Professor (Kunwar) Akhlaq Muhammed Khan Shahryar got the 2008 Gyanpeeth Award.
The ceremony was held in Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi.
The award was presented by Amitabh Bachchan.
Shahryar Sahab said that we are fortunate to live in a world where people can imagine other's pain and sadness, and feel the same emotions. Titles of his works include: (Some of them will overlap.)
Satwan Dar
Hijr Ke Mausam
Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai
Mere Hisse ki Zamin
Kahin Kuchh Kam Hai
Neend Ki Kirchein
Hasil-e-Sair-e-Jahan
The Gateway to Dreams is Closed
Selected Poetry of Shahryar
And your poor Alig does not get much of the purport of his poetry. No aspersion on our Dr Sahab at all-his worth is well acknowledged. Not only Urdu world but Hindi world as well as whole of India knows some of his works. The latter is understandable to your poor Alig too but whole of Sharyar poetry is not like that.
Once your poor Alig remarked to Dr Farhan Mujib (we have already said that the covers of most of his works have been painted by Dr Farhan Mujib) that poetry of Javed Akhtar Sahab (we wish that he'd devote more time to poetry) is much more accessible as compared to Sharyar Sahab. Dr Mujib is both by situation and inclination very appropriate to comment on it. He said that Javed Sahab's poetry is about ideas while Sharyar Sahab's poetry is about feelings. And this should give some idea about latter's popularity.
He is not a stage poet-a fact he acknowledged at Gyanpeeth ceremony saying that he is known as a good writer but a “bad orator” of his own works.He has been widely seen on Mushayras but he does not prefer them. His preferred mode is that an evening should be completely devoted to a single poet.
So congratulation to Alig community once again. Of course who else after him is also a good question? Yes, who else?
The ceremony was held in Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi.
The award was presented by Amitabh Bachchan.
Shahryar Sahab said that we are fortunate to live in a world where people can imagine other's pain and sadness, and feel the same emotions. Titles of his works include: (Some of them will overlap.)
Satwan Dar
Hijr Ke Mausam
Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai
Mere Hisse ki Zamin
Kahin Kuchh Kam Hai
Neend Ki Kirchein
Hasil-e-Sair-e-Jahan
The Gateway to Dreams is Closed
Selected Poetry of Shahryar
And your poor Alig does not get much of the purport of his poetry. No aspersion on our Dr Sahab at all-his worth is well acknowledged. Not only Urdu world but Hindi world as well as whole of India knows some of his works. The latter is understandable to your poor Alig too but whole of Sharyar poetry is not like that.
Once your poor Alig remarked to Dr Farhan Mujib (we have already said that the covers of most of his works have been painted by Dr Farhan Mujib) that poetry of Javed Akhtar Sahab (we wish that he'd devote more time to poetry) is much more accessible as compared to Sharyar Sahab. Dr Mujib is both by situation and inclination very appropriate to comment on it. He said that Javed Sahab's poetry is about ideas while Sharyar Sahab's poetry is about feelings. And this should give some idea about latter's popularity.
He is not a stage poet-a fact he acknowledged at Gyanpeeth ceremony saying that he is known as a good writer but a “bad orator” of his own works.He has been widely seen on Mushayras but he does not prefer them. His preferred mode is that an evening should be completely devoted to a single poet.
So congratulation to Alig community once again. Of course who else after him is also a good question? Yes, who else?