Monthly Hindi Kavi Manch Launched by Hindi Lovers Club in Chicago
Hindi Diwas Celebrations in Downers Grove. From left: Acharya Rohit Joshi, Dr Virendra Bisla, incoming President Vinita Gulbani, Indian Consul General Dr. Ausaf Sayeed and Mrs Sayeed , CEO MedStar Naren Patel and Gurbahan Kaur.
By Ramehs Soparawala
CHICAGO: A burgeoning Indian American social organization, Hindi Lovers Club, has taken one more step in its bid to popularize the Indian national language- Hindi- in this part of the world by announcing to host once a month Hindi Kavi Manch.
Vinita Gulbani, president of the Club said that the Manch will meet every third Tuesday of the month at different libraries in Chicago from 6-30 p.m. to 8-30 p.m. and will encourage hidden talents among Hindi lovers in the community to come forward and recite their poetry or poems of renowned Hindi poets at the Manch meet.
She said that former president of the Club Gurbachan Kaur Neelam saw a big love for Hindi poetry in Hindi Diwas celebration on September 15 in Ashyana Banquet and “ collectively we felt that why not have a monthly gathering to recite poetry to each other and enjoy the same along with facilitating social interaction.”
“As being a poetess myself, I love to write and read Hindi poetry, and I thought that we need to provide a platform to many like me to express their inner thoughts and feelings through poems. Gurbachan Kaur and others instantly fell for the idea and hence, Manch and a meeting once a month,” she said
Besides this is another way, she added, to promote the Hindi literature, one of the objectives for which the Club was tarted three years ago.
Hindi Lover’s Club, brain child of three Hindi enthusiasts: Gurbachan Shewakramani, Usha Kamaria and Manjit Gill – can easily claim the distinction of being the first of its type organization, was set up to showcase the potential and versatility of this age-old Indian language thru promoting it in simple ways, like day to day talking or writing down thoughts in Hindi, and bringing out Hindi literature, virtually non-existent in this part of the world. It is now three years old and has notched remarkable progress.
For further information and to participate in the Kavi Manch call Vinita at 630 915 0658 or email at hindikavimanch@gmail.com.