ITANAGAR, Mar 22: Dozens of young Arunachlee students, mostly girls of Dera Natung Degree College, recited their English and Hindi poems during World Poetry Day-2021 (WPD) celebration in the college campus on Sunday evening to underscore the relevance of APLS.
Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society was formed in 2006 by famous writer Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, a Padmashree-cum Sahitya Academy awardee as its founder-president to promote literature in various forms through its monthly sitting on every 2nd Saturday.  People, mostly college and university students slowly but steadily got associated with APLS and recited their self-composed poems irrespective of any language.
The outcome, to the disbelief of all APLS members was mind boggling as none expected such large number of participation of collegians who  recited their self-composed poems.
The celebration begun by paying tributes to state’s first Hindi sayar late Jumkar Anu Basar, while general secretary Mukul Pathak terming expression of feeling as poem informed that UNESCO gave recognition to poems in 1999 and designated March 21 as WPD, having similarity with International Mother Language Day on  February 21.  He lauded Thongchi for facilitating birth of this NGO in 2006 for which this is 100th sitting of the APLS.
The celebration saw release of Asst Prof (Hindi) Tarak Sindik’s poetry book Phir Aana Tum by noted poet Mamang Dai, a Padmashree awardee, followed by recitation of a very meaningful poem by Sindik.
Dai, in her address, said that the WPD was the result of a massive movement which had begun in Colombia as poem has no boundary. 
Referring to COVID-19 pandemic, she expressed her initial doubt if lockdown could be imposed across the world to contain the virus, but lockdown had reduced all to online existence.
Poets across the world have been conveying their deep sense of feeling against the virus, she said, citing example of a Chinese poet.
DNGC Hindi Prof Dr Tumbom Riba Jomoh as anchor set the function in motion by highlighting the definition of poem. Many faculty members of DNGC led by principal Dr MQ Khan, APLS adviser Tokong Pertin, cultural secretary Sokhep Kri, noted Galo singer engineer Rokom Bado and RGU assistant Prof Jamuna Bini were present.

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