Online Book launch event at PU
National Tele24 News
Vinay Kumar Sharma
Chandigarh
Panjab University Alumni Association (PUAA) organised an event
to launch a book named “Kavita to kahi nahi” written by Prof. Archana Singh,
Professor, School of Communication Studies on June 18, 2021. This event was in
continuation with the events organized by PUAA to celebrate the success and
accomplishments of illustrious alumni of Panjab University. Prof. VR Sinha, Dean University Instruction presided over the
event. He described the majesty of Hindi literature and said that literary
persons are different from other persons. Poetry is the most versatile form of
literary works and writing poetry is the strongest form of art. He gave
numerous examples of popular poets like Kabir Das, Mahadevi Verma,
Sumitranandan Pant, Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ and celebrated novelists like
Munshi Prem Chand who had uncanny ability to potray Indian ethos and human
behaviour. He admired Prof. Archana for her maiden venture and said that she is
a possessor of unusual sensitivity and insight. She is able to express things
in a attractive way with an astounding capacity.Prof Archana as a poet, idealizes
reality and represents the things, rouses our admiration and feeling of
nostalgia as we can empathise with most of her expressions. Prof. Sinha congratulated Prof. Archana
and unveiled the book. Special guests of the evening RJ Mehak, Dr. Anu Dua Sehgal, Ms.
Soumya Joshi and Ms. Renuka Salwan, Director Public Relations, PU recited
selected verses from the book. Prof. Anupama Sharma, Dean, Alumni Relations welcomed the Chief
Guest, special guests and alumni of PU, senior faculty members from Panjab University
and participants. Speaking about the book, Prof. Sharma highlighted that the
book is a beautiful compilation of poems and is true reflection of multifarious
personality of Prof. Archana. It not only give the participants a window into
the heart of the poet, but they also compel us to explore our own inner worlds
and longings. Rave reviews by learned persons bear testimony to high literary
content. Prof. Archana recited some verses of her book and said that
compilation of this book was not easy but lockdown gave her time to assemble
it. The poems were written over a span of few decades which were compiled in
form of this book. She exquisitely described the logic for the title of the
book “Kavita to kahi nahi”. She said that she has poured forth her life
experiences in the form of poetry over the years. The collection contains 58
poems of varying lengths put together under 6 chapter headings. Each chapter
caters to one type of mood such as Life, Family, Politics, Mother tongue and
Womanhood. Ms. Renuka Salwan recited a poem “Betiyan” from the book and
specified that she can well relate to the poem beautifully penned down by Prof.
Archana as she is herself mother of two daugheres who are staying away from her
now. Dr. Anu Dua Sehgal, Ms. Soumya Joshi and RJ Mehak also to recited poems of
their choice from Prof. Archana’s book, specifically choosing the theme which
is close to their hearts. Earlier, highlighting the importance of book reading, Dr. Monika
Aggarwal, UIAMS introduced the theme of the event to all the participants. She
also read the reviews of book by Bollywood actor Ayushman Khurana and
Jyoti Kapoor on the book and invited Prof. Archana Singh to highlight about the
book and her journey from academician to a poet. The audience found the
session engrossing, splendid, and enthralling. At the last, Prof. Monika Agarwal
presented the vote of thanks and concluded the meeting.
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