25 famous litterateurs of country honoured
Prayagraj: In the memory of Ambika Prasad and Kinjalk was celebrated at Allahabad Medical Association under the chairmanship of Shri Shyam Vidyarthi, Director of Prayagraj Doordarshan. The felicitation ceremony was organized by the felicitation committee with Shri Swami Nityanand as the chief guest in the program, Swami Premanand as the special guest. Giri (Pathankot), Acharya Shri Sanjeev Verma Salil (Jabalpur) as speaker, and Dr. Pradeep Chitranshi Prayagraj and senior litterateur Vimala Vyas Prayagraj participated in the program as reviewer. The program was conducted in three sessions, in the first phase of which all the senior litterateurs from across the country expressed their views remembering Shri Ambika Prasad Divya and Shri Jagdish Kinjalk, in the second phase of the program, felicitation ceremony and launch of books was held and then in the last phase Kavi Gosthi was organized by the litterateurs of Prayagraj. The founder of the organization, Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Vibha said that Divya ji’s son, Mr. Jagdish Kinjalk, had written about his father Mr. Ambika Prasad Divya. The foundation of this institution was laid on 16 March 1996 in the memory of. For the last 25 years, Jagdish Kinjalk ji has organized felicitation ceremonies through this organization and so far more than 600 litterateurs have been honored by the national level institution established by Kinjalk ji.
At the beginning of the program, glimpses of Divya ji’s personality and work and the script were shown on the screen through electronic medium, which was the center of attraction in the entire program. In this sequence, the souvenir brought out by Vijayalakshmi Vibha on brother Jagdish Kinjalk was inaugurated. Along with this, he also released his two books “Aatmaja” Khandakavya and “Apni-Apni Bhool”. While presiding over the program, former senior center director of Allahabad Doordarshan and famous litterateur Shri Shyam Vidyarthi said, “The responsibility of presiding over this program has been entrusted to me but this program is being presided over by Lord Shri Krishna himself. Also, the founder of the program, Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Vibha and the coordinator Mr. Anmol Khare were praised for the successful conduct of this grand program. Their successful conduct was greatly appreciated. During the recitation, Mr. Advait Khare, son of Mr. Jagdish Kinjalk, recited a poem paying tribute to his father through poetry, due to which the entire auditorium was filled with emotion. Along with this, Mrs. Srilata ‘Shalu’, niece of Mr. Jagdish Kinjalk also recited poetry.
Dr. Pradeep Chitranshi – Jagdish Kinjalk, rich in serious thinking, after deeply assimilating literary discipline from his father, following his ideals, the purpose of his articles, stories and discussions or word paintings through brushes is not just to entertain, but to spread the light of knowledge. Light has to be brought to every home, which is why his literature is alive even today. Dr. Vimala Vyas – Just as letters do not decay, similarly, the literature made from these letters also never dies, it is timeless! Similarly, the creators of literature also remain alive forever through their writings! Revered Jagdish Kinjalk ji is also visible and heard to us in the literature written by him, even today he is in discussion and discussion. Anwar Abbas Naqvi – Jagdish Kinjalk, who communicated with the soul of literature under the shadow of literary guru and father, used to openly discuss the problems of the society in articles, stories and literary or social discussions because he believed that literature works to support those who are stumbling. Whether it is man’s own faltering or society’s, this is the important role of literature. The coordinator of the program, Mr. Anmol Khare, while thanking all the literature lovers, assured that this organization will continue to organize felicitation ceremonies every year and will continue to provide a platform to litterateurs while remaining progressive.