gulshan-e-Ilm-o-Adab Kanispora. The event startedwith Quranic recitation and Na’at Khwani. The chief guest on the occasion wasnoted poet Bashir Chirag, whereas prominent personality Dr Haneef Tareen andprominent broadcaster Satish Vimal and poet Majeed Masroor were part of thechair.
On the occasion Rashid Kanispori presented a detailed paperon the life and work of writer, poet and translator Delnavi. Aadil Ismaelpresented a similar paper, wherein life and work of poet Mohiudin Gulshan wascovered.
An interactive session with the two personalities was alsoheld. The audience posed a wide range of questions to guests on their life andwork. The lively session saw the poets delving deep into their lives andsharing their experiences with the younger generation.
On the occasion Delnavi was presented Baba Shukr-ud-Dinaward 2019 award and Gulshan was givenBaba Zainuddin Reshi (RA) 2019 award. In addition to it, Zahoor Haigami andRasheed Tanha were given State Literary Award and Aadil Ismaeel bagged YoungJournalist Award.
Maraz Adbi Sangam felicitates Dr. Aziz Hajini
Srinagar: Maraz Adbi Sangam in collaboration with Departmentof Information and Public Relations (DIPR) on Saturday felicitated poet andformer Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and Languages(JKAACL) Dr. Aziz Hajini, recalling his immense contribution in the field ofart and culture.
The function was presided by noted poet Ghulam Nabi Aatish,while as other dignitaries included noted poet and broadcaster Farooq Nazki,Director Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Gulzar AhmadDar, and Yousuf Jehangir.
Speaking on the occasion, noted poet and broadcaster Nazkihighlighted his contribution in the literary field–saying that Hajini hasimmensely contributed in the field and became a bridge between three distinctregions of the state. Gulzar, on the occasion said that the felicitation to Dr.Hajini by cross section of the society speaks volumes about his sincere anddedicated work done in various capacities during his long tenure.
Former Director Education, Mohammad Rafi, former directorsof Radio Kashmir Srinagar, including Rafiq Raaz, Rukhsana Jabeen, Poet andacademic Bashar Basheer, Poet GR Hasrat Gadda, noted satirist and poet ZareefAhmad Zareef, Iqbal Nazki, noted actor Ayash Aarif, noted poet Ayoub Sabir, andpresident Adbi Markaz Kamraz Farooq Rafiabadi were also present on theoccasion.
Professor Muhammad Zaman Azurdah presented a citation andshawl to Dr. Hajini while as Kashmiri Languages Organization also presented ashawl to Hajini as mark of respect and affection.
On the occasion, cultural wing of the DIPR, presented acolorful cultural programme–enthralling the audience.
Art exhibition held at Kashmir University
Srinagar: An exhibition of famous art works of worldrenowned artists, including M F Hussain, was held at Central Asian Museum,Kashmir University.
According to organisers the exhibition was organised in thehonour of NAAC peer team. The exhibition hosted the art work of B C Sanyal, N SBendre, Bimal Das Gupta, Haneef, Sankho Chaudhari, A S Panwar, G R Santosh,Vasudhev, J Sultan Ali, Balkrishna Patel, Bansi Parimoo, Gayoor Hassan andothers.
The exhibition was jointly organised by Institute of Musicand Fine Arts and Central Asian Museum. “We have a treasure trove of artefactsand paintings at the university. The aim of the exhibition was to showcase thesame to the general public and NAAC team,” said one of the officials. “Thoughwe had kept it a low profile exhibition, but it received huge word of mouthpublicity and thousands of students and art lovers visited it. Number ofschools and colleges also visited the exhibition to get witness thesemasterpieces.”
Vandalised Burzahom faces delisting from UNESCO
Srinagar: Expressing deep concern on the vandalisation of5000 year old Burzahom archaeological site, experts have warned that if the siteis not protected, UNESCO will be compiled to delist the site from its heritagetentative list. A cricket field, andother encroachments, art the site is the case in point.
The issue was highlighted during a conference at the centrefor central Asian studies, department of archaeology Kashmir University, whichwas attended by faculty members, research scholars, archaeology students andothers. The experts stated the gloomy state of affairs in the preservation ofKashmir archaeological remains particularly vandalism at Burzhom, the UNESCOworld heritage tentative list site. “This site is described in UNESCO listingas a unique comprehensive story teller of life between 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE.The whole site has been converted into a cricket field. It was worrying thatnow officials are sponsoring cricket tournaments there. This tantamount toextreme kind of vandalism and may lead to its delisting by UNESCO,” said SaleemBeg, State convenor INTACH, at the conference. “Further it will remove the mostsignificant layer of our prehistory and also obliterate chances of any furthersite investigation. This needs immediate attention of ASI and the StateGovernment.”
In its listing UNESCO describes Burzhom with rich historicalwealth. “The results of excavations have provided dynamics of interchangeof ideas between central Asia and South West Asia through the valley of Kashmirwhich acted as a bridge between higher Himalayas and beyond on the one hand,and Gangetic plains and peninsular India on the other hand during the thirdmillennium B.C,” says UNESCO
Touyiba, just 12, debuts with fantasy novel
Srinagar: A 12 years old Touyiba Binti Javaid of Dadsaravillage has become one of the youngest authors in Kashmir with the debut of hernovel Luna Spark & The Future Telling Clock.
Daughter of a dentist father and professor mother, Touyibawas fond of writing from early childhood. She has been writing poems for manyyears, many of which are still unpublished.
Touyiba spends most of her time in writing stories andpoems, besides watching television and playing with younger brother. She saidthat she always loved story writing, build characters and develop stories outof them.
A class 7 student at DPS Srinagar, Touyiba said that herbook ‘Luna Spark’ is based on imagination and characters in her novel areactually cats with different names.
She cites her Geronimo Stilton and her grandfather forwriting this Novel. Her work has been acknowledged in the academic circles.
“At just 11, such an attempt is praiseworthy. I am reallyglad she had a flair for writing. What I liked the most is the shape ofsentences, clarity of this sort is admirable. Though she has a long way to go;her short and crisp lines convey a lot about her. The plot, the sequence, thescene, the story everything comes later. First is the clarity of the prose thatcounts,” writes the columnist Aijaz ul Haq.
The book has been published with help from J & K Academyof Art, Culture and Languages.