The two day World Urdu Conference being organized by the department of urdu, University of Jammu was today inaugurated by Prof. M.K.Dhar Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu in the Brigadier Rajinder Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu. The two day World Urdu Conference being organized by the department of urdu, University of Jammu in collaboration National Council for Promotion of Urdu language, New Delhi (NCPUL) and World Urdu Association, New Delhi in connection with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of University of Jammu the topic of the conference is “Depiction of Regional Culture and Tradition in Urdu Literature”.
In his address Prof.Dhar described Urdu a sweet language of the country which has united the country from Kashmir to Knaya Kumari. He said that Urdu had produced towering poets and writers like Galib, Mir, Prem Chand and Rajinder Singh Bedi. These writers had presented the regional culture and Tradition in their writing of their respective regions. Prem Chand has depicted the culture and tradition which was existing in the villages of uttar Pradesh, similarly Krishan Chander presented the beauty of Kashmir in his writings, every writer of Urdu has written on culture and tradition of their respective regions. The conference is important in its sense that it will provides more knowledge to the budding students , scholars of University of Jammu. Prof. M.K. Dhar Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu congratulated the department of Urdu for organizing two day World Urdu Conference on a very important subject. He welcome the delegates from Egypt, London, UK, Bangladesh, Iran and Canada for coming University of Jammu despite the fact that there is a disturbance in the State and hope that their Research papers will be beneficial for the students, scholars and Civil Society Members. Prof. M.K. Dhar also spoke on the rich literature of urdu and describe urdu one of the sweetest language of the world.
Dr Taqi Abedi in his detailed keynote address critically analyzed both poetry and prose where regional culture has been depicted by various towering Urdu Writer of Urdu. He started from Quli Kutub Shah to till date where regional culture has been depicted by the poets in their verses and quoted some important verses of different poets, where regional culture and tradition has been depicted. In Prose he too started from Daccan where he discuss the regional culture and tradition in Sabras. Similarly he too presented a detailed summary of prose writings in other parts of India.
Earlier welcome address was presented by HOD Urdu and Dean Faculty of Arts Prof. Shohab Inayat Malik, in which he threw light on the Aims and objectives of the two day World Urdu Conference. He informed that it is the biggest World Urdu Conference which has been organized by the department of Urdu in the history of University of Jammu. Prof. Shohab further rinfromed that the papers which would be presented by the scholars in the conference would be published in a book form for the benefits of New Generation.
Earlier Rasa Javedani Memorial Award was presented to Prof. M.K. Dhar, Vice Chancellor by Rasa Javedani Memorial Literary Society, Jammu for his contribution to life Science and for making University culturally a vibrant one. Prof. Khawaja Ekram Ud Din, Chairman World Urdu Association presented a Vote of thanks while proceeding o f the program was conducted by Dr. Mohd Reyaz Ahmed, Associate Professor of the department of Urdu, University of Jammu.
Later a academic session was also organized in the department of urdu. The session was presided over by Prof. Shehnaz Anjum, Prof. Khawaja Ekram-ud-Din. Those who presented papers include Dr. Nusrat Jahan, Prof. Mola Baksh, Dr. Ali Abass, Dr. Farzana Lutfiee, Dr Zaneb . Later a Sham-e-Ghazal was also organized in the Brigadier Rajinder Singh Auditorium in which Ustad Saqawat Hussain Khan perform besides Saqawat Hussain Khan, Deepali Watal too entertain the audience by singing some Ghazals. Jb Farooq Ahmed Khan , Advisor to Hon’ble Governor was the Chief Guest on the occasions.