Grand Mushaira in Delhi on April 8
Bazm e Qalam
Subject: Mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar 2011
Sincerely,
Aparna Srivastava Reddy, Convenor, Mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar (9310904348)
(Please feel free to contact for any further information)
Curtain raiser
Mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar – 2011
Celebrating the Global Spread of Urdu
The happenings in Egypt caught the fancy of the free thinking world this year. For the first time since the Tehrir Square revolution, the fikr-o-fan, the thought and idiom, of today’s Egypt finds expression in India at mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar 2011.
An Urdu professor from Egypt, a young American student from Texas, an Arab litterateur who composes Urdu Verse, a migrant writer from Canada and the best among the practitioners of the art from Pakistan and India, mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar celebrates the global spread of the beautiful language this year.
Our films, the diaspora and the potency of Urdu has created a remarkable global identity for this essentially Indian language and this year, mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar underscores this emerging aspect of Urdu’s poetic expression, says Kamna Prasad, Founder of the non-profit Jashn-e-Bahar that organizes this international mushaira.
Poetry is a gift in any language. But when its Urdu poetry, and that too read live to an audience hungry for verse, no platform does it better than mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar. Continuing its tradition of bringing the best of contemporary Urdu poetry to its lovers, mushaira Jahsn-e-Bahar marks its 12th edition in the capital on April 8th.
Contemporary Urdu poetry and the best of our syncretic cultural traditions are showcased at Mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar 2011 where modern calligraphy by eminent painter M F Husain representing the sweep and reach of Urdu, finds place amid cutting edge new media and set décor reminiscent of the classical age of Urdu poetry.
This biggest non-official, non-political mushaira on the capital’s cultural calendar will be held at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi, on Friday, April 8th, 2011, 7 pm onwords.
The poets list for the evening includes Prof Ahmad Alqadi, Cairo, Egypt, Max Bruce, Austin, the USA, Ishrat Afreen Saheba, Houston, the USA, Omar Al-Aidroos, Jeddah, Nasim Syed Saheba, Toronto, Canada, Rehana Roohi Saheba, Karachi, Pakistan, Anwar Masood, Islamabad, Pakistan. And from India, Dr. Shahryar, Prof Waseem Bareilvi, Javed Akhtar, Popular Meruthi, Mansoor Usmani, Nusrat Mehdi, Shabeena Adeeb, Agha Sarosh, Aqeel Nomani and Alok Srivastava.
Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, Smt Meira Kumar will be the chief guest. Chief Election Commissioner, Dr S Y Quraishi will preside at the mushaira where Hon’ble Mr Justice Markandey Katju, Supreme Court of India, will be the guest of honour.
Smt Meira Kumar will also release ‘Kabhi Kabhi’, a new collection of the works of eminent poet Sahir Ludhiyanvi on the occasion. The book is the latest in a series of collections of classical Urdu poets in Devnagri brought out by Jiya Prakashan, a sister concern of Jashn-e-Bahar Trust. These publications aim at reaching the best in Urdu verse to readers who are not familiar with Urdu script.
Entry is strictly by invitations. Invites would be available at the following places:
Jashn-e-Bahar Trust: 216-A, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi – 49, Ph: 41642893
India Islamic Cultural Centre: 87-88. Lodhi Road, New Dehi-03, Ph: 43535353
Urdu Academy: CPO Building, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi – 54, Ph. 23863858
Ghalib Academy: Hazrat Nizamuddin (West) New Delhi – 13, Ph. 24351098
Al-Hikmah Foundation: 161/1, Sir Syed Avenue, Jogabai, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25, Shakeel-ur-Rehman Mobile # 9891651424
Taameer-e-Millat Foundation: Jahanpanah, Hauzrani, New Delhi-17,Mirza Zaki Ahmad Mobile # 9811026322
Akhbar-e-Nau: 1734, Gali Dukhnirai, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-02, Ph. 23260078
You can also download the e-invite from www.jashnebahar.org.
We will greatly appreciate if you can publish a curtain raiser for the mushaira in your publication and support us in the service of Urdu, one of the best examples of our secular, syncretic culture.
For any further information please contact
Aparna Srivastava Reddy
Convenor
Ph: 41642893, 26862600, Mobile: 9310904348
Date : 8th April 2011 (Friday)
Time : 7:00 pm
Venue
: Delhi Public School
Mathura Road,
New Delhi
List of Poets
U S A
1. Mr.
Max Bruce Austin
2. Ms.
Ishrat Afreen Houston
Canada
1. Ms. Nasim Syed Toronto
Egypt
1. Prof. Ahmad Alqadi Cairo
Saudi Arabia
1. Mr. Omar Al-Aidroos Jeddah
Pakistan
1. Ms. Rehana Roohi Karachi
2. Mr. Anwar Masood Lahore
India
1. Dr. Shahryar Aligarh
2. Mr. Javed Akhtar Mumbai
3. Prof. Waseem Bareilvi Bareilly
4. Mr. Mansoor Usmani Moradabad
5. Ms. Nusrat Mehdi Bhopal
6. Mr. Agha Sarosh Hyderabad
7. Mr. Popular Meeruthi Meerut
8. Ms. Shabeena Adeeb Kanpur
9. Mr. Alok Srivastava Delhi
10. Mr. Aqeel Nomani Bareilly
Naseem Sehar
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Dr. Ausaf Ahmad
I hope you remember me. Once upon a time, we were working together in
IDB in Jeddah, They say there is a blessing in each distress. At
least there was one for me. You got the
invitation and I got your email address. I hope we will keep this
contact alive.
AUSAF AHMAD
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Nasseem Sehar <naseem...@gmail.com> wrote:d
>u> Thank you very much for your kind invitation.
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KHURSHEED ALAM
mrinal roy
Many thanks for your kind invitaion t such an wonderful mushaira programme. Although it was not possible for me to withstand the attractions of the programme but due to some personal busyness it was not possible for me to attend the same. But I wish to attend next any such programme organised by you.
Thank you.
-mrinal roy
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