Huge applause, whistling and hooting, besides the loud 'waah-waah' and 'mashallah', filled every heart with enthusiasm. People are being more and more engaged in poetry and, by means of that, into themselves," Vipul Kumar told IANS in an email interview.Ī few lines from him: "Is baar usse jung raunat ki thi so hum, apni anaa ke ho gaye uske nahin huye (This time the battle with her was of aggression, so instead of her I embraced my ego)." "The tradition of mushairas is seeing a significant growth, especially in cities like Delhi and Lucknow. Similarly, the lines from Azhar Iqbal touched many hearts, "Tumhaare aane ki ummeed bar nahin aati, main raakh hone laga hoon diye jalaate huye (There is no hope that you will come, By lighting these lamps I am turning myself into ashes)." (Someone came close to me for a few moments and ruled my heart forever The one who taught me honesty also deceived me)." Jisse main eemaan le aaya tha asad, mujhse wahi beyimaani kar gaya. Subhan Asad recited "Do ghadi ko paas aaya tha koi, dil pe barson hukmraani kar gaya. Most of the ghazals recited highlighted the theme of love and romance, along with the heartbreaks which have become quite usual with youth these days. The poets who recited their poetry in the mehfil were Parkhar Malviya Kanha and Vipul Kumar, both aged 24, Salim Saleem (31), Vikas Rana and Subhan Asad (34), Manoj Azhar (38), Azhar Iqbal (39), Musavvir Rahman (45), and Shakeel Jamali (58). It was indeed surprising to witness a huge number of youngsters attending a Mushaira in a Candy Crush and FarmVille-dominated era. This shows that Urdu has not lost its flavour and is gaining good acceptance and appreciation amongst the youth," Aparna Pande of Rekhta told IANS. "The audience at Shaam-e-Sher mainly comprised people aged between 18 and 30, a majority of them from non-Urdu background. Veteran poet Shamim Hanafi, 77, who is also a literary critique and playwright, graced the event, which was jam-packed with young Urdu admirers and which came alive with young poets' shers and ghazals. Now 'Rekhta' Foundation - one of the world's largest websites for Urdu poetry and literature - is working to restore 'Mushaira' to its true form.Įstablished in 2013, Rekhta recently organised 'Shaam-e-Sher,' an event that provided a platform primarily to the budding poets who are fond of writing Urdu poetry. Years later, several renowned poets like Bahadur Shah Zafar, Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (Ghalib), Mir Taqi Mir and Faiz Ahmed Faiz, among others, brought the essence of Urdu poetry and its recitation at Mushairas into limelight. With Amir Khusro who started writing Urdu poetry in the 13th century, the trend of ghazal and shaayari began. New Delhi, June 18 : In today's digital era where technology has almost swamped art in all its forms, has Urdu literature once famous for poetry - especially the verse forms of the ghazal and nazm - lost its charm too?įor centuries, the concept of 'Mushaira' - an event called mehfil where poets gather to recite their poems - has been ruling the hearts of people.
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