Since 1954, the best Urdu poets have performed at Shankar-Shad Mushaira. The 56th issue carries on the custom. The Mushaira is prepared to take you on a trip of captivating Urdu poetry and its enduring charm by bringing some of the nation's top poets and writers to the stage.
The eagerly awaited occasion draws Urdu poetry enthusiasts who come to hear modern shayars perform their most recent and well-known couplets for a discriminating audience. Prominent poets and poets from throughout the nation will perform on a single stage to make this evening filled with Urdu poetry unforgettable.
Poets of the night are as follows:
1. Javed Akhtar
2. Shabeena Adeeb
3. Dr. Popular Meeruthi
4. Azhar Iqbal
5. Iqbal Ashhar
6. Prof. Waseem Barelvi
7. Nomaan Shauque
8. Gauhar Raza
9. Sheen Kaaf Nizam
10. Khushbir Singh Shaad
11. Dr. Nusrat Mehdi
12. Iqbal Ashhar
13. Aleena Itrat
14. Dr. Gauhar Raza
Another unique aspect of this event is that the society launched the Shankar-Shad Shayari competition to support new talent. Interested poets may enter this competition with their original poems. The competition's winners will also receive recognition on stage during the event.
When: 5th April.
Where: Modern School, Barakhamba, Delhi.