Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 4 : The 2-day long Gojri Literary and Cultural Festival was today inaugurated which was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Language (JKAACL) here at Dak Banglow.
The opening programme was attended by a large gathering including prominent Gojri writers poets and tribal dignitaries drawn from twin border districts Rajouri and Poonch.
Veteran Gojri writer Ch. Gulzar Khatana presided over the function while Dr. Javaid Rahi Chief Editor JKAACL, Prominent Gojri Scholar Prof. M K Waqar , Moulana Amir ud Din Shamsi and Dr. Shah Nawaz , Editor cum Cultural Officer and Dr. Alamdar Hussain Shah Adam Cultural Officer Rajouri were in the presidium.
Dr. Javaid Rahi, Chief Editor of JKAACL in his inaugural speech stated that this two day long first ever floating festival in Gojri language was designed to promote Gujjar Culture in a vibrant manner. They further said that the cultural meet was not only to provide a platform to discuss different shades of Gojri language and Culture but it will help us in our endeavour to promote the under developed, unprivileged languages. He said that more than 150 artists, poets, writers from border areas of the state are participating in this cultural festival which will be held in poonch and Rajouri districts aiming to search of new talent of border districts in tribal languages .
Veteran Gujjar leader Ch. Gulzar Khatana appreciated Academy for holding this purposeful event in remote area. After inaugural session five research papers on different aspects of Gujjar History, Culture Language, folklore presented by eminent scholars.
35 poets recited their latest kalam in Gojri includes Rafiq Soz,, Jalal Din Fani, Gulzar Gulshan, Yaseen Chowhary, Shokat Naseem, Fazal Hussain Kousar, Lal Hussain Parwaz, Lal Din, Fazal Bajjad, Shabir Shakar, Mir Hussain Khaki. Mehmood Riaz Chouhan , Research Assistant Gojri conducted the proceedings and presented vote of thanks. |
