A three-day cultural programme based on the life of noted Hindi poet and author Kunwar Narain would commence from Wednesday at Bharat Bhavan.
The programme ‘Kunwar Narain Prasang’ is being organised under the Vagarth wing of literature and Poetry, Bharat Bhavan. Under the event various renowned poets and scholars are invited to throw light on the writings and personality of Kunwar Narain. Notably, Kunwar Narain is a poet and a presence in Indian literature, often regarded as the leading living poet in Hindi. He has read and traveled widely, written over the last six decades and is among the few intellectuals who combine an international modern sensibility with a grounding in their country’s cultural and imaginative history. linked to the New Poetry movement, he publishes selectively and is characteristically polite. Influences on him have been diverse, from the Indian epics and Upanishads to Kabir and Amir Khusro, history and mythology to Buddhism and Marxism, Kafka and Cavafy to Ghalib and Gandhi.
The programme would begin with airing the recording of poetry recital by Kunwar Narain. Further, two biographical documentaries based on his lifestyle and journey would be screened on the same day. The programme would be followed with a lecture by Nandkishore Acharya. On the second day of the programme, a discussion session would be held on ‘The Poetries of Kunwar Narain.’ The discussion is divided into two sessions; the first session would be addressed by Abhishek Sharma, Krishna Mohan, leeladhar Jagudi and Ramesh Dave. Further the second session would be addressed by Dilip Khushwaha, Tarun Bhatnagar, Udyyan Vajpayi and Krishna Mohan Jha. The session would be headed by a noted author Vijay Bahadur Singh.
later the programme would be followed with a poets meet. On January 31, a discussion would be held on ‘language, Subject and Style and Creativity by Kunwar Narain. Pramod Kumar Tiwari, Geet Chaturvedi, Urmila Shirish, Usha Kiran Khan. The first session would be headed by Manzoor Ahtesham. Further, the event would be concluded with a poets meet on the same day.