Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture and Linguistics hosts seminar on Gujari Language and Education

The seminar was organized for two days.

On this occasion, famous Gujri poet and researcher Ahmad Shanas, former president of Urdu Kashmir University Professor Qadoos Javed, former president of Gujri Cultural Academy and renowned writer and artist Abdul Ghani Ghayoor were the distinguished guests, reports ANI.

Abdul Ghani Kohli praised the efforts of the Secretary of the Cultural Academy and his team for organizing a two-day seminar for the promotion of the Gujri language and said that everyone needs to make efforts at their own level for the development of the Gujri language, the Indian news agency reported.

Gujri fiction writer Professor MK Waqar presented an essay on the personality and services of Mian Nizamuddin Larvi.

A technical session of papers was held which was presided over by eminent historian Wadeeb Sarwarchohan while the guest was Prof. Waqar, ANI reported.

Tariq Abrar presented papers on “Services of Journalism and Gujjar Journalists”, Manshakhaki on “Services of Iqbal Azim Chaudhary in Gujri Language and Literature” and Chaudhry Mohammad Zaman on “Services of Haji Shamsuddin Mehjoor Poonchi in Gujri Poetry”.

After the articles, an open discussion session was also held, in which Abdul Ghani Ghayur, Prof. Qadoos Javed, Prof MK Waqar, Ahmed Shanas and Sarwar Chauhan presented their views and highlighted the merits and demerits of the articles. And Gujri is the mother of Urdu.