A galaxy of renowned poets recently gathered in Jubail for a mushaira (Urdu poetry recitation event). The gathering was organized by Hyderabad Deccan Connections in Jubail Industrial City. Dr. Arthi Krishna, overseas secretary of the All-India Congress Committee, was the chief guest, with the guest of honor being Mohammed Abdulnayeem, chairman, MASAH Specialized Construction Co.
As many as eight different poets regaled the large audience in the spacious Al-Humaidan auditorium. The mushaira was organized in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, and HDC’s slogan, “Bringing People Together,” in a quest for learning and socializing.
Tahir Faraz, Lata Haya, Khushbir Singh Shaad, Atta Hyderabadi, Altaf Shehariyar, Baqar Naqvi and Iqbal Aslam all entertained and delighted the audience with their couplets. Nayeem Javed was the emcee.
Hyderabad Deccan Connections Chairman Waheed Lateef, President Ateequr Rahman, Executive Vice President Mohammed Aneesuddin and General-Secretary Araj Khan, along with members Mohammed Zahooruddin, Mujeebuddin Sultan, Hashmat Khan, Mohammed Abdulnaseer, Khaja Mahmoud, Younus Khan, Mohammed Moulana, Amjad Ali, Abdulrahman Arif Nashmi, Dr. Irfan Hameed, Mohammed Imran, Jawed Moizudin, Mohammed Zubair and Mohammed Hafiz had put their hearts into managing the event.
Many prominent members from the Jubail community enjoyed the mushaira and, according to Safi Jannaty, the event was welcomed with the selection of poets also being remarkable. The mushaira was a special mixture of famous poets who were invited to Saudi Arabia for the first time. Dr. Arthi Krishna thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for hosting 2.8 million Indian expatriates in the Kingdom.
Journalist K.N. Wasif and a group of friends came all the way from Riyadh to attend the special event. They said that after a very long gap, the event had been very well organized and they offered their thanks to the HDC team.
Anis Bakhsh, Dr. Mohammed Arab and Asif Siddiqui were all part of the HDC team for the event. There were a large number of people in attendance who had also come from Dammam and Alkhobar.
They were fulsome in their praise of the event and for its providing the possibility of meeting so many company CEOs. Mohammed Zakaria, Shaikh Sahab, Javed Sahab, Abdulbari Sahab and Pervaiz Sahab were all present at the grand occasion.
