Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 7: Advisor to Chief Minister, Prof Amitabh Mattoo today urged the writers, poets and scholars to come up with a draft Cultural Policy so that Government can come up with a comprehensive and inclusive cultural policy in future.
He was speaking during the screening of documentary film’Kanh Ma Sa Tariv Apour’ on the life history of legendary Kashmiri poet Master Zindeh Kaul at Abhinav Theatre here this evening. Mattoo who was the chief guest on the occasion while candidly admitting that there is no cultural policy in the State however said that Government is contemplating to have a cultural policy. He suggested to the writers, poets, artists and scholars to come up with a draft policy so that Government can take that in consideration for further legislation to have a cultural policy in the State.
The Advisor to CM said if the cultrural policy will be framed by bureaucrats it will be a bureaucratic policy so the scholars should take initiative on their own to frame the draft. “It would be better that scholars suggest a policy for the State which would be more inclusive as the policy framed by bureaucracy would be bureaucratic in nature”, he added.
Prof Mattoo appreciated the passion and the concern of late Masterji’s family members in general and the noted singer Renu Lata Kaul, his great-granddaughter-in-law, in particular for accomplishing the task. He said the family has done a wonderful job by researching about the contribution of late Masterjie in the form of documentary.
Earlier Samooh Theatre and the members of the family of famous poet, writer and teacher Master Zindeh Kaul on Sunday screened a documentary film ‘Kanh Ma Sa Tariv Apour’.
Dr Agnishekhar, an eminent scholar and convener Panun Kashmir also complimented the stupendous task of making this documentary film on the doyen of Kashmir’ mystic poetry, Master Zindeh Kaul, by his family members. He expressed dissatisfaction over the negligence of the concerned cultural institutions in projecting such great poets. He also criticised the State Government of having no cultural policy on its own and regretted that the documentary on this legendary poet should have since been made by Cultural Academy.
He dwelt in detail about the philosophy and literally dimensions of the poet, Master Zindeh Kaul, who in 1941 had published Hindi poetry collections, entitled ‘PATRA-PUSHPA’.
Bal Krishen Sanyasi, a Kashmiri poet, in his comments stated that late Masterji took the contemporary mystic poetry to the new heights.
The programme started with bajhans and songs of Mastery, sung by the budding Kashmir singers Shubra Tickoo, Sharad Pandita and Shivani Koul.
After screening of the documentary, mementos were presented to revered personalities, Kuldeep Saproo for music, Dr Agnishekhar, Director Sharda Radio, Ramesh Hangloo, Hindi Poet & Thinker, BL Sanyasi. Kashmiri Poet, J K. Koul Bezan, Actor & Writer, Ramesh Hangloo, Social Worker, PN Koul Sahil, Poet & Author, Vijay Dhar, eminent Actor & Theatre personality, for their contribution in Art & Culture. The welcome address was read by Dr Sudhir Mahajan while Kusum Tickoo anchored the programme.
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