Monday 25 August 2014

Time to honour the poetic legend - Late Shri Dewal Ashish


मैं क्या जानूँ मंदिर-मस्जिद, गिरिजा या गुरुद्वारा
जिन पर पहली बार दिखा था अल्हड़ रूप तुम्हारा
मैंने उन पावन राहों का पत्थर-पत्थर चूम लिया
प्रिये तुम्हारी सुधि को मैंने यूँ भी अक्सर चूम लिया
तुम पर गीत लिखा फिर उसका अक्षर-अक्षर चूम लिया”

Artists can only leave us and this world physically. Their souls do not. For they linger around in their timeless work of art, which is immortal. These mesmerizing words of poetry, penned by the legendary poet of modern times, Late Shri Dewal Ashish, stand testimony to this fact. 

Late Shri Dewal Ashish (1972 – 2013) was one of the most inspirational geetkaar poets of the modern Lucknow poetry era. Not only have his works been straight from heart and inspiringly original, he had rendered them with such panache and his inherently deep love for the art called poetry. Who would deny the fact that he could well be Hindustan’s answer to romantic poet greats like Shelley or Lord Byron? 



Late Shri Dewal Ashish was a regular at Kavi-sammelans. His rendition of poetry and geet would elevate the romantic soul in many a attendee at the Kavi-sammelans. Who can forget his passionate rendition of his yet another masterful poetry “Pyaar Sacha hai toh” http://www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=t_KxvHYlq2M)  in the last edition of Kavi-Sammelan?

                                          
It is again that time of the year now when legends, aspirers and the newbies from the enchanting poetic world come together under one roof to celebrate the festivity of Hindi poetry – the Kavi-Sammelan. The 'Akhil Bharatiya Kavi Sammelan - 2014' https://www.talentflush.com/events/is back in Lucknow this year on August 30th with an illustrious list of leading poets from all over the country gracing the stage. How would it feel to listen to the flowing stream of geet and shayaris from the very best? And what better to listen to all of them in the seat of Hindi poetry , the city which has given creative wings to countless poetic legends – Lucknow!
शाखों से टूट जायें वह पत्ते नहीं हैं हम,
आंधी से कोई कह दे औकात में रहे।

Legendary Urdu and Hindi poet and lyricist Rahat Indori is set to enthral the audiences and soothe your soul with his exciting shayaris. Remember his  “Mere Khayal Mere Hi Dil” from ‘Prem Shakti’?

“jab bhi kashti meri sailaab mein aa jaati hai
maa dua karti hui khwaab mein aa jaati hai

aye andhere dekh le munh tera kaala ho gaya,
maa ne aankhein khol di ghar mein ujaala ho gaya”

The list just doesn’t end there. Who cannot recognize these lines of devotion to mother by the legendary Munnawar Rana? The master of couplets is one of the luminaries who would preside over the Kavi-sammelan and he would weave his magic wand too, for ‘Maa’ is the most powerful word on this planet.
 According to Team ‘Talent Flush’ https://www.talentflush.com  a leading firm which serves as a platform for budding artistic talent and promotes events globally, this Kavi-Sammelan in Lucknow is certainly one of the most anticipated, as it not only gives us an opportunity to listen to the who’s who of Hindi poetry but also pays tribute to the legend Late Shri Dewal Ashish in his own turf.

 It is truly the time to celebrate the art of poetry, the immortality of Hindi language and last but not the least, the reason for living – love.

“प्यार है पवित्र पुंज, प्यार पुण्यधाम है
पुण्यधाम, जिसमें कि राधिका है श्याम है
श्याम की मुरलिया की हर गूंज प्यार है
प्यार कर्म, प्यार धर्म, प्यार प्रभुनाम है”

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