Tulsi Bhawan Sahitya Samiti Organizes ‘Lok Manch’ Poetry Symposium

45 Poets Recite in Multiple Languages on Saint Kabirdas and Devkinandan Khatri’s Birth Anniversary

Tulsi Bhawan Sahitya Samiti celebrated the birth anniversary of Saint Kabirdas and litterateur Devkinandan Khatri by organizing a multilingual poetry symposium, ‘Lok Manch,’ in the Prayag room of the institute on Sunday.

JAMSHEDPUR – The Tulsi Bhawan Sahitya Samiti paid tribute to Saint Kabirdas and litterateur Devkinandan Khatri on their birth anniversary by organizing a vibrant multilingual poetry symposium, ‘Lok Manch,’ in the Prayag room of the institute on Sunday.

The program, chaired by the institute’s president Subhash Chandra Moonka, commenced with the lighting of lamps and offering flowers to the portrait of Maa Saraswati and the two celebrated litterateurs.

Suresh Chandra Jha and Poonam Mahanand presented a brief introduction to the life and works of Saint Kabirdas and Devkinandan Khatri, highlighting their contributions to literature and spirituality.

The poetry recitation began with a Saraswati Vandana in Maithili by Mamta Karna, setting the tone for the literary extravaganza that followed.

A total of 45 poets from the city enthralled the audience with their compositions in various mother tongues, including Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Bajjika, English, Angika, Rajasthani, Bengali, and Hindi.

Among the notable poets who recited their works were Vasant Jamshedpuri, Rajendra Shah ‘Raj’, Neelambar Chaudhary, Vishwa Nan Shilpi, Jayshree Shivkumar, Harihar Chauhan, Neeta Sagar Chaudhary, Vimal Kishore Vimal, and Ashok Pathak ‘Snehi’.

The event witnessed the participation of several prominent literary figures, such as Veena Pandey ‘Bharti’, Balvinder Singh, Kailashnath Sharma ‘Ghazipuri’, Sheshnath ‘Sharad’, Babli Meera, Sushmita Salilatmaja, and Dr. Sandhya Sinha, among others.

The presence of Tulsi Bhawan’s trustee Arun Kumar Tiwari and executive member Prasanna Badan Mehta added to the significance of the occasion.

The ‘Lok Manch’ poetry symposium not only celebrated the legacy of Saint Kabirdas and Devkinandan Khatri but also showcased the richness and diversity of Indian languages and literature.