"Urdu is not a language to be forgotten, but to be revived with time," said Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy Hisam Uddin Farooqui.
Farooqui was addressing an event Mehfil-e-Mausiqi at State Museum held here on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Department of Culture, organised a seminar and Mahfil-e-Mausiqi on Urdu Nazm and Ghazal at State Museum for the Urdu lovers of the city.
Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Hisam Uddin Farooqui said that a seminar was based on the topic Urdu Nazm and Ghazal. Addressing the event, he said that with time, Urdu language is loosing its popularity especially among the young generation.
He further added sating that it is important to revive the chatm of Urdu language among youngsters through poetry or other mediums. He said that the main reason behind it is that the lifestyle of people has become really busy, but young generation should get familiar with this language.
Farooqui further stated that Urdu is India's language, it was founded in India and is mostly spoken and written here. So, it should be taken up by youngsters with same charm.
Later, in Mahfil-e-Mausiki, Tapsi Nagaraj gave a musical performance of Ghazals, popular in Urdu. Sge performed Urdu Nzzm by Amir Khuru, Mir Taki Mir, Shakir, Saahir and more.
Tapsi Nagraj is a Faculty of Education of St. Aloysious College (Autonomous) Jabalpur. Diploma in Light Music (Geetanjali) from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh. Top Grade Artist of light music from All India Radio (Prasar Bharti) and Doordarshan. It is noteworthy that certificates were also given to successful students of Urdu, Persian and Arabic for the year 2018-19.