Wings of Verse hosts ‘Naya Bharat’ poetry conclave

Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, July 29: Wings of Verse in collaboration with the Oxford Bookstore hosted the ‘Naya Bharat’ poetry conclave, uniting poets, scholars and activists to brainstorm and promote ideas of nation building.
The keynote speaker of the conclave was Major General GD Bakshi, India’s foremost defence analyst and military philosopher. A poet himself, Major General Bakshi shared verses from his poetry collections ‘Dances with the Cranes’ and ‘Freedom is an Eagle: Poems from an Outpost’ penned during his service in the army.
“Our culture has emerged from a poem – the Vedas,” said Major General Bakshi. “It is essential to hold on to it and rediscover its value time and again as our nation continues to grow and change. Our culture is built on the tenets of rebirth, brotherhood, justice and progress, and these ideas have endured through the poetry in the Vedas,” he said.
Celebrated poets like Satbir Chadha, Kiren Babel, Manoj Krishnan and Charu Kapoor among others, along with Sufi singer Arman Ali Dehlvi enthralled audiences with poetry and music, highlighting the power, challenges and hope behind their idea of ‘New India’
Leading academics and broadcasters including Delhi University professor and writer Dr Amna Mirza delivered a lecture on the importance of uniting artists and academics to brainstorm and promote ideas of nation building. “Academia and art have only together propelled social change across the world,” she said.
Journalist and poet Ayushman Jamwal, the founder of ‘Wings of Verse’ unveiled his latest poem ‘The Longest Mile’ at the conclave, depicting a dramatised and profound appeal from the nation to its children to shed fear and apathy.
“Wings of Verse was created to give a platform to artists for a socially conscious society. Poetry is a powerful medium to communicate ideas to citizens, and I believe that every conscientious person has a writer hidden within them with a bold view for a better world. Our aim is to unite academics, broadcasters and artists to create a potent and multi-layered message of what India should look like for our future generations,” he added.

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