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A High-Level Cyprus Parliamentary Delegation Strengthens India–Cyprus Relations; Cultural Cooperation Highlighted At Marwah Studios

New Delhi : A distinguished Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Cyprus paid a significant visit to India with the aim of deepening and expanding the longstanding bilateral relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of India. The delegation was led by H.E. Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives, Cyprus Parliament, who underlined the importance of democratic values, mutual cooperation, and strategic partnership between the two nations. The high-profile delegation included: Nicos Tornaritis, Member of Parliament and Representative of the Democratic Rally Party, Aristos Damianou, Member of Parliament and Representative of the AKEL Left New Forces Party, Christiana Erotokritou, Member of Parliament and Representative of the Democratic Party, Marina Adamidou, Director of the International Relations Service, and Gabriella Marangou, Senior International Relations Officer. The visit was further strengthened by the presence of H.E. Evagoras Vryonides, High Commissioner of Cyprus to India, who emphasized the shared vision of progress and collaboration between the two countries, along with Heraklitos Iosifides, Deputy High Commissioner of Cyprus to India. During their India visit, the delegation held an important meeting with Hon’ble Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, discussing avenues to elevate bilateral engagement. They also met with Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India, who reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthening cooperation in areas including parliamentary exchanges, territorial integrity, and collective opposition to terrorism and radicalisation. A key highlight of the delegation’s cultural engagement was their interaction with Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President of Marwah Studios and Chancellor of AAFT University, who serves as the Chair of the Indo Cyprus Film and Cultural Forum. Dr. Marwah expressed deep appreciation for Cyprus’ continuous support and emphasized the immense potential of cinema, arts, and cultural exchange as powerful bridges between India and Cyprus. The discussions with Dr. Marwah focused on new pathways to enhance cultural diplomacy—especially through films, creative collaborations, student exchanges, festivals, and joint cultural initiatives that can further strengthen people-to-people connections. The delegation acknowledged the pivotal role of Marwah Studios and AAFT in global cultural outreach and expressed enthusiasm for future collaborations. “India and Cyprus share civilizational warmth and a vision for peace, cooperation, and creativity. Through culture and cinema, we can build even stronger relations between our nations,” Dr. Marwah stated. This historic visit marks a renewed commitment from both sides to advance political dialogue, economic ties, and cultural partnerships—setting the stage for a vibrant new chapter in India–Cyprus relations. A High-Level Cyprus...

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“The Pulse Of Harmony” Solo Show Of Paintings By Dadasaheb Yadav In Jehangir Art Gallery

From: 24th to 30th November 2025 “The Pulse of Harmony” Solo Show of Paintings By well-known artist Dadasaheb Yadav VENUE: Jehangir Art Gallery, 161-B, M.G. Road Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001 Timing -11am to 7pm. Dadasaheb Yadav: The Pulse of Harmony Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai In this new body of work, Dadasaheb Yadav steps away from the representational terrains that once anchored his explorations of monsoon, earth, and the fragrant immediacy of Earth. Instead, he enters the atmospheric unknown; an arena where gesture becomes geography, colour becomes emotion, and abstraction becomes a language of its own unrestrained logic. These watercolour and mixed-media surfaces carry forward his lifelong fidelity to nature, but they no longer describe it; they distill it. The works surge with washes of violet, viridian, cobalt, cadmium gold, and sudden explosions of black; strokes that feel like weather rather than depiction. Yadav has always been an artist tuned into elemental rhythms. Here, those rhythms unspool into pure energy. The paintings breathe in gradients, drips, and splashes, suggesting the moment before a storm breaks, the hush between waves, the twilight blur of sky dissolving into land. But this time, the harmony he invokes is not pastoral; it is kinetic, restless, charged with the honesty of lived experience. These abstractions demonstrate an artist unafraid to cut away the literal. What remains is an emotional architecture: atmospheres rather than landscapes, sensations rather than scenes. The viewer is invited into a space where colour becomes memory, movement becomes intuition, and the boundary between internal and external worlds collapses. This is harmony understood not as quietude, but as equilibrium born out of flux, nature’s true state. Yadav’s mature confidence is evident in his handling of fluid media: bleeding edges that resist containment, fields of pigment that collide yet hold their ground. His gestures feel both spontaneous and inevitable, as if the work knows how to form itself. The paintings echo the lineage of abstract expressionism yet remain unmistakably rooted in his own sensibility, devotional to nature but no longer beholden to its forms. In these works, Dadasaheb Yadav offers viewers not a window to the world but a mirror to their own internal weather. The visual intensity, the chromatic rush, the raw immediacy, all converge into a profound reminder that harmony is not found; it is felt, encountered, and made anew each time the colours meet. —-Sushma Sabnis – Mumbai, November 2025   “The Pulse Of Harmony” Solo Show Of Paintings By Dadasaheb Yadav In...

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Anup Jalota Steals Hearts As Bahar-E-Urdu 2025 Concludes In Splendour At Dome SVP Stadium

As the golden lights shimmered inside Dome SVP Stadium, the grand finale of Bahar-E-Urdu 2025 unfolded — marking 50 glorious years of the Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy. The evening was a breathtaking celebration of words, wit, and the warmth of a language that continues to define India’s cultural conscience. The day began with youthful exuberance at the Inter-Collegiate Bait Baazi, where young poets from across Maharashtra paid tribute to the legends of Urdu through verses that sang of love, longing, and laughter. Hosted by Shamim Iqbal Momin and Mukhlis Madoo, the competition proved that Urdu’s legacy rests safe in the hands — and hearts — of the next generation. A poignant theatrical presentation, Zameen Ka Ek Tukda by Iqbal Niyazi, followed — its narrative laced with emotion, echoing themes of belonging and humanity. Laughter found its moment through Hasya Kavi Kaleem Samar, whose humour shone with linguistic brilliance, while Monika Singh, Additional Collector, Solapur, lent grace and gravitas with her evocative shayari. And then came the night’s divine crescendo. Anup Jalota, the maestro of melody, took the stage — and with each ghazal, filled the Dome with reverence and nostalgia. His voice was a bridge between the classical and the contemporary, between devotion and desire. Reflecting on Urdu’s essence, he said, “Urdu is not a language you speak — it is the breath you take when your heart begins to sing.” The celebrations deepened with the Awards Ceremony, hosted by Shekhar Suman and Priya Malik, honouring poets, teachers, journalists, and authors whose words have shaped the course of Urdu literature. Each award was not just a recognition — it was a bow to fifty years of commitment to culture and creativity. Finally, Shabab Sabri’s powerful Qawwali resonated the Dome, adding the electrifying cresendo to the charged ambience. And a the National Anthem played and the curtains descended, Bahar-E-Urdu left behind more than applause — it left behind a promise. A promise that Urdu will continue to breathe through Mumbai’s veins, whisper through its poets, and rise once again — every time a verse is born. Anup Jalota Steals Hearts As Bahar-E-Urdu 2025 Concludes In Splendour At Dome SVP...

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انوپ جلوٹا نے باندھا سُر کا سماں، ڈوم ایس وی پی اسٹیڈکم میں “بہار اردو – 2025” کا شاندار اختتام

ممبئی : روشنیوں میں جگمگاتے ورلی کے ڈوم ایس وی پی اسٹیڈیم میں مہاراشٹر ساہتیہ اردو اکیڈمی کے 50 سالہ جشن “بہار اردو” کا شاندار اختتام عمل میں آیا ہے۔ سہ روزہ پروگرام کے آخری دن ہندوستانی ثقافت اور اردو زبان و ادب کا ایک حسین امتزاج پیش کیا گیا۔   بہار کا دو کے تیسرے اور آخری دن کا آغاز انٹر کالجیٹ بیت بازی مقابلے سے ہوا جس میں طلبہ نے مختلف راؤنڈس میں شعر و شاعری سے سامعین کو محظوظ کیا۔ یہ جہاں ایک مقابلہ تھا وہیں اس میں اردو کے مشہور شعرا کے ناموں پر بنائی گئی ٹیموں سے ان شعرا کو خراج تحسین بھی پیش کیا گیا۔ بیت بازی کے مقابلے میں شمیم اقبال مومن اور مخلص مدو کی میزبانی نے ثابت کیا کہ اردو کی میراث اگلی نسل کے ہاتھوں اور دلوں میں محفوظ ہے۔   بیت بازی کے بعد “زمین کا ایک ٹکڑا” کے عنوان سے ڈرامہ پیش کیا گیا جس کا بیانیہ جذبات سے لبریز تھا اور اس ڈرامے میں تعلق اور انسانیت کے موضوعات کی بازگشت بھی سنائی دیتی ہے۔ اس ڈرامے کی ہدایات اقبال نیازی نے دی تھی۔   ڈرامے کے بعد طنز و مزاح کے معروف شاعر کلیم ثمر نے اپنے مزاحیہ کلام سے سامعین کو لطف اندوز کیا۔ وہیں سولا پور کی ایڈیشنل کلکٹر مونیکا سنگھ نے اپنی خوبصورت شاعری پیش کی جس پر سامعین نے دل کھول کر دل کھول کر داد دی۔   شام کے اوقات میں معروف غزل گلوکار انوپ جلوٹا نے اسٹیج سنبھالا اور بہترین غزلیں پیش کی۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ “اردو وہ زبان نہیں ہے جسے آپ بولتے ہیں – یہ وہ سانس ہے جو آپ لیتے ہیں جب آپ کا دل گانا شروع کرتا ہے۔”   بعد ازاں شیکھر سمن، امتیاز خلیل اور پریا ملک کی میزبانی میں تقسیم ایوارڈ کی تقریب منعقد ہوئی جس میں اردو، شعرا، ادبا، صحافی، نوآموز قلمکار، لے آؤٹ ڈیزائنر، اساتذہ اور مصنفین کی خدمات کا اعتراف کرتے ہوئے انہیں ایوارڈ سے سرفراز کیا گیا۔   آخر میں معروف گلوکار شباب صابری نے اپنے مشہور کلام اور دیگر فلمی نغموں سے ڈوم ایس وی پی اسٹیڈیم اور اس میں موجود شرکا کو اس سرشار کر دیا۔ شباب صابری کے نغمات پر نوجوان سامعین میں قابل ذکر جوش و خروش نظر آیا۔   آخری میں قومی ترانے کے ساتھ مہاراشٹر ساہتیہ اردو اکیڈمی کے 50 سالہ جشن “بہار اردو” کا اختتام عمل میں آیا۔  بہار اردو کے تینوں دن نہ صرف اہلیان ممبئی بلکہ دیگر شہروں سے...

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अनूप जलोटा ने बाँधे सुरों के मनके, बहार-ए-उर्दू 2025 का भव्य समापन डोम एसवीपी स्टेडियम में

जब डोम एसवीपी स्टेडियम की सुनहरी रोशनी शाम की नर्म हवा में घुली, तो बहार-ए-उर्दू 2025 का अंतिम अध्याय खुला — और इसके साथ ही मनाया गया महाराष्ट्र उर्दू साहित्य अकादमी के 50 सुनहरे वर्ष। यह शाम थी शब्दों, शायरी, सुरों और एहसास की — जिसने मुंबई को उर्दू की खुशबू में डुबो दिया। दिन की शुरुआत हुई जोश और जज़्बे से भरे इंटर-कॉलेजिएट बैतबाज़ी मुकाबले से, जहाँ महाराष्ट्र के विभिन्न कॉलेजों के नौजवान शायरों ने उर्दू के अदीबों को अपने अल्फ़ाज़ से सलाम किया। मेज़बान शमिम इक़बाल मोमिन और मुख़लिस माडू ने इस मुशायरे को ऐसी रवानी दी कि लगा — उर्दू की रूह आज भी इन दिलों में ज़िंदा है। इसके बाद मंच सजा इक़बाल नियाज़ी के नाट्य प्रस्तुति ज़मीन का एक टुकड़ा के लिए — एक ऐसी कहानी जिसने इंसानियत, दर्द और अपनेपन की दास्तां को संवेदनशीलता से पिरोया। फिर मुस्कुराहटों की बारी आई, जब हास्य कवि कलीम समर ने अपनी ज़ुबान की नर्मी और लफ़्ज़ों की चमक से सबको हंसी में डुबो दिया। मोनिका सिंह, अतिरिक्त कलेक्टर, सोलापुर, ने अपने अशआर से शाम में नज़ाकत और नूर दोनों भर दिए। और फिर — हवा में ख़ामोशी उतर आई। अनूप जलोटा, सुरों के बादशाह, मंच पर आए। हर ग़ज़ल, हर आलाप के साथ उन्होंने डोम को भक्ति, मोहब्बत और यादों के समुंदर में बदल दिया। उन्होंने उर्दू की रूह को यूँ बयान किया  — “उर्दू कोई ज़ुबान नहीं, वो साँस है जो दिल के गाने के साथ चलती है।” इसके बाद शेखर सुमन और प्रिया मलिक की मेज़बानी में हुआ अवार्ड सेरेमनी, जहाँ उर्दू के कवियों, शिक्षकों, पत्रकारों और लेखकों को उनके अद्वितीय योगदान के लिए सम्मानित किया गया। हर अवार्ड, उर्दू की आधी सदी की मेहनत और मुहब्बत को सलाम था। अंत में शबाब सबरी की क़व्वाली ने डोम एसवीपी स्टेडियम को इबादतगाह में बदल दिया — जहाँ सुर दुआ बन गए, ताल सजदा बन गई, और उर्दू फिर अमर हो गई। जब राष्ट्रगान की गूंज फैली और परदे गिरे, तो बहार-ए-उर्दू अपने पीछे सिर्फ़ तालियाँ नहीं छोड़ गया — वो छोड़ गया एक वादा। एक वादा कि उर्दू मुंबई की रगों में बहती रहेगी, हर शायर की साँस में गूँजती रहेगी, और हर बार फिर जन्म लेगी — जब भी कोई नया शेर लिखा जाएगा। अनूप जलोटा ने बाँधे सुरों के मनके, बहार-ए-उर्दू 2025 का भव्य समापन डोम एसवीपी स्टेडियम...