Durg. Poet Rakesh Gupta Rusia’s poetry work ‘Dharaohar Ek Ghazal Nama’ was released on 10 November at Makhan Mishti Hotel Adarsh Nagar Durg. In his presidential address, Acharya Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma said that the writer has requested to improve and beautify his pen before writing. This dedication towards the creations takes the poetic work to new heights. The poet belongs to the society of national poet Maithilisharan Gupt and is carrying forward his tradition. He appealed to the social people to install the statue of Maithilisharan Gupt in Durg Bhilai. Chief guest Dr. Pardeshi Ram Verma said that after reading the poet, he was assured that the Ganga of literature never dries up. In this couplet – ‘It is a misconception that everyone was convinced of your fame, the snakes that were wrapped around the same trees became sandalwood’, the poet has described the reality of life. Social worker and politician Brajesh Bichpuria said that the author has written couplets on social issues along with love and pain in his poetry, this is what connects the creation with the people. Poet Vijay Gupta ‘Munna’, while elaborating on ‘Maun Kyon Mehfil Ki Zaroorat Ho Gayi’ said that Rusiya’s ghazal ‘Kuchh Zindagi Ne Badla Kuchh Hum Badal Gaye’ has the feeling that after sufferings, a person can change himself and create anew, pain is a permanent emotion of life on which the poet has a deep hold. After the inauguration with the lighting of the lamp and Yash Dalvi’s Saraswati Vandana, Hindi Sahitya Bharati’s Vice President Dr. Hansa Shukla said in the welcome speech that ‘Dharahar-Ek Ghazal Nama’ is a poetry written by going deep into the heart, the feelings of the young heart have been lived very beautifully, this is a book worth preserving. Dr. Naushad Siddiqui ‘Sabr’ told in the review article that there are total 108 ghazals in the book, which will become a light for the ghazal writers, when trouble came searching for the address of my house, neither any relation with strangers nor my own was of any use. Organization Secretary Chandrakant Sahu read the article of President Baldau Ram Sahu that the poet has maintained the craft of traditional ghazals. Poet Rakesh Gupta ‘Rusiya’, who is a retired officer of Apex Bank, while referring to the creative journey of ‘Dharahar- Ek Ghazal Nama’, recited his ghazal ‘We remained entangled in solving the problems in such a way, life was in front of us, we kept rubbing our hands, you will come back, you had illuminated the path, all the lamps got extinguished, only we kept burning’.
The stage was conducted by Dr. Israel Beg ‘Shad’ with sher-shayari. The program concluded after honoring the guests with shawl and coconut memento. A large number of literature lovers including Sushil Yadav, Tamrakar, Manjulata Sharma, B.K. Verma, Shuchi Bhavi, Ram Narayan Sunagariya, poet Yadav, poet Shrivastava, Sita Gupta, Shashi Prabha Gupta, singer Sangeeta Sijaria, Gahoi Vaishya Samaj president Pawan Dadriya and vice president Ashish Gupta were present in the program.
