Srinagar,February 02 (Scoop News) – . Asserting with pride that Sheikul Alam is the reference point for every inhabitant in Kashmir , Vice-Chancellor, university of Kashmir,Prof. Riyaz Punjab said that Rishi movement is an indigenous concept and it has a personality of its own.
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Riyaz Punjabi was addressing in a day long symposium on the theme “ Sheikul Alam the symbol of Kashmir Ethos “organized by Markaz-i Noor, Shaikh-ul Alam Chair university of Kashmir in collaboration with Door Darshan Kendra Srinagar .
Vice Chancellor Kashmir University Prof Riyaz Punjabi and Dr Rafeeq Massodi sation director DDK were the chief guests at the event organized in the auditorium of the Door Darshan Kendra Srinagar and attended by a large number of people including reputed writers, intellectuals, and academicians from various educational institutions attended the function.
Prof. Riyaz Punjabi in his presidential address said that he is quite keen to see that the Chair flourishes by way of producing standard research works on Shaikh-ul Alam which could attract and satisfy the intelligentsia and also popularize the message of Alamdar-iKashmir among the common masses. VC said that the real tribute to shiek will be to carry out studies at scholarly level on his life and works, render his works in other languages, to bring to the fore the spiritual element of his philosophy which is at the core of Rishi philosophy and using school curriculum to spread the message of Alamdar every where.
While discussing the different facets of the multidimensional personality of Shaikh-ul Alam and his contribution to Kashmir society Director Markazi Noor , Kashmir University, Prof. Bashaer Bashir Said said that Alamdar-i Kashmir is a true symbol of Kashmir ethos which we can boast upon. He highlighted as well the recent initiatives taken by his Markaz to make the chair vibrant.
Dr Aziz Hajni ,from Markazi Noor Sheikul Alam Chair said that people have developed quite many expectations with the Shaikh-ul Alam Chair of Kashmir University and he hoped that after taking the different sources into account Markaz would bring out the authentic text of the Poetry of Shaikh-ul Alam. . Since every Shuluk of Shaikh-ul Alam’s Poetry is an organic poetic unity and as such no single phrase or a line should be discussed out of its context cautioned Dr Hajni. Dr Hajni who is also the coordinator of the seminars at the Markazi Noor was all praise for the participants of the symposium for what he termed as their brilliant presentations. Dr aziz also conducted the proceedings of the programme which will be telecast on Door Dardshan as well. .+
Dr Iqbal Qureshi,Hasba ,Dr Shahzada Saleem , Dr Rafeeq Shabnam ,Dr Mohammad Altaf, Mr Bukhari, and Masood Ahmad presented their research papers on the theme.