Writers featuring at the Lahore Literary Fest include Portuguese novelist Jose Luis Peixoto, American essayist David Sedaris, and British novelist Monica Ali.
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Naqvi, Dr Jitendra, Azad inaugurate All India Urdu Mushaira
Naqvi, Dr Jitendra, Azad inaugurate All India Urdu Mushaira
NEW DELHI: Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Dr Jitendra Singh and former Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad jointly inaugurated All India Urdu Mushaira at Dr. Ambedkar International Center here, amidst cheers and applause from the audience in a jam-packed auditorium. The event was organized by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Being the first-ever such poetic symposium to be held in the national capital after a gap of nearly one year on account of COVID pandemic constraints, there was huge enthusiasm among the participating poets as well as the audience.