Monday, June 8, 2009

MEETINGS WITH UKTAMOY AT TASHKENT



Meetings of Poetess Ukatmoy

Recently, the presentation of two poetry book "My Heat is weeping" in English and "Sada Ronda ey Dil Mahiya" in Panjabi by Uktamoy published in India was held in the Conference hall of Navoiy Public Library, Tashkent city, Uzbekistan. It was attended by famous writers, poets, literature scholars and fiction translators. In particular, Professor Qozoqboy Yuldosh, writers Omon Mukhtor, Rahim Otauli, poets Mahmud Yuldosh, Shermurod Subhon, Zulhumor, Scholars Adham Alimbekov, Zuhriddin, translator Amir Fayzulla and the translator of this book from Uzbek into English, English language professor Mamurov participated with their presentations in which they congratulated the poetess with her books, success and expressed their opinions about the poems by Uktamoy. The translation from English into Punjabi was done by artist and poet Swarnjit Savi, who brought poems by an Uzbek poetess home of Indian people. The speakers thanked the translator Swarnjit Savi very much for translation and publication of the book by Uktamoy. They expressed their gratitude to Indian creative community for support and promotion of Uzbek poetry in India. Poet Uktamoy shared her impression of her meetings in India with visual aids, photos denoting some episodes of her Indian meetings and recited some of her poems. The meeting was presided by Abdusalom Umarov, Director of National Library named after Navoiy.

The same meeting took place in the Academic Lyceum of World Languages University, where the poet answered the students questions, recited her poems, students recited poems by Uktamoy in Uzbek in English languages.
At the end of the meeting the students demonstrated their dances and sang songs both in Uzbek and English languages for guests.





Saturday, May 16, 2009

UKTAMOY IN NEWS PAPERS IN INDIA


The latest issue of 'AKS' a reputed literary monthly from New Delhi ( India) has given very lavish space to Uktamoys poetry. On the cover page name of book is boldly displayed and a special editorial by Dr. N.S.Tasneem is emphasising the importace of translation of poetry and 'SADA RONDA EY DIL MAHIA' comes in focus with the quality translation from uzbek language.After that the text of book is appriciated for its feeligs and the way it touches the reader's heart. Two pages are given to the poetry ( 7 poems) with the photo of Uktamoy.



IT WAS A FEAST TO SEE UKTAMOY IN PUNJAB WITH HER BOOKS RELEASED HERE IN ENGLISH AND PUNJABI ( TRANSLATIONS FROM UZBEK) WATCHING HER WONDERFUL POETIC RECITATIONS, HER SINGING AND DANCE (UZBEK FOLK AND CLASSICAL) AT CHANDIGARH, LUDHIANA, FARIDKOT AND AMRITSAR. EVERY MAJOR NEWSPAPER NOTICED HER PRESENCE KEENLY AND FLASHED IN MEDIA. SOME PICS FROM MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ARE FOR YOU ......







Tuesday, May 12, 2009

UKTAMOY- POEM IN A CAR

UKTAMOY ENJOYED TRAVELLING IN PUNJAB, WHILE RELEASING OF HER BOOKS.
HERE IS A VIDEO OF POEM RECITATION IN A CAR BY UKTAMOY.

Monday, May 11, 2009

UKTAMOY TRANSLATED AND PUBLISHED IN INDIA


BOOK COVERS OF UKTAMOYS' POETRY


PUBLISHED BY


AESTHETICS PUBLICATIONS, LUDHIANA. INDIA


'SADA RONDA EY DIL MAHIA'


IN PUNJABI


' MY HEART IS WEEPING'
IN ENGLISH

Monday, May 4, 2009

UKTAMOY IN PUNJAB, INDIA

Recently Uktamoy (Uktam Khanum) visited India for the releasing of her new published books in India. ‘My heart is Weeping’ translated in English by Qosim Mamourov and ‘Sada Ronda Ey Dil Mahia’ in Punjabi by poet, painter Swarnjit Savi. Both books were Released in Chandigarh By. Dr. Sutinder Singh Noor , Swarnjit Savi and Dr. Saroa and in Ludhiana by Dr. A. S. Kang Vice Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (The biggest agricultural University in Asia) Uktamoy is translated into Punjabi only after Zulfia Khanum of Uzbekistan, who was translated 20 years back by Amrita Pritam, and this time credit goes to Swarnjit Savi. A chain of programmes was organized to facilitate Uktamoy’s books at Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Fridkot and Amritsar.
Everybody including the most important literary critics like Dr. SS Noor, Amarjit Grewal, Dr. Niranjan Tasneem, Dr. Deepak Manmohan Singh, Manjit Indra , Dr. Raina, Navtej Bharti, Dr. Jagdev Singh, Prof. Aziz Parihar from Punjabi, English and Urdu appricaited the poetry and welcomed the books particularly in Punjabi.
Here are some pics from the programes :







Friday, April 24, 2009

POETRY FESTIVAL AT CHANDIGARH



KRITYA ORGANISED A POTRY FESTIVAL OF 14 COUNTRIES AT CHANDIGARH.
HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY POETRY SESSION.
SWARNJIT SAVI A PUNJABI POET TRANSLATED MY POEMS IN PUNJABI.