An eminent Urdu poet Shahid Sagri received the Fakh-e-Khushboo award for his Urdu poems on Sunday. An award ceremony and Urdu Mushaira was organised at Rotary Club.
Further, a book ‘Khayalo Ka Samandur’, compilation of ghazals by Shahid Sagri was also released during the programme by the Urdu writer Professor Afaaq Ahmed.
The programme was organised by Khushboo Educational and Cultural Society, Bhopal. Various eminent poets of the city were honoured for their beautifully crafted poems and their contribution to Urdu poetry. The award ceremony was conducted by Afaaq Ahmed while Zafar Sahbai conducted the mushaira.
At the programme, the poets read out their pieces and expressed the emotions through the words. The Urdu Mushaira added more zeal in the programme, as the Urdu poem lovers of the city could witness the transparency and purity of emotions expressed through the poems.
Poets belonging to the city of lakes were a part of the programme. Poets like Nasir Parvaz, Shafi Hidayat Qureshi, Aftaab Arif, Farrukh Anjum, Zafar Nasimi, Itedar Afsar, Iliyas Behtar, Ashraf Ali and Sajid Premi presented their creations before the audience. Khalida Siddiqui, Khursheed Khan, Surya Prakash Asthana, Orina Ada and other poets also participated in the programme.
While talking to The Pioneer, director of Khushboo Educational and Cultural Society, Sjid Premi said, “We have organised this event to honour the wonderful writing skills of these poets as they have showed a way to the society through their creations.” The audience had the pleasure of the poets’ meet and enjoyed the show whole-heartedly.