Gojri resounds on sixth day of 07-Day Poetry Festival at JKAACL Jammu
JAMMU, DEC 27: The Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages (JKAACL) has successfully organised the fifth day of the Poetry festival, dedicated to the Gojri language, at JKAACL premises in Jammu. The Poetry Festival intends to accommodate more than 250 poets of seven different languages: Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Punjabi, Gojri, and Pahari — with a day dedicated to every single language.
Shri Rashid Azam Inqalabi, Special Secretary (Retired), was the chief guest on the occasion. The event was presided over by Sh. Sarwar Chouhan, a Retd SSP and a prominent literary personality of the region, praised the literary initiative of the JKAACL to envision the vibrant Gojri culture and literature through a creative lens. During the event, Anwar Hussain, Dr Jitender Udhampuri, and Ch Jamat Ali were the esteemed Guests of Honour, each dignitary appreciated the initiative of the JKAACL for providing a platform to the youth — the future of literature — to experience the creative literary expression.
Sh. Bharat Singh (JKAS), Secretary JKAACL, gave a heartfelt welcome to everyone. While addressing the audience, he extolled the contribution of the Gojri language and poets, in general, to society; he further affirmed that JKAACL shall continue to work towards its literary endeavours aimed at the promotion of literature both in the Jammu and the Kashmir region.
Mohd Iqbal Hayat, Asif Rahat Bhadarwahi, Ch Balal Zam Zam, Ishaq Ahmed Hasrat, Ch Gulab U Din Tahir, Zahida Begum, Bashrat Hussain Inqalabi, Sadaam Hussain Saraf, Tufail Hussain Majhroo, Sabar Hussain Nadeem, Altaf Ahmed Nazami, Ishtyak Ahmed Misbah, Shakeel Ahmed Rahi, Bagh Hussain Qammar, Mohammad Jahangir Asghar, Mohammad Sharif Qamar, Mohd Younis Abrar, Shaziza Kouser, Jafar Hussain Tabsh, Mumtaz Ahmed Chowdhary, Khuda Baksh Mehjoor, Saraj ud Din Sani, Mian Irshad Qamar, Tayab Raza Jalni, Mohammad Jahangir Asghar, Maqsooq Ahmed Naqshbandi, Ali Jan Parwaz, Gulzar Tabsum, Sh. Khadam Hussain Khaki, Sh. Bashir Hussain Khaki, and Sh. Mohmmad Rafiq Sooz graced the event and spellbound the audience with their poetical renditions.
Naseem Akhtar conducted the proceedings on the fifth day of the Poetry Festival. Dr Shahnawaz Incharge Gojri wing JKAACL, expressed a vote of thanks to the august gathering for their valuable presence at the event.
On Wednesday, 28th December 2022, the JKAACL is dedicating the final day of the Poetry festival to the Pahari language.
The audience enthusiastically relished the grandeur of the literary expression. The Cultural Academy’s effort in promoting cultural sensitivities is receiving laud from the art and cultural connoisseurs of the region.
