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 | | Says Athar Nabi, secretary of the host committee, ‘‘Ours is the only organisation which provides a common platform to Hindi and Urdu litterateurs annually and attempts to create a linguistic harmony through its efforts to discuss the life and contribution of one Hindi and one Urdu litterateur at the annual meet.’’ |
 | | Nabi reveals that apart from poets like Gopal Das Neeraj, Naksh Lyalpuri, Hasan Kamal, Gulshan Bawra, Kailash Gautam, Mumtaz Naseen etc, eminent international poets like Ashoor Kazmi (UK), Jameeluddin Aali (Pakistan) and Nayyer Jahan (US) will attend the function. |
 | | Asked about the political correctness of inviting the Jharkhand Governor for the inauguration so soon after the recent controversy, Nabi, a little nonplussed, reveals that the invitation was extended much before the political turmoil in that State. |
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