Athar Razvi

20th "Ba' Yaad-e-GHALIB Tarhai Mushaera

 

In the Classical age of Urdu Poetry - when MIR, Ghalib, Zoaq and Sowda produced the gems of Urdu poetry - all Mushaeras used to be Tarhai Mushaeras. In a Tarhai Mushaera, a line is presented to would-be poets in advance, with designated Rhyme (Qaafia) and a Post-Rhyme (Radeef) to compose their verse in the same Metre and Format.

 

Athar Razvi, Founder and President of Ghalib Academy (Canada) has been preserving this unique legacy of Urdu Poetry by holding an Annual Tarhai Mushaera in memory of Asad Ullah Khan GHALIB, the poet-genius of Urdu wherein a line (Misrah) of Ghalib's couplet is selected and forwarded to the poets to compose their versification.

Athar Razvi is justifiably proud of this feat as nowhere in Urdu World such an Event is held on annual basis.

On Friday evening, the 20th Ba yaad-Ghalib Mushaear was conducted at Ghalib Academy which was a great success as usual. Tarhai Misrah was ;

"Taskin ko hum no roain jo zoaq-e-nazer milay"

from one of Ghalib's famous Ghazals. Mr. Rahmaan Khawer, a Senior poet from Pakistan, chaired the event . Participating poets who presented their Tarhai Ghazals were:.

Karamat Ghori, Rasool Ahmad Kalimi, Ashfaq Husain, Abida Karamat, Taslim Elahi Zulfi, Rashid Nadeem, Anis Zuberi, Nasrin Syed, Munif Ashar, Parvin Saba, Darakshan Siddiqi, Talat Zahra, Rafi Raza, Faisal Azim, Mr. Rahman Khawer anad the host Athar Razvi.

Amongst the notable audience were: Latafat Siddiqi (Editor Asian Newsweek) and Mrs Siddiqi, Mr, Tariq Nasim (Editor "Caravan") Mr. M. Tauseef (Editor "Urdu Times")

Ms. Shakila Rafiq, Dr. Pervaiz Parvazi, Ms. Zohra Zoberi.Mr. Rahim Anjaan, Mr. Sohail Wahab, Mr. Pervaiz Salahuddin. Mr. Rafiq Sultan, Ms. Samina Tabussam, Ishrat Nasim, Mr. Adil Siddiqi and Suriaya Khan (Secretary of Ghalib Academy)

 

A sumptuous 'Ishaiya' was also arranged before commencement of the Event.

The memorable evening ended at midnite,