Exhibition showcasing work of legendary artists ends in KU
Srinagar: An art exhibition which was originally slated fora week long affair but had to be extended to two weeks due to demand of artlovers, ended this week at Central Asian Museum, Kashmir University.
The exhibition put at display 25 paintings and sevensculptures from famous pre and post independence India. According to organisersthe exhibition was organised in the honour of NAAC peer team, but evoked hugeresponse from students and general public. The exhibition hosted the art workof M F Hussain, B C Sanyal, N S Bendre, Bimal Das Gupta, Haneef, SankhoChaudhari, A S Panwar, G R Santosh, Vasudhev, J Sultan Ali, Balkrishna Patel,Bansi Parimoo, Gayoor Hassan and others.
The exhibition was jointly organised by Institute of Music and Fine Arts and Central Asian Museum. “We had organized the exhibition as a low key affair without any publicity. But people came to know about it through social media and word of mouth publicity,” said an organizer. “More than 4000 people visited the exhibition.”
The entire artifact collection belongs to Institute of Musicand Fine Arts.
Ulvi’s ghazal collection Asrar-e-Ludhni released
Ganderbal: A ghazal collection Asrar-e-Ludhni penned byeminent Sufi poet Ghulam Mustafa Ulvi was released at a literary function held here.
The function was attended by a large gathering of poetrylovers and was presided over by Prof Shad Ramzan and Prof Bashar Bashir.
Ulvi, who prefers to remain away from limelight is one ofthe eminent poets whose other work includes Kashmiri translation of Rumi. “Ulviis one of the legendary poets in whose writing one can find the continuity ofold 19th century poetic style. He has added to the theme and thought processthat has been part of Kashmir Sufi tradition,” said Prof Shad Ramzan who hasalso written forward for the book. “Ulvi is fluent in both Kashmiri andPersian, and he has a strong hold on Sufi poetry. That is why I alwaysrecommend his Rumi translation as he has gone deep into it to get the realmeaning.”
Ulvi who is from Kulgam, besides being a poet and writer, isconsidered as a religious scholar of high caliber. The speakers on the occasionhighlighted various aspects of life and work of Ulvi. He was also felicitatedon the occasion for his contributions.
Qirat competition held in Srinagar
Srinagar: A valley wide Husn-e-Qirat competition wasorganised by the Anjunam-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid which was presided over byMirwaiz Umar Farooq. Clerics , Imams, Islamic Scholars,Prominent citizens and locals from various areas of SrinagarParticipated in the function.
The Quran competition assumed more significance owing to thefact that the month of Ramadan is going on, the month in which holy Qurandescended. In the Husn-e-Qirat program, Qaris from scores of educationInstitutions and Darul Ulooms from across the valley participated. The first position was bagged by Qari Gazi Abu Bakar, of Darul UloomBilaliya, second position was bagged by Qari Talib Hussain of Darul UloomDawoodiya Srinagar, third by Qari Mushtaq Ul Islam of Markaz Al MaarifBathendi Jammu, and fourth by Qari Ajaz Ahmad Bhat of Anwar Uloom Lolab.Mirwaiz, who chaired the session, distributed prizes among the winners while asthe duties of jury were performed by Qari Inayat Ullah Qasimi, Qari MuhammadIshtiyaq, and Qari Aijaz Ahmad Mir. Thefunction was moderated by Moulana M S Rehman Shams. Prominent Islamic Scholars that include Molana Ahmad SayedNaqashbandi, Moulana Inayatullah, Mufti Ghulam Rasool Samoon, Muhammad YasinShah and General Secretary of Awqaf Haji Altaf Ahmed, were also presenton the occasion.
15-day Ramazan Festival begins at Kashmir Haat
Srinagar: A 15-day Ramazan festival commenced Tuesdayevening at Kashmir Haat, here, with the aim to relive the spirit of festivityof this holy month. The festival is being organized by Department of Industriesand Commerce, Kashmir in collaboration with Department of Culture, J&K. To make the evenings mystic, the Naatia performances by famous NaatKhawns singers of Kashmir will be the main attraction of this festivalbesides, the food stalls of Kashmiri cuisine and food processing units will addto the charm of the festival. Valley’s know singers including RashidJehangir, Muneer Mir, Waheed Jeelani, Zahida Taranum, Rashid Hafiz, AijazSahir, Aijaz Rah, Gulzar Ganai, Manzoor Shah, Shazia Bashir , QaisarNizami, Shafi Sopori, Raja Bilal, Rehamatullah Khan, Farooq Ahmed Khokhar,Naseemul Haq, Kifayat Faheem, Qazi Rafiwill be performing during this fortnight festival, besides other artists willenthral the audience with theirperformances. The organizers informed that the festival will also help in makingthe venue more vibrant and it will help in developing an interface between theIndustry and common masses. The Department has decided to keep the entry free-of-costfor the public, to increase the participation. 32 stallshave been setup by the Department of Industries and Commerce, Department ofHandicraft, Department of Handloom, J&K Khadi and Village Industries BoardJKI and J&K Handloom Development Corporation where various itemswill be made available for the sale to public. These includes handicraft,handloom products, food items, food processing units products.
Exhibition brings to light rare books
Srinagar: In a bid to make the youth of the Valley moreaware about the culture, tradition, literature and history of the state, ShriPratap Singh library organised a rare book and manuscript exhibition here. RareKashmiri, Persian, Hindi, Arabic and Sufi books were displayed at theexhibition on Sunday. Religious texts, including Quran and Geeta, were alsoexhibited. The exhibition attracted young people from various schools andcolleges across the city.
A religious scholar Zahid Ahmad who visited the exhibitionsaid, “such exhibitions prove to be fruitful as it improves the generalknowledge of the young generation who have little or no clue about the historyof the Valley.” Library’s Deputy Director echoed similar sentiments andsaid, “people are spending their extra time on internet and mobile phones thesedays. The youth does not have good knowledge about the history of Kashmir.These types of exhibitions will prompt them to write books.”
The library possesses a cache of rare and old books andmanuscripts on varied subjects ranging from religion to science.
‘The Real Kashmir’ movie to be screened at Cannes Ad Film Festival
Srinagar: In a first Real Kashmir Football Club (FC) is all set to make a debut at the Cannes Ad Film Festival as the film made on the club in collaboration with Adidas will be screened at the prestigious festival.
“For seven decades, the world has seen only one side ofKashmir. As ‘Sports has the power to change lives’ as its driving philosophy,Adidas partnered with Real Kashmir FC, a rising football club from the strife-tornregion, and decided to change the negative perception with which the world seesKashmir”, Cheil Worldwide India, the top-notch advertising agency, said in astatement.
Cheil noted that they told their story across differentmediums to create a brand new positive lens that would enable the world to seeTheReal Kashmir. “We started with a 2 minute long film based on the true storyof the club and their rise to the big leagues of India. We partnered with aleading Kashmiri newspaper to reorganize its news sections by bringing thesports page in front instead of the regular cover story of negativity. Then, weorganized a photo exhibition in collaboration with the renowned streetphotographer, Prashant Godbole, showcasing Kashmir through the positive lens offootball”, Cheil said.
In fact there are many firsts associated with the Real Kashmir FC. It became the first local football club to hire a former famous Scottish player David Robertson to coach the youngsters. David was playing for Rangers FC and Leeds United before taking up the coaching assignments. Established in 2016, the Real Kashmir FC is only club from Kashmir to have played in Scotland.
In their debut season in the highly competitive I League Real Kashmir FC finished third on the table, and on the way beating power houses such as Mohun Bagan and eventual champions Chennai City FC.
Real Kashmir FC also had huge attendance in all home gamesplayed at the TRC astro-turf with an average attendance of 25000. In last ILeague also saw the first ever match played in snow when RKFC took and defeatedGokulam Kerala FC.
The Real Kashmir FC is like a mini-world with players ofdifferent states and nations proudly wearing the colours of this big family.
“This is dizzy stuff! @realkashmirfc to be featured atCannes! Hope that fans & people celebrate & acknowledge the achievementof this bunch of boys going where none from Kashmir has ever gone amidst hugeadversity and strife. Wonderful! @Festival_Cannes”, tweeted Haseeb Drabu,former finance minister.