AMRITSAR VISIT WITH DR. N. GOPI (TELGU POET)

These days I am busy with the Indian poetry translations into Punjabi. One of friend poets from south Dr. N. Gopi a Telgu Poet , Professor and the yongest Ex. Vice chancellor of Osmania University, Hydrabad wished to see Amritsar when he was at Nabha to recite his poems in All India Poetry Festival organized by Sahitya Academy, Delhi and Racna Vichar Manch Nabha . Dr. Gopi (Gopal) has won Sahitaya Academy Award for his poetry collection “ Kalani Nidera Ponivanu” (Samay Ko Sone Nahin Doonga) in 2000. It was a special moment for me. We visited Darbar Sahib (The Golden Temple), Jalliyan Wala Bagh and Wagha Border along with my wife Manjit Kaur and Dr. Gopis wife Aruna ji. During this time discussions on Sikhism, Partition , British Rule and Patriotism went on and on…..

Some pictures of these memorable moments are for you….

ALL INDIA WOMEN WRITERS CONFERENCE, PATIALA

SAHITYA ACADEMY, DELHI IN COLLABORATION WITH PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA ORGANISED ALL INDIA WOMEN WRITERS CONFERENCE ON 3-4 NOVEMBER , 2009 IN PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA.

WOMEN POETESSES AND WRITERS FROM ALL RECOGNISED LANGUAGES OF INDIA PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE.IN THE INAUGURAL SESSION DR. S. S. NOOR, (VICE PRESIDENT OF SAHITYA ACADEMY), DR. JASPAL SINGH (VC, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY), SH. AGARHAR KRISHNAMURTHI (SECRETARY SAHITYA ACADEMY), SUKRITATA PAL KUMAR AND DR. DHANWANT KAUR (HEAD DEPT. OF DEVELOPMMENT OF PUNJABI LANGUAGE) WERE ON THE STAGE WITH THEIR VIEWS ON FEMINISM, POSTION OF WOMEN WRITERS , PROBLEMS, PRECAUTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THE WOMEN WRITERS TODAY IN INDIA.

‘WHY I WRITE ?’ WAS A SESSION CHAIRED BY DR. DALIP KAUR TIWANA WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF PARMITA SATPATHI, HEMA NAIK, URMILA SIRISH, SASHI PATHANIA,BIMLA SEN, MANJULA RANA AND JYOTI LANZEVAR.

THE NEXT SESSION WAS ‘FEMINISM- AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE’ PRESIDED BY ANAMICA WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF ROHINI AGGARWAL, J. BHAGYALAXMI, ANINDITA SENGUPTA AND WARSHA MAHENDER ADALJA.

POETESSES WHO RECITED THEIR POEMS WERE DR. VANITA, NASIM SHIFAI, SHABNAM ASHAH, SHAHINA KHAN, STRIMLET DHAKHAAR, TARANUM RIAZ, PAUL KAUR, NIRUPAMA DUTT, NITU ARORA, RATI SAXENA, NIRU ASEEM, VIJAYA THAKUR, HEMA PATNSHETI, SANTOSH MAYA MOHAN .

NEXT MORNING OTHER POETS WERE ANINDITA SENGUPTA, ANAMIKA, MIMIMON LALOO, SWARNA PRABHA CHENARI, MONICA MUKHIA, SALMA, DAMYANTI BESRA, DINA SRI KHALEL, K. SRILATA, ANUPAMA BASUMTARI, JAISRI KAMBAR, KAMLA KOKLANI, SAVITRI RAJIWAN, MAMANG DEH, MONA JYATHUA, KAVITA ROY, AND MANJIY PAUL.

SWARNJIT SAVI TRANLATED ANINDITA SENGUPTA, MALIKA SENGUPTA, SWARNA PRABHA CHENARI, SALMA, MONICA MUKHIA, RATI SEXENA AND K. SRILATA INTO PUNJABI AND RECITED THE POEMS ALONGWITH THESE POETSSES.

HERE ARE SOME PICS. OF THE CONFERENCE FOR YOU ……….