Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 26: In connection with Diwali celebrations, a thundering and enthusiastic multilingual `Hasya Kavi Sammailan’ was organized by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, here today.
Prakash Premi from Udhampur, a prominent litterateur, presided over the event whereas V K Sambyal, former Director Radio Kashmir Jammu was chief guest on the occasion. S N Mehta, DIG , BSF, was the guest of honour.
While delivering his presidential address, Prakash Premi said that such events definitely provide an occasion to celebrate such festivals without any creed and colour.
V K Sambyal said that real laughter is the real exercise of lungs and such programmes have their own importance in this present times of tensions and frustrations.
Earlier, Dr Arvinder Singh Amn, Additional Secretary JKAACL, said that this programme on the eve of Diwali was started last year with a mission so that an atmosphere could be created where through humorous poetry the healthy treatment to the society could be given with the source of entertainment and laughter.
Those who participated in this `Hasya Kavi Sammailan; included Parkash Premi. Mohinder Kumar Pagal, Jagdeep Dubay from Udhampur, Vijay Kumar, Dharamvir (Kathua), Roshan Lal Bral, Rajinder Kumar, Harbans Harsh, Mohd Rafiq Rafiq (Billawar), Amin Banihali, Pawan Khajuria, Bhupinder Singh Bhargava, Bhagat Singh Zandeek, Dessh Raj Danish, Bhachan Bharti and Randhir Singh Raipuria,
Rahat Hussain Rahat, Khurshid Qazmi Baljeet Singh Raina, Amarjeet Neer ,Rajkumar Beharupia and others.
Yash Paul Nirmal , Research Asstt Dogri, conducted proceedings and Azra Choudhary presented vote of thanks.The Incharge of the programme was Ashok Gupta, Editor Dogri.
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