A AKHTER /New Delhi
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, NCPUL, is organizing a three day World Urdu Conference on “Urdu Language & Culture: Contemporary Global Issues”, here from March 24.
The Conference will highlight the efforts by the Urdu scholars and intellectuals across the world to establish peace and harmony in the world.
Conference will discuss issues concerning society and people all over world specially the diversities and existing differences will be part of deliberation. Inter cultural issues, differences, similarities as well as pertinent, social, political issues will also be a part of the discourse in the Conference.
“The purpose of the Conference is definitely to highlight the relentless efforts put in by the Urdu scholars and intellectuals worldwide to establish peace and happiness in making this global village a wonderful place for the mankind” said Irtaza Karim, director NCPUL.
He said that Urdu poets, novelists and journalists are committed to world peace, gender equality and are determined to confront all forms of injustice meted out to the people in our age. “A lot of writings have come into existence as the Urdu press and media consider it their bounden duty to play a positive and proactive role to sensitise people about the present looming spectre”.
The inaugural session of the Conference will be held in The Ashok Hotel on March 24. Subsequent sessions will be held on 25th and 26th March in SCOPE Auditorium at Lodhi Road.
A Cultural programmes will also be organised. Noted sufi singer Indira Naik of Mumbai will present Sufiana kalam on 24th March, an international Mushaira will be held on 25th March and famous play ‘Main Urdu Hoon’ directed by Athar Nabi (Lucknow) will be staged on 26th March.