Ramakant Chaudhary | New Delhi: A high-powered linguistic discourse on ‘Poetic Skills and Social Impacts of Poetry’ marking the occasion of ‘World Poetry Day was held under the auspices of British Lingua, an institute of international repute for English language skills in the the national capital, New Delhi.
Delhi University’s former Prof Arun Kumar Jha was presented ‘World Poetry Award’ in recognition of his unique Poetic Skills, Composition of Poetry on the Indian Constitution and expertise in English Literature.
The freedom fighter and former Education Minister of Bihar Late Lokesh Nath Jha’s son Dr AK
Jha, who taught English Literature from 1974 to 2019 at the English Department of Sri Aurobindo College under the University of Delhi, is currently a practising Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. To his credit, he has the World Maiden Poetic Treatise on the Indian constitution in English and Hindi – (1) People, the Constitution and its Pillars, (2) Reign of the People, (3) Jangan Samvidhan Ke Stambh (Hindi).
Speaking on the occasion, Prof AK Jha said, “Poetry is the most distinctive form of communication in which humankind kind has found its finest expression since time immemorial.”
My World Maiden Poetic Treatises on Constitution in English and Hindi squarely fulfil the onerous tasks set by 18th Century Joseph Addison, deemed to be the father of modern media to bring informative philosophic and spiritual knowledge from lofty library shelves to the breakfast table for the common man to “make the world a better place to live in,” as professed by Bertrand Russell as the highest political goal of humanity” Professor. Jha stated.
“The love for literature either prose or poetry has a great bearing on one’s personality and intellectuality. The image of society is also determined by way of how people engage themselves in a wealth of literary activities as literature mirrors a society.”, said noted author and social
activist Dr Birbal Jha while addressing the gathering on the occasion.
“The early writing began with verses as in the Geeta, the Ramayana, the Bible or the Quran. A poem of any form has a certain rhythm so it connects the mind, heart and soul. It has a soothing and energizing impact on human life that lasts long. It touches hearts no end and so soon and creates bonding between two or more.’ added Dr Birbal Jha, popularly known as the
Paagman of India for his cultural crusade.
“As much as I have read Prof Jha, he is a wise man and an extraordinary poet who has penned a poetry on the Indian constitution’, said Rohini Prasad Tiwari, lawyer at the top court of India.
Remarkably, World Poetry Day, declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999, is celebrated every year to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increase the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard. The main the purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry
all across the world.
A large and distinguished gathering of Social Activists, Jurists, Advocates, Professors, Journalists and intellectuals participated in the enlightened discussion on the missionary Role of Poetry to make a new and better human society world over.
Prominently among others, those who attended the intellectual discussion and award-giving ceremony included Prof Nainu Ram from Hindu College, Delhi High Court Advocate Ajani Mishra, and Advocate Hardeep Kaur, Advocate Shibani Bhattacharya, lawyer Rajesh Sen, and Er SN Thakur.
(Ramakant Chaudhary is Consulting Editor with Daily News Post. He has worked with The Times of India, Hindustan Times (Mint), Dainik Jagran Group, The Pioneer and The Political and Business Daily. The views expressed are personal.)
