The Punjab Arts Council organized an online TrilingualNational Kavi Darbar dedicated to the 400th Parkash Purb of the ninth Guru SriTegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. Nine prominent poets recited their poems and songsduring the Kavi Darbar in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu languages. Renowned Punjabipoet and Chairman of Punjab Arts Council Dr. Surjit Patar inaugurated theevent.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. Patar said that thesignificance of teachings, sacrifice and incomparable martyrdom of Sri GuruTegh Bahadur ji has increased even more in the present era when the existenceof many religions is threatened by divisions in the name of religion. He saidthat some politicians were spreading hatred in the name of religion for theirpetty political interests.
Dr. Patar said that Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji known as ‘Hind Di Chadar’ sacrificed his lifeto save all religions and downtrodden people. He called upon poets and scholarsto raise their voices against hatred which is being spread in the name ofreligion to divide people and spread the message of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji torespect all religions. He also recited his poem ‘Jiss tegh de ghat guru utre,uss ton khoon nahi sukda’ on the occasion.
Punjabi Scholar Ninder Ghungianvi introduced theparticipant poets who recited poems and songs on the life, teachings andsacrifice of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. Mehak Bharti started the programme withthe beautiful song "Daya Dharam Sach Di Pehchan Ho Gaya, Guru Tegh GuruDharam Se Kurban Ho Gaya", Dr. Ravinder Batala presented the poem ‘Fikredi Takat’, Urdu Poet Dr. Rubina Shabnam performed "Kya Mubarak Thi GhariTera Hua Janam". Dr. SudarshanGasso, Kashish Hoshiarpuri, Prof. Jagmohan Singh Uday, Jaspreet Kaur Falak fromDelhi, Dr. Vanita and Nadeem Ahmed from Malerkotla also presented their poemson Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib. Ninder Ghugianvi presented the immortal song ofYamla Jatt ‘Tegh De Dulare Wah Wah Wah Terian Kahanian.