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Hindko poets revisit Independence Movement
Open-air Mushaira attracts audience
By Aftab Ahmad
PESHAWAR: A literary, cultural and social welfare organization, Gandhara Hindko Board, arranged a grand open-air Hindko Mushaira (Poetry recital session) here on Monday (August 14) night to mark the Independence Day.
The poetic sitting started at 9:00 pm on the lawn of the Gor Gathri, a historic monument in the heart of the walled city of Peshawar, and continued till late night.
A prominent trader and former senior vice-president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Mr Sharafat Ali Mubarak, was the chief guest on the occasion while a senior Hindko folklorist from Hazara and first translator of the Holy Quran into Hindko, Mr Haider Zaman Haider, presided over the event. Peshawar District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali attended the event as the guest of honour.
A total of 40 Hindko poets from different parts of the province, including Peshawar, Akora Khattak, Kohat and Hazara paid poeticized tributes to those Independence Movement leaders and workers who struggled hard under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to win freedom from the British 59 years back.
General Secretary of the Gandhara Hindko Board, Mohammad Ziauddin and Ahmad Nadeem Awan co-compered the programme that was watched and enjoyed by a considerable number of people. Women and children were conspicuous by their presence.
Addressing on this occasion, the district nazim saluted the Independence Movement leaders and workers. “ It is because of their struggle that now we are living a free life. Freedom is a blessing and we should protect it at all costs”, said the young Ali.
The district nazim said Hindko was an ancient and important language of the region that needed attention. “ The District Government will take all steps for the preservation and promotion of Hindko language and revive the glory of Peshawar,” he pledged while handing a cheque for Rs 100,000 to the Gandhara Hindko Board.
Mr Sharafat Ali Mubarak, Gandhara Hindko Board Vice-Chairman Assistant Professor Dr Adnan Gul, General Secretary Mohammad Ziauddin and Haider Zaman Haider also made brief speeches.
It may be mentioned here that holding of an open-air Hindko Mushaira on the Independence Day is a regular feature of the Gandhara Hindko Board activities. Two such poetry recital sessions were held at Chowk Yadgar in year 2003 and 2004 and one in Gor Gathri, last year.
Gandhara Hindko Board is a non-profit and non-governmental organization that has been working for the preservation and promotion of Hindko language and Hindkowan culture since 1993. It seeks respect for and due attention to all the languages of Gandhara --NWFP).
Open-air Mushaira attracts audience
By Aftab Ahmad
PESHAWAR: A literary, cultural and social welfare organization, Gandhara Hindko Board, arranged a grand open-air Hindko Mushaira (Poetry recital session) here on Monday (August 14) night to mark the Independence Day.
The poetic sitting started at 9:00 pm on the lawn of the Gor Gathri, a historic monument in the heart of the walled city of Peshawar, and continued till late night.
A prominent trader and former senior vice-president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Mr Sharafat Ali Mubarak, was the chief guest on the occasion while a senior Hindko folklorist from Hazara and first translator of the Holy Quran into Hindko, Mr Haider Zaman Haider, presided over the event. Peshawar District Nazim Haji Ghulam Ali attended the event as the guest of honour.
A total of 40 Hindko poets from different parts of the province, including Peshawar, Akora Khattak, Kohat and Hazara paid poeticized tributes to those Independence Movement leaders and workers who struggled hard under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to win freedom from the British 59 years back.
General Secretary of the Gandhara Hindko Board, Mohammad Ziauddin and Ahmad Nadeem Awan co-compered the programme that was watched and enjoyed by a considerable number of people. Women and children were conspicuous by their presence.
Addressing on this occasion, the district nazim saluted the Independence Movement leaders and workers. “ It is because of their struggle that now we are living a free life. Freedom is a blessing and we should protect it at all costs”, said the young Ali.
The district nazim said Hindko was an ancient and important language of the region that needed attention. “ The District Government will take all steps for the preservation and promotion of Hindko language and revive the glory of Peshawar,” he pledged while handing a cheque for Rs 100,000 to the Gandhara Hindko Board.
Mr Sharafat Ali Mubarak, Gandhara Hindko Board Vice-Chairman Assistant Professor Dr Adnan Gul, General Secretary Mohammad Ziauddin and Haider Zaman Haider also made brief speeches.
It may be mentioned here that holding of an open-air Hindko Mushaira on the Independence Day is a regular feature of the Gandhara Hindko Board activities. Two such poetry recital sessions were held at Chowk Yadgar in year 2003 and 2004 and one in Gor Gathri, last year.
Gandhara Hindko Board is a non-profit and non-governmental organization that has been working for the preservation and promotion of Hindko language and Hindkowan culture since 1993. It seeks respect for and due attention to all the languages of Gandhara --NWFP).
