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World Poetry Day observed at USTM
Poetry is the mother tongue of humanity:
Anubhav Tulasi
9th Mile, Ri Bhoi, Baridua,
25 March 2019: “Poetry is the mother tongue of humanity.
Any day could be considered a poetry day”, said renowned
poet Anubhav Tulasi as he was speaking at the University of
Science and Technology, Meghalaya on the occasion of World
Poetry Day on Saturday. The event was organised by the
Department of English, USTM. A self composed recitation
competition was also held among the students, which was
judged by the Chief Guest Anubhav Tulasi and Prof. Garima
Kalita, Head of the Department.
Addressing the gathering of literary enthusiasts, Anubhav
Tulasi said that he believes in humanity and work, tries to
collect the inner mind, complex relationship with nature,
and things that cannot be perceived, through his expression
in poetry. He generalised this idea as being relevant to all
the poets. His belief rested on the fact that poetry had
existed since the inception of humankind and would continue
to persist till the existence of the humanity. He further
expressed his views stating that everybody’s writing
irrespective of belonging to different centuries were same
in time, language, ideas, thoughts, sheet of paper, which
all combined together to form one poetry, “I write what
others write”.
Mr Tulasi’s speech was followed by recitation poems by him
and by some of the faculty members. A student through her
welcome speech illustrated the significance of the day,
including an important fact of how UNESCO had declared 21st
March as the ‘World Poetry Day’. A group of students
presented a chorus on the renowned poetry “My Love is like a
Red Red Rose”, by Robert Burns. Further, the Vice Chancellor
of USTM P.K. Goswami shared his thoughts on poetry.
Prof. Garima Kalita, HOD of the Department of English
reflected her thoughts about poetry having a language of its
own. She claimed that poetry opens a magical door to the
readers that marvels the heart and mind of the person. She
specifically considered spontaneity as one of the chief
characteristics of poetry. She emphasized about one of the
renowned poet Nilomoni Phukan’s words on poetry.
The recitation competition was followed by a very fruitful
interaction with the students. The first, second and third
prize went to Nur Afruz Ahmed, Tabassum Tasdique and
Rheeturaj B.Choudhury, respectively. Deigratia Khaabyngar
was given a consolation prize. The event ended with a note
of creating harmony among the variegated culture of North
East India with the display of a fusion dance performance. |
