“After decades, efforts to revitalize languages and elevate local culture to new heights on Jammu Kashmir's sacred soil commenced in 2020. It remains our collective responsibility to advance this heritage not merely as memory, but as a living, breathing tradition,” the Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday.
He was speaking at the Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Kavi Sammelan at Abhinav Theatre Jammu. The event was organized by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages as a part of Republic Day celebrations. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor extended his felicitations to the acclaimed poets participating in the Kavi Sammelan.
Highlighting the transformative influence of the literary community, the Lieutenant Governor said that the Poets wield an exceptional power and they can reform society's inner architecture, propel its momentum forward, and breathe renewed vigor into the nation's consciousness.
“A truly prosperous society-rich in material progress yet balanced in culture and spirit-needs the essential contributions of both Scientists and Poets. To me, poetry forms a corridor linking the tangible with the ethereal. It is the craft that navigates us through existence and carries us across life's expanse from familiar ground to undiscovered territory.
Poetry springs to life when inner emotions transcend verbal expression. A poet's language evolves beyond simple communication and it reverberates with existence's rhythm. In my view, poetry emerges precisely when raw feeling crystallizes into articulate form,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor stated that culture provides direction to the soul, while economic empowerment grants it stability. He emphasised that a harmonious, progressive, and self-reliant society emerges solely from the balance of these two dimensions.
“We possess natural resources, human capability, and rich cultural heritage. Our sole need is wise and deliberate deployment of these resources. Achieving this will enable Jammu Kashmir to realize the people's dreams while serving as a catalyst for national advancement,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
Padma Shri Dr SP Varma; Dr. Mandeep K Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Shri Brij Mohan Sharma, Principal Secretary Culture; Shri Ramesh Kumar, Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Shri Shakti Kumar Pathak, Director Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB); Shri Shiv Kumar Sharma, DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range; Ms Shruti Awasthi, Regional Director, IGNCA; Ms Harvinder Kour, Secretary JKAACL, senior officers of Police and Civil Administration, prominent literary personalities and people from different walks of life attended the Kavi sammelan.