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- A large number of literature lovers attended the program
A Sahitya Mancha program on the theme of Western Regional Poets Convention and Statement was organized on the occasion of Swatantrya Amrit Parva, a joint initiative of Sahitya Akademi Regional Office, Mumbai and Shishuvihar Institute, Bhavnagar. In which poets from Gujarati, Konkani, Marathi and Sindhi languages recited poetry, and spoke on contemporary poetry being written in their own languages.
To absorb poetry requires empathy
Vinod Joshi, convenor of Sahitya Akademi’s Gujarati Consultative Committee, said that organizing such multilingual programs provides information about the literature being written in Indian languages and its sensibility. Namdev Tarachandani, chairperson of the session and president of Sahitya Akademi and convener of regional advisory board of Sahitya Akademi, said that empathy is essential to imbibe poetry. He expressed the need to include books published by Sahitya Akademi in the curriculum of various universities.
Expressed his thoughts on poetry in different languages
In the second session, Konkani language poets Neri Nazareth and Hanumant Chopdekar read their original language texts and Hindi translations of their Konkani poems. On the occasion, the president of the conference, Bhushan Bhave, convener of the Konkani Consultative Board, expressed his thoughts on contemporary Konkani poetry.
Made a statement on contemporary Marathi poetry
In the third session of the program, Marathi poets Sumati Lande and Prakash Holkar recited their original Marathi and Hindi translations of representative Marathi poems. The president of the session, convenor of Marathi Consultative Board of Sahitya Akademi and famous Marathi novelist, critic Ranganath Pathare made a statement on contemporary Marathi poetry.
Sindhi poems were presented
In the last fourth session, Sindhi poets Naresh Udhani and Lal Chawla presented their Sindhi poems and recited poetry. Convenor of Sindhi Consultation Board Namdev Tarachandani gave a speech on contemporary Sindhi poetry and expressed his thoughts in the convention. At the end of the program Nanak Bhatt, Managing Trustee of Shishuvihar Sanstha congratulated and thanked all the guest poets, writers. A large number of literature lovers were present on this occasion.