A host of poets from different parts of the state recited poetry in
Odia
,
Hindi
and
Urdu
languages in a unique
mushaira
held at the conference hall in
Sanskruti Bhavan
today. Every
poetry recitation
was appreciated by the audience with claps and praising words.
On the occasion of the 35th foundation day of the
Odisha Urdu Academy
, a tri-lingual
Kavi Sammelani
was organised in which eminent scholars, academicians, poets and shayars recited their poems as well as some popular poems of legends like
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
.
Mubaraq Hussein Salamat’s bi-lingual poem ‘Aame Odishabasi’ in Odia and Urdu gave goosebumps to the audience while Gountia Mohmmad Jamiulla’s two short poems ‘Jaha Tumar Marzi’ in Odia and ‘Ek Wo Alam Tha’ in Urdu evoked thunderous claps. Kudrat Alli Kudrat recited legend Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge and its Odia translation. Abdul Oshid Khan’s poem on farming in India not only got a lot of appreciation but also brought tears to many audience members.
“It’s a unique opportunity to recite poems in Urdu, Hindi and Odia. This is a great attempt to break language barriers and bring languages close to each other. I am happy to recite my poem here,” said Oshid Khan.
On this occasion, a meeting was held in which officials of the Odia Language, Literature and Culture department attended and meritorious students of Urdu language were also felicitated and provided with scholarships.
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