Renowned Delhi-based novelist Veneta Bakshi and Chandigarh-based renowned columnist Abhay Singh as Mahan Khas.
Zubair Qureshi
The 239th session of the weekly meetings of the Jammu and Kashmir Fiction Writers Guild was held at the guild’s head office, Abe Gazar Lalchowk, Srinagar on Saturday. The meeting was presided over by well-known columnist and Deputy Director Quality Assurance Kashmir University Shaukat Shafi, while on this occasion leading writer and former director of NIJ Vinita Bakshi was visiting from Delhi as special guest and leading writer and fiction writer Abhay Singh was visiting from Punjab. Zee Waqar was present in the seat as a guest.
Fables were read in Urdu and English in the meeting, while Vinita Bakshi also presented some excerpts from her novel to the audience, which was discussed in a lively manner.
As per tradition, the session officially began with “Ibtaaiya” written by the young penman and teacher Mushtaq Baraq, presented by Engineer Shafi Ahmed.
On this occasion, guest of honor Vinita Bakshi presented some excerpts from her novel. Young fiction writer Nasir Zameer presented Urdu fiction while young fiction writer Mahpara Riaz presented English fiction, which were discussed in a lively manner. Several important points were raised during the discussion on myths, to which the President Mahfil gave satisfactory answers.
On this occasion, special guest Vinita Bakshi presented her novel and guest Zee Waqar Abhey Singh presented some of his works to the library of the guild for which guild president Dr. Nazir Mushtaq thanked them.
While expressing his views, the guest of the meeting, Zee Waqar Abhay Singh expressed happiness and praised the activities of the guild.
The chief guest of the meeting, Vinita Bakshi, while expressing her views, expressed her happiness to be a part of the guild meeting. He said that the guild seats in Kashmir Valley have impressed him a lot and congratulated all the members while expressing good wishes.
In his presidential speech, Shaukat Shafi praised the discussion that took place during the session. He said that quality literature will be created through such discussions. He further said that fiction is taking a new shape in the present era and the internet has influenced it to a great extent. He in the present era
Expressing concern over the decrease in the trend of reading books, he also gave many useful suggestions to remove this decrease.
Among the members who participated in the meeting were Dr. Nazir Masood Di, Niaz Ahmad Butt, Shakeelur Rahman, Ghulam Nabi Shahid, Alia Masoudi, Riaz Ahmed, Sohail Salem, Prince Salim, Dr. Nilofar Naz Nahvi, Jahangir Ahmad Butt, Dr. Nasreen, Dr. There are mentions.
At the end, the general secretary of the guild, Engineer Shafi Ahmed, thanked all the guests, while Zubair Qureshi performed the duties of Nizamat.