Sopore, Jan 22 (KNS): Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK) will hold its annual conference of 2016 in the month of March in Budgam and a themetic session would be devouted to one of genres in Kashmiri literature.
This was stated by AMK president Dr Syed Shujaat Bukhari at an executive meeting of the organisation held at Sopore today. He lauded the role of the members in making the organisation strong and also hailed their contribution in highlighting the sufferings of the people through their creative writings during the turbulent summer of 2016. “It is our duty to express the pain and sufferings of the people through our writings” he said adding that the literature produced in Kashmir in last 26 years has been hallmark of the writings especially in Kashmiri language. “But unfortunately it does not reach to masses as they are yet to show their willingness to read and write in their mother tongue”. Dr Bukhari said that Kashmiri language was the symbol of their (people’s) identity and even political identity is subservient to that. He said that AMK would continue to strive for including the Kashmiri language in 9th and 10th class curriculum despite the indifference shown by the current PDP-BJP government.
He said that the annual Kashmiri conference of 2016 will be now held in March in Budgam.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel“This year we will have a thematic session devouted to one of the genres of the literature” he said adding that a Tarhi Musharia will be the highlight of the conference.
AMK’s quarterly bilingual journal PRAVE and a book for children in Kashmiri authored by prominent writer Syed Akhtar Mansoor was also released on the occasion by the President. “Prave is the first bilingual literary journal which is available online as well” he said. Earlier general secretary AMK Mohammad Amin Bhat gave a resume of what the organisation did in past six months. Meanwhile Sufi Showket representing Literary Forum Bandipora was asked to make arrangements for the holding of Tarhi Mushaira.
Other issues related to culture and literature were also discussed threadbare. Those who attended the meeting included vice president Farooq Rafiaabadi, Secretary GN Shakir, Mubashir Nazki, Abdul Khaliq Shams, G M Mahir, Showkit Sofi, Mir Tariq, Adil Ismail, Hassan Azhar, Zahoor Hajigami, Majid Majazi, Akhtar Mansoor, Showkat Shahbaz, Jamil Ansari, Rashid Roshan, Mushtaq Kirmani, Rashid Jawhar, Yousif Samim, Mushtaq Kirmani and Anhar Aimtiyaz. (KNS)