This story is from January 17, 2008

A 'shayrana' do in Lucknow

Well-known shayars presented their finest compositions at a mushaira organised in Lucknow lately.
A 'shayrana' do in Lucknow
doweshowbellyad=0; Munawwar Rana (TOI photo) More picsIt was a day for all the lovers of shayari when some of the well-known shayars presented their finest compositions at a mushaira organised by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
The chief guest, Dr Shakeel Ahmad, Minister of State (Communication and Information Technology), enlightened the guests with his knowledge of Urdu and said that people usually have this wrong notion that Urdu is not from India but the fact is that this precious language actually originated from India only.
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Irshad Irshad.....
The beautiful evening started on a funny note with famous shayar and lawyer Rajiv Raaz pointing out the similarity between a lawyer and a shayar saying that neither lied. Later other prominent shayars including Tariq Quamar, Khusbir Singh Shaad, Dr Sehba Ali, Sabina Adeeb, Sagar Khaiyyami, Waseem Bareilbi, etc entertained the audience with their sher and nazm.
Hum Bhi Hain....
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Akash Wadhwa

Akash Wadhwa is a senior copy editor-cum-correspondent at Lucknow Times. He handles the "Lucknow Is Talking About" and "Allahabad Is Talking About" pages, and also does Bollywood and TV reporting, as well as lifestyle and local reporting from Lucknow. He is an ardent television viewer.

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