Bangalore: World Urdu Conference started on Wednesday to celebrate and discussed about some major issues of Urdu language. Organizers complained the many letters to chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, asking for support to hold the conference, fell on deaf ears.
Though the letters were forwarded to the Kannada and culture department from August, the pleas were not recognized by the department. "We had written several times to the CM and the Kannada and culture department, but nobody took any interest. We did not get any financial support either. We had requested for Rs 3.5 crore to organize this international meet. On the contrary, the department decided to dissolve our Academy," said chief patron, All India Urdu Manch, Khaleel Mamoom.
The meet saw several Urdu poets from different countries including United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh and US. Governor H R Bharadwaj appeared in completely different mood on Wednesday and addressed luminaries of Urdu literature and poetry and also told the audience how integral Urdu was to the culture of the country.
The meet saw several Urdu poets from different countries including United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh and US. Governor H R Bharadwaj appeared in completely different mood on Wednesday and addressed luminaries of Urdu literature and poetry and also told the audience how integral Urdu was to the culture of the country.
Former chairman, Sahitya Academy, Gopi Chand Narang also said again that the message of Urdu should reach the people. "We should give the pluralistic message of Urdu to Karnataka. It goes along with Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Rajasthani or Punjabi. We will not allow politicization of language here," he said.
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