Markazi Adab Shehri Khaas inaugurated in Srinagar on September 24,2022 by Zarief Ahmad Zarief .The inaugural function was attended by prominent personalities which include Zarief Ahmad Zarief,Farouq Masoodi,BashirArif, Mushtaq Bala, Showkat Farooqi, Suhail Salim,
Dr.ShahzadaSaleem, Mohammad sayed,
Omar Imtiyaz,Khurshid Zargar,Saba Ishtiyaq,Mushtaq Mehdi,Shakel- Ur- Rehman,
Yousuf Shaheen, Qayoom Zulfi
Mir Shabir,Ishaq Nehvi,Rashid Maqbool,Dr. Mushtaq Haider,Mushtaq Kaine,Rashid Rehgeer,Dr. Shamsi,Sikander Mughal,Altaf Nawpori,Majeed Asmi,Gulam Ah.Bhat,Rukhsana Akhter,Bashir Ahmad and others . The organization will give space and plateform to the young population of the city and would inculcate literary trends among youngsters and others.
The organization will be working for artists, film makers, and Scholars, round the clock too,said Secretary Shahzada Saleem
The program was presided by notable Writer, Academician and film maker Farouq Masoodi .
At the end of program, the copies of AIMS AND OBJECTIVES of the organization were distributed among all present .
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Shehr-e-Khaas is an age old civilization with beautiful culture, tradition and heritage. It is a sub-ethnic group with unique life style and beliefs. Downtown/Shehr-e-Khaas give you a serene and mystic look of ancient religious structures, heritage houses, colorful bazaars, river Ghats etc.
Its food, arts, culture, historical monuments, religious places with mesmerizing beauty and cultural charm is popular all over the world.The lifestyle of the people is culturally vibrant yet simple. It is one of the largest and most densely populated areas of Srinagar.
The downtown or Shehr-e-Khaas has been eluded by travelers and historians across the globe for its sumptuous heritage, eloquent arts and historical significance. Although the ethnicity has a huge potential for tourism owing to its heritage reserve on one side, the Shehr-e-Khaas has its tremendous potential especially in its new generation for arts, crafts and above all literature. While as there are many platforms and initiatives by many bright persons locally for providing the space of arts and crafts but there is no any such organized way of inculcating literary trends in young generations exclusively for exploring the ancient literature and promoting new writings for overall development of art and culture in the region.
One such platforms has been conceptualized by Markaz-i-Adab Shehr-e-Khaas which has promising platform and novel way of promoting, upgrading and training for writing new literatures by the youth ; however the pledge of promoting the other arts and crafts cannot be sidelined and would be dealt smoothly with literature like that of music, fine arts, crafts, calligraphy, acting etc.
Vision
Markaz-i-Adab Shehr-e-Khaas is going to cater the need of those budding writers and artists who are about to bloom into the established writers and artists in future with multi talent personalities and capability.
The center will look for the revival of age old ancient synchronic traditions of Kashmir with prime focus on the literature produced, culture, civilization, along with artists , forgotten writers, Diaspora and crafts with prime focus on literary trendsespecially fiction and literary nonfiction.
The literature written in the Shehr-e-Khas popularly known as Downtown is splendid and elegant describes every color of life and need to be recognized and appreciated.
Shehr-i-Khashas been the center of learning and believes that past glories can be reviewed by the cooperation of all stakeholders if they wish so.
Efforts through research and voluntarism can be well put into action so to develop new minds with the values of aesthetics, synchronizing traits and prosperity through culture and literature.
Who will benefited ;
1.Writers 2.Poets 3.Artists 4. Film makers 5.Musicians 6. Parents/children
- Common people
Activities
At school college/universities
Debates, festivals, Youth Melas, workshops, school magazines or journals at junior level would be taken into consideration.
Short story recitations, meetings with the eminent, talks on a book would be organized.
Publication/Book release and support for other literary activities would be priority.
At professional level:
Book promotion for senior as well as junior writers.
Preservation of culture and tradition through literature writing, socializing and inculcating habits of literature writing in people especially youth.
Felicitating writers Artists, Musicians and Poets.
Action
Weekly gatherings
Literature fair
Writers meetings / musical concerts/stage plays
Members: - Students
- Professional writers
- Aspiring writers/ learners
- Artists
- Film Makers