July 14, 2012
By Saeed
Qureshi
It was one of
those fascinating evenings that one tends to remember for quite some time. The
venue was Desi restaurant Haveli in the Irving city, Texas. The chief guest of
the Mushaira was Dr. Inamul-haq Javed from Pakistan, a great renowned and
acclaimed poet of unsurpassed humor. Dr.Amanullah Khan, a cancer specialist, a socialite
and poet presided over the function.
Among the poets who
articulated their well-crafted poetry compositions were Mrs. Naheed Shad, and
Messers Javed Ansari, Farhan Syed, Qaiser Abbas, Saeed Qureshi, Younas Ijaz,
Tariq Hashmi and Dr. Amanullah. Mr. Younas Ijaz himself an accomplished and
gifted poet, deftly conducted the proceedings of the Mushaira as the stage
secretary.
Before the start
of the Mushaira session there were two other phases. One was the dinner served
and the other was a briefing session by the very dedicated campaigners and
promoters of STARfALL: Mr. Rehan and Mr. Qamar Iqbal. Both of them in a lengthy
discourse supported by video graphics explained the aims and mission of this
nonprofit body that is solely geared towards providing healthy vocations and
activities to the youth of Pakistan. Their deliveries carried force and
fluency.
Their impressive
address throwing light over the past achievements of the STARfALL also
contained a fervent appeal for donation so that they could carry on their vital
mission of channeling and harnessing the energies and talents of the deserving
and competing young students of Pakistan within the age bracket of 6-18 years.
One can learn
about the unique and revolutionary program of this organization on their
website: www.starfll.org . STARfALL stands for Science and
Technology Awareness and Recognition for ALL.
Finally the much
awaited moment arrived. It was for the honorable chief guest to recite his
soul-stirring, spell-binding and indeed laughter-packed poetry that always
leaves a lasting effect on the listeners. The audience who were eagerly waiting
for this moment to come listened to Dr. Inam’s recital with rapt attention and
enjoyed it to their hearts’ fill. Dr. Inam’s petry is also a satire on the
social evils and vices that he portrays in his inimibale style and diction.
Each line that he
uttered was responded by huge applause and merriment by the listeners. Of
course such occasions to be in the company of a distinguished poet of healthy
and nourishing humor, come rarely for the Desi immigrant community. It was
therefore a unique occasion that would remain fresh in the memories of the
audience of this social evening.
At the end there
was a photographic session with the chief guest.
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