Urdu poets met recently at a mushaira (symposium) in Ambur to bring alive the beauty of the language. The event, organised by the Department of Urdu of the Mazharul Uloom College, Ambur was part of a two-day national seminar on “Role of Multimedia in Urdu: Problems and Prospects,” sponsored by the National Council for the Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) attached to the Union Human Resource Development Ministry, New Delhi.

A group of poets from the Southern States brought alive the brilliance of Urdu poetry and captivated a large audience with their couplets and ghazals that spoke of love, peace, national integration and communal harmony.

The highlight was the versatile renditions of internationally renowned poet, Althaf Hussain Shadaab ‘Bedhadak’ Hyderabadi. His couplet — “Ameero, Ghareebon ki dua bhi lelo; davayen sirf lene se ho saktha hai” got him a standing ovation.

Niyaz Ahmad Niyaz of Vaniambadi chose the famous ghazal, ‘Chupke Chupke Raat Din Aansoo Bahana Yaad Hai’ penned by Maulana Hasrat Mohani, a freedom fighter and Urdu poet.

Poets Mahmood Shahid ‘Kadpavi’ of Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, Haamid Akmal of Gulbarga, Karnataka and Raahat ‘Haraarat’ of Ambur, too shared their shaiyiri, some old and some new, much to the delight of the literary lovers.

M. Nazar Mohamed, secretary and correspondent, Mazharul Uloom College, presided.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> Friday Review / by Syed Muthahar Saqaf / October 22nd, 2015