Lighting the Lamp to mark the opening of the Utsav
Seen in the Pic from L to R : Mr.Ashfaq Ahmed Chulbul, Mayor Gulbarga City, Mr.Allam Prabhu Patil, M.L.C., Khaleequr Rahman, Senior Congress Leader from A.P., Qamar ul Islaam, M.L.A. & Former Minister amd Khusru Qureishi, Chairman-Karnataka Minorities Comission
The Gulbarga District in Karnataka state is celebrating the four day long Gulbarga Utsav. It opened with the All India Mushaira on 13th April 2011 at 9 PM and went on till 2 AM. The unique feature of the Mushaira was despite the heavy rains, the entire audience sat throughout enjoying the rains. The Mushaira started with the lighting of the lamp as can be seen in the above picture. The Chief guests of the Mushaira were Shri Dharam singh saheb M.P. and former Chief Minister-Karnataka, Qamar ul Islam, M.L.A and former Minister Govt.of Karnataka, Khaleequr Rahman, Senior Congress Leader and Member-High Level Committee of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for Monitoring and Computerising the Wakf Properties, Janab Khusru Qureishi, Chairman, Karnataka Minorities Commission and others. It looked as if the entire Gulbarga had gathered in the National College grounds in the bacdrop of Haft Gumbad.
Azm Shakeri reading his poetry
Justaju Milne ki hai...woh mere rubaru hai
Azm Shakeri read his favourite and the selected poetry. He created the lively and the electrifying atmosphere with his poetry in the heavy rains. The compering and the Mushaira management was done by Janab Mohib Kauser saheb, a very senior poet from Gulbarga, renowned internationally. The other poets who attended the Mushaira were Salahuddin Nayyar, Anjum Barabankavi, Afzal Manglori, Sohail Lucknowi, Bedharak, Shyama Singh Sama, Hina Taimuri, Zartaj Hasmi, Naeem Akhter, Hamid Akmal, Fazal Afzal, Khaiser Razzack, Khaiser Rahman, Mazher Mohiuddin, Suleman Qamar, Akram Naqqas and Jabbar Jameel.
Janab Bedharak Saheb in his typical style
The highlight of the Mushiara was the urdu dosti of Janab Dharam singh saheb. Despite the heavy rains, he sat all through and even made farmaish from Azm Shakeri and Hina Taimur. They presented their best kalaam and the crowd was cheering them and applauding them. It was as superb atomosphere and a unique experience for me. I never had thought that Gulbarga would be such a urdu loving city but I was highly impressed and the hospitality, the spirit and the respect for poets really touched my heart. Gulbarga has produced one of the best poets in India. On of them and my favorite in Mizhaiya kalaam is Suleman Khateeb. My favorite of Khateeb is " ek dost dosre dost se kehta hai: Unh barasti hai meri biwi bhi, oole girte hein jaise teenon par, Usko start kar ke dekho na. Dosra dost: Shukar Allah ka kar bhai usko start karna padhta hai, meri biwi hai self starter."
Khaleequr Rahman, Dharam Singh saheb and Qamar ul Islaam enjoying the great poetry in heavy rains fully drenched as can be seen in the picture
A view of the Dias Khaleequr Rahman
It was a very memorable Mushaira and the poets who were at their best were Salahuddin Nayyar, Azm Shakeri, Hina Taimur and Sama ji. The Mushaira ended aroung 1.30 am.
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