Three day Jashan –e-Gulzar celebrations organized by the department of Urdu

13 Mar 2019

On the 2nd day of the three day Jashan –e-Gulzar celebrations which is being organized by the department of Urdu in collaboration with Dean Student Welfare. An international seminar on the “Life and works of Gulzar” was organized today in the Prof. Gian Chand Jian seminar hall of the department of Urdu. In presence of reputed Film Maker, Writer, Director and poet Gulzar , like yesterday and today Gulzar was the main attraction of the hundreds of Audience including Students, scholars and respectable citizens. The world renowned critic and researcher of Urdu Dr. Taqi Abedi presented a detailed key note address on the poetry and writing of living legend ‘Gulzar’. He said Urdu is a language of love, brother-hood and mutual understanding and Gulzar is a symbol of Urdu language and literature. Prof. Taqi Abedi said that Urdu should not be related to any religion as Geta, Kuran, Ramayan and Guru Grant Sahib has been written in Urdu by so many writers. The language was, is and would be for one and all. It has produced poets like Gulzar, who invented a new genre “Trivani”. Dr. Taqi Abedi threw light on the form of ‘Trivani’ in detailed and advice the students to write ‘Trivani’ as it is the need of 21st century. Prof. Shohab Inayat Malik in his presidential address announced that “Trivani” will be thought in the university syllabi as well as in college syllabi. He stressed to motivated the new which could be only and only by Gulzar. Prof. Shohab Inayat Malik said that Gulzar was born on Dena now in Pakistan. He had written on tragedy of partition. He was migrated from Dena to Mumbai where he started work in different capacities. He worked with renowned actor Sanjeev Kumar. Dr Asif Almi, Dr. Farhat Shamim, Dr. Shehnaz Qadri, Khalid Hussain presnetd a detail paper highlighting the contribution of Gulzar made by service in capacities like film maker, writer, producer and director. The speaker described Gulzar a living legend and asked the audience to follow the writing of Gulzar, so that new generation could be know about his invention Trivani, while replying to various question of the audience Gulzar presented various verses depicting the tragedy of partition. He also presented a marvelous Nazam on Kashmir, which was highly appreciated by the audience . Gulzar said that urdu is a language of culture and it was alive and it would be alive. The audience asked various questions to the living legend regarding his personality, works and family, which he replied in a befitting manner. Dr Minakashi Kilam Registrar if the university of Jammu presented a formal vote of thanks while Dr. Reyaz Ahmed conducted the proceeding of the program.