The 45th edition of Shri Ram Kavi Sammelan will see participation of poets like Ashok Chakradhar and Gopal Das Neera
There is a certain charm in the verses of a poem that cannot be compared to even the best written prose. Earlier, during the reign of the Mighals, mehfil used to be set to entertain as well as sharpen ones skills in poetry.
For 44 years Shri Ram Kavi Sammelan has been encouraging and promoting poerty and poets of the country to continue thier flair for the written word. Always held at the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, this festival has witnessed the works of stalwarts like Hari Vansh Rai Bachchan, Shiv Mangal Suman, Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, Gopal Prasad Vyas and Vishnu Prabhakar.
“Shri Ram Kavi Sammelan has had an extremely significant role in keeping the old tradition of poetry in India alive. The main focus of this Sammelan is on the serious Hindi poetry and that is why it is regarded as the bridge between the popular poetry and the most sophisticated poetry. It is also instrumental in helping the listeners develop their taste towards the serious form of poetry, we feel,” said Ashok Chakradhar, conveyor and anchor of Shri Ram Kavi Sammelan.
This year, on December 5, the festival will be hosting celebrated and award winning poets like Ashok Chakradhar, Gopal Das Neeraj, Uday Pratap Singh and lakshmi Shankar Bajpayee