Tuesday, October 17, 2017

 
In the Presidium at All India Hindi Writers Conference (2016) at Jammu alongwith Dr Nirmal Vinod, Prof Rattan Lal Shant and Smt Azra Chowdhry. 
Book Release Function at Jammu. It was a pleasure to release the first Hindi Poetry Collection of Shivani Anand in presence of Sgri Gurcharan Singh and Dr Arvinder Singh Amn. (2016)
K L Sehgal Hall (Jammu): In JHAROKHA series RKJ and JKAACL jointly felicitated Shri N D Jamwal for his contribution to Dogri literature and theater. I presided over the function while as Dr Nirmal Vinod presented a paper on life and contribution of Shri Jamwal. Shri V K Sambyal presented Welcome Address and Dr Amn presented Vote of Thanks. (July 2014)
 

Jammu: 30th October 2014. A felicitation ceremony held at K L Sehgal Hall organised jointly by RKJ and JKAACL. Smt Yogita Yadav presented a paper on my Hindi poetry while as eminent singers Dharmesh Nargotra, Dr Aksa Chaman and Sami Feroz sang my ghazals. Smt Anjana Badyal anchered the programme. V K Sambyal (Director RKJ), DR Arvinder Singh Amn (Addl. Secretary JKAACL) and Gyaneshwar (President of the Ceremony) were present in addition to a galaxy of eminent writers and intellectuals from the region.  
At Radio Kashmir Jammu, speaking on the Farewell Function of Shri V K Sambyal (Rangeelay Thakur) who retired from service as Station Director. (July 2016)

Concluding function of Jashn-e-Aazadi Poetry Festival organised by J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages at Jammu University. VC Jammu University presided over the function whileas I attended as the Chief Guest. (August 21, 2015)
With eminent Urdu Afsana-nigaar Deepak Budki at Srinagar. Also seen in the picture are Rafeeq Raaz, Dr Mushtaq Haidar and Nissar Bala. (2017)
With Radio Kashmir Jammu Staff after a Dinner together. (July 2015)
On the Dias: Sahitya Akademi Seminar on Comparative Literature on 15th May 2016. I presented a paper on Comparative Literary Study Parameters
With English poet Mohammad Zahid in the Book Centre of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
With Dr Aziz Hajini, Tahseen Munnavar and Shabnum Gulzar at New Delhi
With Ayyaz Rasool Nazki at Sahitya Akademi Conference in New Delhi
With Urdu/Kashmiri poet Fayyaz Dilbar and Shabnam Gulzar ar Delhi (March 2017)
In conversation with Urdu poet Dr Hanief Tareen at Srinagar (June 2017). It was a healthy discussion on contemporarylyrical poetry in Urdu 
With eminent Hindi writers on the sidelines of All India Hindi Writers Conference 2016 held at Jammu
Speaking at a programme at J&K Cultural Academy in May 2017.
With Kashmiri poets Makhan Lal Kanwal and Rajendra Aagosh at Jagti Township in September 2014