Tujhe Kaise Ilm Na Ho Saka, Badi Dur Tak Yeh Khabar Gayi... Ke Tere Hi Sheher Ki Shayra Tere Intezaar Mein Mar Gayi’ said lyrically poet Mumtaz Naseem from New Delhi as audience applauded without a pause.
An Urdu event ‘Afsane Ka Afsana’ is being organised in city that kicked off from Saturday. An all women poets Mushaira was held at State Museum Auditorium on the first day of the event.
Notably, Afsane Ka Afsana is being organised by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy in the memory of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum, Nawab Shahjahan Begum and Shakila Bano ‘Bhopali’.
The entire State Museum auditorium was jam-packed with Urdu poetry lovers. The audience enjoyed every bit of the mushaira with chanting ‘waah-waah’ at each poet’s recitation. During the poets meet, the poets recited their poetries on various topics like love, hatred, pain and other human emotions.
Notably, various poets from across the country were present at the mushaira. The female poets like Parveen Kaif from Bhopal, Tasneem Johar from Hyderabad, Anjum Rehbar from Bhopal, Azra Naqvi from Noida, Salma Shaheen from New Delhi, Deepti Mishra from Mumbai, Mumtaz Naseem from New Delhi, Nikhat Amrohvi from Amroha, Savita Asim from Chandigarh, Preeta Vajpayi from Allahbad, Rashmi Sanon from Ghaziyabad, Rashim Saba from Gwalior, Shaban Sabnam from ratlam, Gausiya Khan from Bhopal and Ambar Abid from Bhopal were present at the mushaira.
The programme witnessed a huge crowd. People were enjoying every bit of the mushaira. The hall was filled with clapping and appreciation. Each poetry recital had its innocence and purity which enthralled all the audience present at the hall.
The Bhopalites witnessed a fine day of Urdu qalams that left them totally mesmerised.
Prior to mushaira, a seminar on Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum and Nawab Shahjahan Begum was held. Razia Hamid from Bhopal threw light on their personality and their reign in erstwhile Bhopal State. Also, a launching of books by Urdu Academy was also held on the occasion.