Jashn-e-Adab (Sahityotsav) is a society for poetry and literature which has been established in 2012 to promote and preserve the literary heritage of Hindi and Urdu language through ‘Jashn-e-Adab poetry festival’.
The aim of these festivals is to celebrate and cherish the indigenous cultural heritage through
Mushairas- poetry symposiums,
Ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
singing,
Daastangoi-conventional way of story telling,
Plays,
Bait-bazi,
Kathak dance,
Qwwali etc. These festivals have lined up acclaimed writers, poets, theater artists, singers, scholars, journalists and critics from across the globe and generations, and has provided platform to fresh litterateurs along with luminaries.
Jashn-e-Adab (Sahityotsav) has tried to raise awareness towards the contemporary situation of art and literature in society and also on its impact through debates, seminars, paper presentations and panel discussions with dignitaries of different fields. Jashn-e-Adab (Sahityotsav) also organizes book exhibitions and provide the platform for release of books written by budding writers. Jashn-e-Adab also confers annual awards and accolades to the literary dignitaries to celebrate and acknowledge their unabating love & services to any form of literature.
History
Jashn-e-Adab (Sahityotsav) Poetry festivals have been organised in two phases annually as a three-day event each in cities across country wherein Delhi has been the prime centre. These festivals also witness various sessions of panel discussions to enlighten the audience about the history and the contemporary situation of theatre, films and literature and their role. These sessions are attended and curated by eminent writers, scholars, historians, films and theatre artists from the country and abroad.
Notable participants
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Karan Singh
Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 19 ...
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Ashok Chakradhar
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Abhigyan Prakash
Abhigyan Prakash is Senior Executive Editor of ABP News. and columnist. He is also an Op-ed columnist for the Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran. Prakash was on the prize jury of the November 2013 Press Council of India "National Awards for Excellence ...
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Piyush Mishra
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Irshad Kamil
Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appear in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', ''Rockstar'', ''Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha,'' and ''Jab Harry Met ...
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Pankaj Tripathi
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Ali Fazal
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Gopichand Narag
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Prof Shamim Hanfi
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Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 200 ...
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Muzaffar Ali
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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (30 September 1935 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian Urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist. He is known for ushering modernism to Urdu literature. He formulated fresh models of literary appreciation that combi ...
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Nida Fazli
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Rahat Indori
Rahat Indori, born as Rahat Qureshi, (1 January 1950 – 11 August 2020) was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet. He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at DAVV ...
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Tom Alter
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Seyed E Hasnain
Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain is an Indian academic.
Biography
Hasnain spent several years at the Texas A&M University, U.S. and returned to India in 1987 to work as a Staff Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology (NII). Hasnain was appoin ...
References
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Poetry festivals in India
Literary societies