Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 17 : Hundreds of Kashmiri scholars and academicians today were part of a two day national seminar on changing styles of Nazam writing in Kashmiri which began here in the conference hall of the humanities block today .
The national seminar is being organised by the Post Graduate Department of Kashmiri .
Inaugurating the seminar in presence of a galaxy of national level Kashmiri scholars Vice chancellor Kashmir University Prof Talat Ahmad said the Department of Kashmir at Kashmir University has to be the flagship department of the University and his administration would do everything to strength it in terms of infrastructure and faculty. ” Now that the Department has been provided new spacious accommodation we will focus on their infrastructure and faculty in future : said VC KU to the applause of the audience adding that there will be a special package for the Department in our 12th plan.
Speaking on the theme VC talked about the importance of mother tongue and said one should be proud of it native language .” reiterating his commitment that he would learn Kashmir language during his tenure VC said that he has started understaffing the language and now his efforts would be to learn speak it as well.VC also released the latest issue of Anhaar the prestigious annual publication of the Department.
Head of the Department Kashmir Prof Majrooh Rashid in his welcome address talked about various aspects of the theme and said that the present seminar will go a long way in understanding various dimensions and evolution of Kashmir Nazam. Prof Majrooh Rashid said the seminar is an attempt to understand the rich literature in the form of “Nazam” and see the challenges this genre of poetry has a head of it. Prof Majroh said that there are about 100 standard publications which the Department of Kashmir has contributed over the years.
Noted academician writer and poet Prof Shafi Shouqe pleaded to lift all restrictions of the style of “Nazam”, something echoed by noted Kashmir poet and Gyan peeth awardee prof Rehma Rahi who was the chief guest at the event .”
Noted writer and Member Legislative council MLC Muhammad Yousuf Teng in his presidential remarks said that in the scenario of changing attitudes, values, life style and changing meanings to relation ships Ghazal has lost its relevance today and instead he advocated that in the present age Nazam can best portray and give catharsis to these feelings and attitudes.
The seminar was conducted by Prof Ratan Lal Talashi faculty Department of Kashmir who also presented vote of thanks on the occasion.
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