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Famous Kavis from India enthrall the

audience with laughter and poetry

OUR BUREAU
Chicago IL
oets from India enthralled
the audience with laughter at
Pthe Hashya Kavi Sammelan
organized by the UP Association of
Greater Chicago on April 21 st, 2024,
at the Ashyana banquet, Downers
Grove, Illinois.
Three outstanding poets invited
from India to perform were Arun
Gemini, Shambhu Sikhar and Mum-
taz Naseem. These poets kept the
audience spellbound with hashya
poetry, comedy, gazals, and geets for
about three hours.
Mr. Shikhar and Mr. Gemini
both recited outstanding poetry with
satire and comedy. Mrs. Naseem
recited several beautiful gazals and
geets. The audience enjoyed every
moment of this unique program or-
ganized by the UP association.
The event started with a formal Dr. Subhash Pandey, the chairman board of trustees, Arun Gemini, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Pal, Consul of cultural affairs, Consulate General of India,
welcome by Dr. Subhash Pandey, the Shambhu Sikhar and Mumtaz Naseem and Mrs. Uma Agrawal, President
chairman board of trustees of UP as-
sociation. He mentioned that the UP
Association started this tradition of
‘Kavi Sammelan’ in 1991 to promote
and preserve Hindi language outside
of India. He said that this annual
event of the UP Association has been
extremely popular and well received
by people in the Chicago area.
Dr. Pandey also thanks the Inter-
national Hindi Association of North
America for promoting the national
language, Hindi and collaborating
with UP association in conducting
Kavi Sammelan in Chicago for last
several years.
Mrs. Uma Agrawal, President of been engaged in promoting Hindi by
the association, provided her warm organizing & The Hindi Day.’ Poets
welcome to the audience and visit- were introduced by Dr. Pandey and
ing poets from India. She said that the program began with Saraswati
Hashya Kavi Sammelan is a signature Vandana recited by Mrs. Naseem.
event of the UP association, and I am The Kavi Sammelan was moderated
excited to be part of the executive by Mr. Gemini. The program contin-
committee for carrying out this tra- ued with Hashya poetry, comedy, and
dition. Our special Guest – Mr. San- gazals.
jeev Kumar Pal, Consul of cultural This was followed with a short in-
affairs, Consulate General of India, termission during which time snacks
Chicago in his remarks congratulated were served by the Ashyana banquet. Guest artists Ekta Popat and Dolly Goel
the members of the UP Association All three poets from India kept the
for preserving our national language, audience spellbound and consistent- Finally, a vote of thanks was gratitude to poets for a successful
Hindi in the USA. ly entertained for about three hours. proposed by Dr. Pandey and he ap- Kavi Sammelan event that was well
He further emphasized that the The program was attended by more
Indian Consulate in Chicago has than 300 people. preciated the support of the Indian received.
community and expressed his sincere --Asian Media USA

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