Poetic Justice

It might be a rarity,but attempts are being made to revive mushairas or literary gatherings,which are an integral part our cultural legacy from the Mughal era. Pioneering the effort,for 12 years now,is city-based organisation Jashn-e-Bahar Trust.

It might be a rarity,but attempts are being made to revive mushairas or literary gatherings,which are an integral part our cultural legacy from the Mughal era. Pioneering the effort,for 12 years now,is city-based organisation Jashn-e-Bahar Trust. The annual mushaira festival of the trust will take place today at DPS,Mathura Road,6 pm onwards.

The event promises to be a treat for the Urdu connoisseurs and will feature more than a dozen poets from across the world,including Pakistan,Saudi

Arabia,USA,India and Egypt. After what happened at the Tahrir Square,we invited Ahmad Alqadi from Cairo. He will speak about the recent course of events in Egypt in his verse, says Kamana Prasad,founder of the trust and an Urdu activist.

The performer to lookout for,according to Prasad,is Max Bruce from the US. He speaks khaalis Urdu despite being an American, she says. Other international poets,who will be at the mushaira,include Ishrat Afreen,Nasim Syed,Omar Salim Al Aidroos,Rehana Roohi and Anwar Masood. Participating from India will be Javed Akhtar,Waseem Bareilvi,Mansoor Usmani and Agha Sarosh.

The event will be held against the backdrop of a 16 ft x 7 ft acrylic-on-cloth,featuring a mural painted by MF Hussain. Also in attendance will be Dr Shahryar,who penned the lyrics for Muzaffar Alis movie Umraao Jaan.

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