Budgam: A daylong cultural event was organized by Shehjaar Cultural Forum on Sunday in the woods of Gogaldara valley on the outskirts of the Budgam district.
The poets and literary figures of the countryside explained the importance, need and promotion of the Kashmiri Language through their speeches and poems.
The event was presided over by poet and President of Shehjaar Cultural Forum Poshker Dr Ghulam Mohammad Shadab. Leading writer, poet and cultural activist Abdul Aziz Batab delivered the keynote address. The event was attended by a large number of poets who recited their poems on the occasion.
The event was attended by Ghulam Ahmad Muztar, Ghulam Nabi Shah Parvaz, Ghulam Mohammad Dar Masroor, Mehrajuddin Kirmani, and Mehrajuddin Kandoori and many other persons.
Kirmani in his speech asked the audience to promote the mother tongue in their homes and subsequently in the societies where they live in.
He said that the Kashmiri language in the countryside needs to be preserved to safeguard our centuries-old culture.
