JKAACL’s  2 day JK Gojri folk music programme begins at Jammu

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: A two-day Jammu and Kashmir Gojri folk music programme, organized by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and Languages (JKAACL), began today at K L Sahgal hall, Jammu.

Haroon Rasheed presided over the function while Former MLC, Vibodh Gupta, and Professor Shalini Raina were the guests of honor.

Secretary, JKAACL, Munir-ul -Islam said that JKAACL is committed towards the promotion and development of all the regional languages including Gojri, and this 2 day JK Gojri festival is a step forward in this direction.

He appreciated the scholars, writers, and poets who worked tirelessly and still have been contributing a lot towards the promotion of the Gojri language.

Secretary said that in the present era of globalization the language requires to have maximum translation works in other languages especially Hindi, Urdu, and English so that other non-Gojri-speaking people get a chance to know about the literary and folklore work being done in Gojri through various means of present-day technology. He added that the Academy is doing its best and has published various translation works and is having a good readership even in the neighboring countries too.

Prominent folk music parties and noted Gojri singers from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions mesmerized the audience with their traditional and folk presence.

The parties who performed in the event included Shah Firdous and the party, Sameer Ahmed, Ajaz Ahmed, Ghulam Hussain Tabusam, Junaid Ahmed  Dildar, and MS  Shabnam Akhtar,  Basher Mastana, Qammar Shabwan, Yaseer Bashir while Rakesh Anand, Krishan Kumar, and Neeraj Verma were the musicians.

The function was attended by prominent writers, artists, intellectuals from the Gujjar community besides Shah Mohammad Choudhary Advocate, Anwar Choudhary, Mohammad Rafi, Director Libraries, Dr. Jitendra Udahampuri, Professor Raj Kumar, Harbans Singh Vishav Nagrik, Dr.Manojèet, Yash Pal Yash, and Dr.Harish Kaila.