Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 6: The Department of Urdu, University of Jammu today organized an extension lecture on the topic “Urdu Ghazal in present Century”, by Prof Shehpar Rasool, Head of the Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Prof Qudose Javeed former HoD Urdu, presided over the function.
While delivering the lecture, Prof Shehpar Rasool traced the history of Urdu Ghazal and informed that Ghazal came to Urdu from Persian. Quli Qutab Shah was the 1st Urdu Ghazal writer in the sub-continent while Ghalib, Mir Taki Mir, Zouk, Souda were the towering poets who played a vital role in the development of Urdu Ghazal initially.
Atish, Hasrat, Yas Yaganana, Alama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Firaq Gorkpuri were the poets who took Urdu Ghazal to its heights, he added. He said that Urdu Ghazal took a new turn when progressive writers movement started, its theme changed and also its techniques changed.
Earlier, Prof Shohab Inayat Malik, HoD Urdu, presented a brief profile of Prof Shehpar Rasool and described him a towering poet of sub-continent. Prof Sukhchain Singh presented a vote of thanks while Dr Mohd Reyaz Ahmed, Associate Professor conducted the proceeding of the program. The program was attended by students, scholars and faculty members and members of the civil society.
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