District Level Multilingual Composite ‘Mehfil-e-Afsana’ held

Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Apr 17: As a part of its constant efforts in giving impetus to the art of short story writing in the local vernacular languages besides Urdu language and to provide platform to the short story writers to exchange and refine their fresh literary outputs in the short story genre, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages today organized a District Level Multilingual Composite “Mehfil-e-Afsana” at Academy Hall, Baroo here.
10 afsana nigars from several parts of district Kargil fascinated the audience with their short story renderings based on varied themes in Balti, Purgi and Shina besides Urdu language on the occasion.
The literary session was presided over by the noted local poet and writer Haji Muhammad Baqir while as the afsana nigars who read out their short stories included Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat, Ghulam Ahmed Khan Jawan, Mohammad Hussain Rehnuma, Muhammad Asgar Asvi, Mohammad Sadiq Rustam, Tsewang Rigzin, Mohammad Hussain Fayaaz, Nassiruddin Khafee, Mohammad Hussain Olpa and Mohammad Abbass Zameer.
In his presidential remarks Haji Muhammad Baqir remarked that this short story recital session has beyond doubt proved an ideal occasion for the men of letters in the local vernacular languages besides Urdu language to know each other’s literary pursuits in the short story genre from close quarters that would pave way for further improvement in their upcoming endeavors.
Earlier in his welcome speech Muhammad Ali Tak, Cultural Officer Kargil while briefing about the objective of holding the short story recital session said that it was aimed at keeping the art of literary expressions in the genre of short story writing alive and kicking.
Tak remarked that yet another objective of this short story recital session among others is also intended at upholding and preserving the essence of the vernacular expressions and vocabulary as under the influence of the outward languages this feature is taking a back seat.
District officers, poets, writers, students and large number of general public attended the programme.

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