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Well-known Indian actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha will be the chief guest at a function to be held on September 27 to mark the 60th anniversary of Bazme Urdu Qatar.
Former chairman of Central Board of Film Certification India and well-known film producer and director Pahlaj Nihalani and Kamna Prasad, a noted personality working for the promotion of Urdu in India, will be attending the event as special guests, according to Chief Patron of Bazme Urdu Qatar Muhammad Sabih Bukhari.
A galaxy of poets from India and Pakistan will participate in the event to be held at DPS-MIS School Auditorium, Al Wakrah.
Poets from India and Pakistan will participate in an international poetry symposium (mushaira) to be held on the occasion including Hassan Kazmi, Prof Menu Bakhshi, Imran Aami, Dr Bismil Arifi, Hashim Firozabadi, Dr Amber Abid, Aijaz Asad, Fauzia Rabab, Arif Ali Arif and Shadab Azmi.
A number of Qatar-based poets including Shaukat Ali Naz, Ahmad Ashfaque, Mansur Azmi, Raquim Azmi and Ijaz Haider will also regale the audience with their works.
Entry to the event is through invitation cards. Those interested to attend can contact GSMs: 77581230, 55239649, 55559583 and 55230986. Invitation cards will also be available at Grand Qatar Palace Hotel.
“It’s an honour for us to celebrate the platinum jubilee of the forum that was established in Qatar in 1959. Bazme Urdu Qatar is probably the first expat organisation in the Gulf countries to have started Urdu literary activities six decades ago,” Bukhari told Qatar Tribune.
He added: “We have invited poets from different regions of India and Pakistan, many of whom would be visiting Qatar for the first time. We are not only hosting a mushaira, but making a sincere effort to bring Urdu-speaking community closer to each other. Our forum is working for the promotion of Urdu language and literature without limiting ourselves to any faith, country or region. Urdu language spreads love and connects people wherever they live because they share common culture and traditions.”
Bazme Urdu Qatar’s members belong to different countries. They regularly converge at different venues to present their poetry and polish their skills under the guidance of senior poets. Various literary forums in Qatar are offshoots of Bazme Urdu. The forum formally started inviting poets from outside Qatar in 1984 and paved the way for international mushaira sessions in Qatar. Since its inception, it has organised several functions to honour men of letters. From 1991 onwards, the forum has been holding objective seminars on legendary maestros like Mir Taqi Mir, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Mirza Ghalib, Amir Khusro, Mir Anis and Akbar Allahabadi.
Doha
Well-known Indian actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha will be the chief guest at a function to be held on September 27 to mark the 60th anniversary of Bazme Urdu Qatar.
Former chairman of Central Board of Film Certification India and well-known film producer and director Pahlaj Nihalani and Kamna Prasad, a noted personality working for the promotion of Urdu in India, will be attending the event as special guests, according to Chief Patron of Bazme Urdu Qatar Muhammad Sabih Bukhari.
A galaxy of poets from India and Pakistan will participate in the event to be held at DPS-MIS School Auditorium, Al Wakrah.
Poets from India and Pakistan will participate in an international poetry symposium (mushaira) to be held on the occasion including Hassan Kazmi, Prof Menu Bakhshi, Imran Aami, Dr Bismil Arifi, Hashim Firozabadi, Dr Amber Abid, Aijaz Asad, Fauzia Rabab, Arif Ali Arif and Shadab Azmi.
A number of Qatar-based poets including Shaukat Ali Naz, Ahmad Ashfaque, Mansur Azmi, Raquim Azmi and Ijaz Haider will also regale the audience with their works.
Entry to the event is through invitation cards. Those interested to attend can contact GSMs: 77581230, 55239649, 55559583 and 55230986. Invitation cards will also be available at Grand Qatar Palace Hotel.
“It’s an honour for us to celebrate the platinum jubilee of the forum that was established in Qatar in 1959. Bazme Urdu Qatar is probably the first expat organisation in the Gulf countries to have started Urdu literary activities six decades ago,” Bukhari told Qatar Tribune.
He added: “We have invited poets from different regions of India and Pakistan, many of whom would be visiting Qatar for the first time. We are not only hosting a mushaira, but making a sincere effort to bring Urdu-speaking community closer to each other. Our forum is working for the promotion of Urdu language and literature without limiting ourselves to any faith, country or region. Urdu language spreads love and connects people wherever they live because they share common culture and traditions.”
Bazme Urdu Qatar’s members belong to different countries. They regularly converge at different venues to present their poetry and polish their skills under the guidance of senior poets. Various literary forums in Qatar are offshoots of Bazme Urdu. The forum formally started inviting poets from outside Qatar in 1984 and paved the way for international mushaira sessions in Qatar. Since its inception, it has organised several functions to honour men of letters. From 1991 onwards, the forum has been holding objective seminars on legendary maestros like Mir Taqi Mir, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Mirza Ghalib, Amir Khusro, Mir Anis and Akbar Allahabadi.
