On the evening of 10th Feb, 2013 at Salt & Pepper Restaurant, Bazme Shagoofa held a literary session dedicated to Mr. Manzoorul Ameen, Ex-director General of Door Darshan. His Excellency Faiz Ahmed Qidwai, The Consul General of Embassy of India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
He hailed the services of Mr. Manzoorul Ameen as an inspiring personality who worked not only for the development of Indian TV media but also has rendered countless services in literature, teaching, journalism and poetry.
His Excellency highlighted Door Darshan’s services to the development of Urdu. His Excellency hailed the literary services of the late Wife of Mr. ManzoorulAmeen, RafiyaManzoorul amen who had been a famous writer and stalwart of many activities of Women’s empowerment.
Aleem Khan Falaki welcomed the guests and gave an introduction of ManzoorulAmeen that he started his career from Deccan Radio established by the late King of Hyderabad Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. After the fall of Hyderabad, he was appointed as the Director of All India Radio, VividhBharti and then he was selected for the panel who introduced TV in India for the first time. He had the privilege write the first ever Drama serial of DD “Ham Log”. The turning point in Indian TV was during the Asian Games 1982 when TV became colored. There was only one transmission when he took over the position and at the time of his retirement, he had over 500 transmission all over India.
He worked as professor in Kashmir University, JamaMilliya and Maulana Azad universities as well as guest professor at various other universities. As a poet he translated Masnavi in Urdu poetry and some other books in Hindi. He was Editor of “Munsif” and “Awam” of Hyderabad. His latest book on “Indian TV – past, present and future” will be published soon which will be very helpful as a reference for the research scholars of the communications in the universities. He and his late wife had been among the Patrons of “Shagoofa’” monthly which is a popular humor magazine continuing for 45 years from Hyderabad. Over 200 articles of ManzoorulAmeen have been published in Shagoofa so far.
Professor ManzoorulAmeen presented his selection of poetry and then gave a comprehensive talk on the development of Indian TV which started as a national media’s source but now one of the world’s biggest commercial venture. Answering to a question, he said the misfortune of Urdu is that it has been neglected completely from the national media and he held the Urdu people themselves responsible for it.
He said that in a democratic country, the proper representation and lobbying is essential to promote any cause, but the MLAs and MPs who are supposed to raise the issue, are unaware of the consequences of negligence from Urdu. Therefore the chances of Urdu’s survival are dim.
–Agencies