GEHWARA-E-ADAB PAK-BHARAT YEKJEHTY MUSHAIRA ORGANIZED BY MUTTAHIDA QAUMI MOVEMENT USA WASHINGTON DC UNIT.(June-04-2004)
 

Pak-Bharat Yekjehti Mushaira draws big crowds in Washington Poetry lovers from Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia areas enjoyed listening the recent poetic  creations of reputed Pakistani and Indian poets at 'Pak-Bharat Yekjehti Mushaira' held by 'Gehwara-e-Adab,' under the auspices of Muttahida  Qaumi Movement Washington DC unit, at a local hotel Sunday evening. Dr. Abul Hasan Ansari presided over the proceedings. Those attending included the young and the old, as the event continued till early in the morning. Some youngsters born here of families hailing from Pakistani heritage were amazed at the absorbing atmosphere created by the poets and the spectacle of spontaneous  appreciation from the moved audience. "It is simply amazing how much  cultural reverence you attach to poetry," commented a youngster.
The noted Urdu poets from Pakistan and India reciting their poems included Manzar Bhopali, Anwar Jalalpuri and Dr. Rahat Indoori; while those from Pakistani-Americans were Mona Shahab, Baqar Zaidi, Dr. Abdullah and Khurram Youseffzai. The Mushira was conducted by Anwar Jalalpuri and and former MQM deputy mayor of Karachi Mateen Yousuf. The purpose of the event was to promote Urdu literature  throughout the United States and will be carried out in over 13 major  U.S. cities. MQM USA's central organizing committee congratulated local unit for their successful arrangements of this Mushira.

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAM:

*     EVENT STARTED OFF AT 9:00 PM AFTER MAGRIB PRAYERS AND CONCLUDED AT 1:00 AM.
*     EVENT JAM PACKED FROM BEGINIING TO END WITH OVER 200 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE
*     HELD AT SHERATON HOTEL BALLROOM IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
*     FEATURED WORLD FAMOUS POETS MANZAR BHOPALI, DR. RAHAT INDOORI, AND ANWAR  JALALPURI.
* MUSHAIRA PRESIDED BY THE VERY TALENTED DR. ABUL HASAN ANSARI WHO'S PERSONAL STRONG EFFORTS MADE THIS A VERY MEMORABLE EVENT.
* CAMPERING WAS DONE BY ANWAR JALALPURI AS WELL AS FORMER MQM DEPUTY MAYOR  OF KARACHI, MR MATEEN YOUSEFF.
* LOCAL POETS ALSO PERFORMED WHICH INCLUDED MONA SHAHAB, BAQAR ZAIDI, MR. ABDULLAH, AND ALSO FORMER RADIO PAKISTAN ARTIST AND CURRENT AWAZ RADIO  NEWSREADER MR. KHURRAM YOUSEFF ZAI.
* REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED HOT TEA, COKE, AND JUICE ALONG WITH SNACKS WERE  INCLUDED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.
* EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY HIGHLY INTELLECTUAL PAKISTANIS AND INDIANS WHO WERE AMAZED WITH ENTHUSIASM THROUGHOUT FROM THE COMMENCEMENT UNTIL THE FINAL  MINUTES OF THE SHOW.
* EVENT FEATURED DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FROM KARACHI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, MUTTAHIDA QAUMI MOVEMENT, PAKISTANI BUSINESS LEADERS, AND MEMBERS FROM THE  PAKISTANI EMBASSY.
* THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO PROMOTE THE URDU LITERATURE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN OVER 13 MAJOR CITIES OF THE UNITED  STATES AND THE FULL SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MQMUSA.COM.
* THE GUESTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, KARACHI ALUMNI ASSOCATION, ALONG WITH THE DISTINGUISHED INDIAN POETS WHOLEHEARTEDLY THANKED GEHWARA-E-ADAB AND THE MUTTAHIDA QAUMI MOVEMENT FOR ORGANIZING SUCH A WONDERFUL AND  MEMORABLE EVENT AND ENCOURGED THEM TO ORGANIZE SIMILAR EVENTS THAT  PROMOTE URDU ADAB AND IT'S CULTURE.