The Anjuman Muhibbane Urdu Hind Qatar (AMUHQ) organised a recital of Urdu poetry (Mushaira) at Radisson blue Hotel recently to celebrate the 67th Indian Independence day.
During this event a book — Dastras — was released jointly by Chief Guest Captain Ravi Kumar, Defence Attaché of India Embassy, and Hassan Abdul Kareem Chougule. Dastras is a poetry collection written by Ahmad Ashfaque, a known poet in the region and joint secretary of Anjuman.
Obaid Tahir, the programme producer of Qatar Urdu Radio, spoke about the book and the unique writing style of Ashfaque.
The function was presided over by Chougule. Two guests came from India to attend the function — Farooque Syed, Editor of Gul Bootay, and Obaid Azam Azmi were guests of honour. Kumar in his speech said that only by changing the mindset, the development and preservation of civilization of Urdu is possible in the era of Facebook and WhatsApp. He also said that Urdu language is such that its sweetness could be felt. It is our responsibility to ensure its preservation.
Syed and Aazmi applauded the activities been carried out by Anjuman and other Urdu literary organizations. The president Chougule assured his support to all activities by Anjuman and announced the purchase of 100 copies of Dastras which will be distributed free of cost.
Nadeem Mahir, Vice President, convened the Mushaira. Prominent poets who read their poetry included Obiad Azam Aazmi, Amjad Ali Sarwar, Shaukat Ali Naaz, Aziz Nabeel, Fartash Sayed, Raquim Azmi, Tahir Jamil, Faizy Azmi, Qaiser Masood, Mansoor Azmi, Zawwar Hussain Zair, Athar Azmi, Shafiq Akhtar, Ahmad Ashfaque and Athar Ziya regaled the audience with their ghazals and nazms.
Khalid Daad Khan, President, proposed the Vote of thanks.The Peninsula
