'Mushairas' based on the themes of Mahatma Gandhi teachings will be organised across the country as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the father of the nation, the Minority Affairs Ministry said Sunday.
The first such 'mushaira' or Urdu poetry symposium will be held on October 6, at the Ambedkar International Centre here, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
Renowned Urdu poets will be performing various programmes based on the themes of Mahatma Gandhi's message of harmony, national integrity, democratic values, non-violence and global peace, he was quoted as saying in a statement.
Noted Urdu poets such as Gulzar, Wasim Barelvi, Rajesh Reddy and Mansoor Osmani are among the bevy of poets invited to perform in the programmes to be organised by the ministry in New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Ranchi and other cities.
Naqvi said these programmes will not only spread the message and principles of Mahatma Gandhi, but they will also strengthen social harmony and brotherhood in the society.
A national committee had been formed in June under the chairmanship of President Ram Nath Kovind for commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, and chief ministers of all the states, are among those who are part of the committee.
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