Prayagraj: Holi Milan and All India Kavi Sammelan, organized by Kavya Chakallas Organizing Committee under Kavya Chakra 2026, was held this year as well with joy and enthusiasm with renowned writers of the country near Kidganj police station like previous years. In which the writers enthralled the audience by reciting one better than the other compositions. Former Mayor of Kavi Sammelan Ganesh Kesarwani garlanded the picture of Maa Hansvahini. On the said occasion Prayagraj’s Mayor Ganesh Kesarwani honored all the visiting writers by presenting them shawls, mementos, bouquets etc.
Mayor Ganesh Kesarwani, while welcoming the guests, said in his address that we must continue to preserve and enhance our cultural heritage. He thanked the Kavya Chakallas Organizing Committee for enriching the literary tradition. Ganesh Kesarwani said that while the poetry of the creators awakens us all, it also gives a new direction to the country and society. After that, poet Shashi Shreya, who had come from Lucknow, inaugurated the Kavi Sammelan by reciting Vani Vandana. Hatred has raised boundaries here. Love is what makes a man a man.
After this, the prince of songs, Dr. Vishnu Saxena ji, who came from Hathras, forced the audience to dance with his songs. He recited them. When I opened my eyes, you looked like Rukmini. When I closed my eyes, you seemed like Radhika, whenever I saw you in quiet solitude, you seemed like a saint like Meerabai.
Then, Yogendra Sharma, who came from Bhilwara, Rajasthan, inspired the audience with his voice of national consciousness. He read, I am the wheel of time of Rashmirathi, stopping is not my duty. I am like the steadfast Himalayas. Bowing down is not my duty. The rise of a formidable nation. The campaign may not stop. As long as the sun shines, India’s head will not bow.
After this, Niloptal Mrinal, who had come from Bhopal, delighted the audience with his compositions. He recited, “We are people of the soil, Babu.” We will always blow away soil, get soaked in soil, become made of soil and will again become soil.
After that, Hemant Pandey Laughter Frame, a humorous poet from Kanpur, made the audience laugh a lot with his creations. He read. I bought a flower cheaply to give to you. I kept it in my bag so no one would see it. I was out to give the flower to you, my love.
But Bajrang Dal people took him on the road.
Thereafter, the renowned humorous poet Danda Banarasi, who had come from Varanasi, made the audience laugh heartily with his witty compositions. He read them. I don’t have a single sister-in-law in my destiny, my years number in thousands.
After this, the famous announcer and poetess Dr. Abha Madhur Srivastava, who was conducting the Kavi Sammelan, won the hearts of the audience with her compositions. She read, with excitement in the heart, with waves in the body, with gulal in the hands, my beloved has come, I have blossomed into a Kachnar, my scarf has turned blue. The festival of Holi has come, alas, I have become wet. After this, the famous lyricist Shailendra Madhur, synonymous with songs, mesmerized the audience with his songs. He read, there should be a warm feeling, there should be a cold night, there should be talk and it should be meaningful, this era will have to be left, time will have to be tested. He read on the demand of the audience.
Everyone should always remember this lesson; it should be the foundation, not a milestone. Humorous poet Amit Jaunpuri enthralled the audience with his compositions. The crow took away the Gujhiya and gave it to me, Holi is being celebrated in the locality. Mohalla. Yogesh Jhamajham, the humorous poet, delighted the audience with his creations. Whether male or female, there should be common sense, there should be lenses in the glasses of love. The thoughtful writer Sanjay Purusharth ji, who was presiding over the Kavi Sammelan, forced the audience to think with his creations. He read it. May you and your dreams remain safe. Neither you are my friend, nor I am yours. This has been inscribed on the rock of time since long. Where have we ever been able to meet on the banks of the river?
Among those who recited poetry at the Kavi Sammelan, Jitendra Mishra Jalaj and other writers enthralled the audience with their poetry. Rajesh Kesarwani, Vijay Vaishya, Manish Kesarwani, Vivek Agarwal, Ajay Jaiswal, TN Dixit, Bobby Sonkar, Nitin Kesarwani, Bablu Naini, Himalaya Sonkar, Sushil Jain, Swatantra Shukla, Ishu Kesarwani, Vishal Gupta, and other dignitaries of the city were present at the Kavi Sammelan.
