By Raza Elahi
Salīqe se havāoñ meñ jo ḳhushbū ghol sakte haiñ
Abhī kuchh log baaqī haiñ jo Urdu bol sakte haiñ --Anonymous
To celebrate the vibrancy of Urdu, the third edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta will be held at IGNCA in New Delhi from
February 17-19. The inaugural function will be graced by poet-lyricist Gulzar and sarod maestro Ustad
Amjad Ali Khan followed by a musical performance of
Amaan Ali Bangash and
Ayaan Ali Bangash.
Besides panel discussions and
mushaira, the festival will also have interactive sessions like
Khuli Nashist and
baitbaazi etc. As a part of
Alfaaz Aapke, Awaaz Hamari,
RJ Sayema has invited ghazals and short stories written by people, many of which will be read by her at the festival.
To add to the spirit of the festivities, the Jashn will host a sufi evening with
Hans Raj Hans, qawwali by
Dhruv Sangari and ghazal singing by
Vidya Shah.
The three-day festival will witness
Gulzar in a conversation with
Javed Siddiqui at a session titled
Hum Sooratgar Kuch Khwaabon Ke.
Sessions like
‘Ghalib, Hali and Urdu Renaissance’,
‘Jab Filmein Urdu Bolti Thin’,
‘Dilli Jo Ek Shahr Tha’,
‘Urdu ka Adaalati Lehja’ and
‘Urdu Mein Hindustani Tahzeeb ka Jashn’ etc., have also been planned.
Famous historian
Irfan Habib, critics
Gopi Chand Narang and
Shamim Hanfi, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, .former Plan panel member Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, former external affairs minister
Salman Khurshid, poets
Wasim Brelvi and Farhat Ehsaas, actors Prem Chopra,
Sharmila Tagore and Anu Kapoor are some the prominent personalities who are expected to attend the event.
In
‘Tazmin-e-Ghalib’, theatre person
Ashok Lal will recite his Tazmins of Ghalib’s couplets, to explore Ghalib's wordly and metaphysical concerns from a new perspective.
Tazmin is adding to an existing couplet or a line thereof. This celebrated old literary practice features a poet honouring another poet by creating and reciting poetry following the metre, rhythm and rhyme of the latter as a standard. The idea is to explore wider meanings and dimensions of the original. Rekhta foundation — an initiative of IIT Kharagpur alumnus
Sanjiv Saraf —runs the website www.rekhta.org.
According to Saraf the festival has endeavoured to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Urdu and bring its diverse flavours to the masses. The festival has grown organically to reach more than a lakh people since its inception in 2015.
Urdu hai jiska naam , hum hi jaante hain ‘Daagh’,
Saare jahan mein dhoom hamari zaban ki hai
--Daagh Dehlavi
elahi.raza82@gmail.com
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