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Arz Hai, a debut publication of six young, creative persons of Allahabad, was launched on Friday. A report in Different Truths.
These six youngsters are from Allahabad, the city is a confluence of not just rivers but history, literature, art and much more.
Alisha Noelle Phillips recaps the journey of Arz Hai. She states, “A workshop, a few dreamy thoughts, and six creative minds, this is how Arz Hai was born! The genesis of the book lies in that one evening we all spent together, listening to a dream. The workshop was on how to become a published author! Soon a few of us came together and we began our journey towards publishing our first book. Selecting the title was the trickiest job from one-word titles to long ones, we tried and tested all options. A week later we came up with the title, Arz Hai.”
Aastha Singh, the youngest writer, adds, “The book is not just a collection of poems written on paper and ink, but it is a collection of dreams, desires, and passion. It is a treasure box of experiences and incident that either made us cry, laugh or just retrospect. With different flavours of love, life, patriotism and much more, Arz Hai is a special collection every reader would definitely connect with as they turn pages.”
Talking about the book and its collection Shlok Ranjan Srivastava reveals, “Considering the variety of
The welcome address at the book launch programme was delivered by Tahira Kazmi. Sehar Siddiqui, a co-author of the book, threw light on the theme and said, “With different flavours of love, life, patriotism and much more, Arz Hai is a special collection every reader would definitely connect with as they turn pages.”
During the event, other co-authors, Mohammad Yahiya, Aastha Singh, Elwin Dillu and Alisha Phillips recited a few poems from the book, which were applauded by the audience.
Amongst the eminent personalities present during the event were Prof Neelam Yadav, Dr. Dhananjay Chopra, Prof Anita Gopesh, Prof Neelum Saran Gour, Prof Ajay Jaitly, Dr. Shlesh Gautam, Sanjay Khanduja and members of Sanchaari, a socio-cultural organisation, stated the media release.
Shlok proposed the vote of thanks.
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Photos by the authors of the book
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