Thursday, October 19, 2006

Valley remembers ‘Shair-e-Kashmir’ Mehjoor

INF - Srinagar - Greater Kashmir Online Edition - India
Sunday, April 9, 2006

“The Valley of Kashmir has not only been bestowed with divine and celestial beauty but the great sons of the soil have demonstrated their intellect through poetry, philosophy, Sufism and other forms of art which have been acknowledged world wide,” was the unanimous opinion of scholars, renowned poets and administrators at the Mehjoor Conference held in the premises of Divisional Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner’s Srinagar office on Sunday.

Mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Ghulam Mustafa Bhat presided over the Conference while Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Basharat Ahmed was the chief guest on this occasion. The function was organized by the Department of Information and Public Relations in collaboration with Radio Listeners Association on the eve of 54th death anniversary of Shair-e- Kashmir Mehjoor.

[Ghulam Ahmad Mehjoor popularly known as Shair-e-Kashmir (the poet of Kashmir) was born at Mitrigam on Ist August, 1887.]

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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Valley remembers ‘Shair-e-Kashmir’ Mehjoor
INF - Srinagar - Greater Kashmir Online Edition - India
Sunday, April 9, 2006

“The Valley of Kashmir has not only been bestowed with divine and celestial beauty but the great sons of the soil have demonstrated their intellect through poetry, philosophy, Sufism and other forms of art which have been acknowledged world wide,” was the unanimous opinion of scholars, renowned poets and administrators at the Mehjoor Conference held in the premises of Divisional Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner’s Srinagar office on Sunday.

Mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Ghulam Mustafa Bhat presided over the Conference while Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Basharat Ahmed was the chief guest on this occasion. The function was organized by the Department of Information and Public Relations in collaboration with Radio Listeners Association on the eve of 54th death anniversary of Shair-e- Kashmir Mehjoor.

[Ghulam Ahmad Mehjoor popularly known as Shair-e-Kashmir (the poet of Kashmir) was born at Mitrigam on Ist August, 1887.]

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