Urdu organizations are active for the cause of Urdu: Zahid Ali Khan

Hyderabad, October 31: (Siasat News) Urdu poets’ gathering (Mushaira) was held by Anjuman-e-Muhibban-e-Urdu, A.P. to commemorate the birth centenary of well note Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor Siasat presided over the function held at Lalith Kala Thoranum, Public Garden on 29th October 2011.

In his inaugural speech Mr. Zahid Ali Khan told that Hyderabad can rightly take pride that this city is ahead of any other city in furthering the cause of Urdu. Many organizations of Urdu are actively engaged in promoting and popularizing Urdu. Earlier, Convener of the Mushaira Mr. Miskeen Ahmed welcome the guests and the audience and applauded the literary sensibility of the people of Hyderabad.

Mr. Mohammed Sultan Ahmed, Abdul Kareem Khan, Mohammed Farooq Hussain, Khuda Dad Khan (Dubai), Zafar Javed, Khaleequr Rahman, G.M. Khan, M.A. Khader & Dr. S.A. Shukoor were the guests of honour.

Manzar Bhopali’s poems received applause from the audience Ms. Latha Haya Shabnam and Mr. Javed Aashi thrilled the audience with their poems. Mr. Feroz Ahmed conducted the proceedings of the Mushaira. At the end of the Mushaira poets were garlanded at the hands of Mr. A. Kareem Khan, IAS (Rtd) Former Chairman of A.P. Minorities Commission.

–Siasat News–