Kavyanjali - Events - Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Kavyanjali (The offering of poetry - in languages from India)
A wonderful opportunity to read your own poetry and also listen to the other fellow poets in all prominent Indian languages. This virtual poetry session brings a platform to engage with versatile poets, who are also renowned artists across the country.
Event dates:
21 November 2021, Sunday 1630 – 1830
12 December 2021, Sunday 1630 – 1830
09 January 2022, Sunday 1630 – 1830
Artists
Sangeeta Rana
“बस इतना है मेरा तराना
कविता कहना गीत सुनाना!
गाता है मौसम जो गाना उसे सुनना और गुनगुनाना!
जीवन एक उपहार है माना नाम है मेरा संगीता राणा”
Sangeeta Rana - Hindi Poet. Sangeeta is a resident of U.K. Born and educated in India, she has a First Class MBA degree from BIT Mesra, Ranchi. Sangeeta has always loved expressing her feelings and experiences through poetry. She is the President of an international women’s poetry organisation called ‘Mahila Kavya Manch-Mann se Manch Tak’. Poets and writers who have greatly inspired her include Jaishankar Prasad, Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan and Maithilisharan Gupt. Some of the poems written by Sangeeta are- ’Maa ka Smaran‘, ‘Bitiya’, ‘Stree ki paribhasha’, ‘Guhar’, and Asha-Deep’.
Poems read – “Ashadeep”,” Bitiya”, “Umr Ki Baat” and “Darpan Ka Jadoo” in Hindi
Vandana Khurana
Vandana Khurana is a project manager and consultant for NHS. She is married and lives with three children on Norfolk Coast. During Covid time she has published a book ‘Awakening with Sunrise’ which is a compilation of 50 beautiful sunrise photos with motivational quotes and poetry. The proceeds from book sale are going to five national charities. She has been involved with community service for past 25 years and co-founder of first Hindu Temple in Norfolk and is Chairperson of The Vedic Cultural society of East Anglia which is a registered charity . For the community service she has also been nominated and finalist for prestigious MBCCA Unsung She-ro Awards this year. Her passion for Hindi language and service she is hosting poetry events and encouraging women to express their emotions through poetry. She is leading the Norfolk wing UK of a global Women organization Mahila Kavya Manch ( MKM) Recently has been honored to be president for UK, Europe and Russia for Global Literary organization LPIIG Sahiiitya based in Indonesia. Apart from photography, writing poetry, her other strong passion is cooking. She loves trialing new recipes for her family and friends. Always happy to take new learning in life, she enjoys spending time investing in herself .
Drona Sharma
द्रोण शर्मा की पैदाइश और परवरिश भोपाल ,मध्य प्रदेश , भारत में हुई। भोपाल का पानी और माँ के लखनऊ से गहरे ताल्लुक़ात होने की वजह से ज़ुबान में हिंदी के साथ उर्दू का मिश्रण शुरू से ही रहा है। १९९० से आयरलैंड और इंग्लैंड में रहते हैं। पेशे से मनश्चिकित्सक और दिल से कवि हैं. एक अरसे पहले, यॉर्क,ब्रिटैन , के जाने माने और उभरते लेखकों/कवियों की गोष्ठी, ‘सुनिए-सुनाइये’ में, झिझकते हुए, लिखने की शुरुआत की। तब से ख़यालों और जज़्बातों को लवज़ों से तराशते एक दशक से ज़्यादा हो गया है पर आज भी तवज्जो की तलाश में हैं -और दोस्त आज भी मोहब्बत से हौसला अफ़ज़ाई करते हैं !
Poems read – “Asakti”
Poets participated in Kavyanjali
Alka Patwari
I love to read and that made me realize, I want to write and that’s how this journey started. It’s slow-paced for me, whenever the inspiration strikes. Poem read – “Aaj bhi baaki hai”
Prabha Satija
I am a homemaker. Writing, cooking, and sketching are my hobbies. Love to socialize with different people. Traveling and enjoying my journey is the motto of my life. I am fifty-six years old and have gone through many faces of life. My poems are the outcome of different experiences faced during this hard and soft period. Poem read – “Girhen” – It’s about the problems and difficulties faced and solved during the journey of life. “Fitrat” Fitrat is about human nature that keeps on disturbing nature and disrespecting nature’s god.
Vaishali Pant
My name is Vaishali Pant, I come from Uttarakhand, India. I have been living in North Yorkshire since July 2003 and absolutely love this county. The beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire reminds me of my home, back in India. I work in the IT industry as a Quality Assurance professional. I consider myself a very simple and creative person. I like all creative things music, painting, sketching, gardening, crochet, cooking, reading, and writing to name a few! I enjoy meeting new people, learning about their journey, interests, and making friends. I like talking to kids as their way of thinking, their questions, their approach to life is something you can learn a lot from.
Poem read –“Tum bare ho gaye ho' / 'तुम बड़ी हो गई हो' in Hindi
Suvarna Joshi
I work for Leeds City Council. Outside of my job, my interests are in Music and Dance. I like to listen to light classical and folk music. I was a singer in my school and college. Even now at any opportunity to sing, I don’t need any persuading. My song today is called: My school is my place of worship. The song is written in Kannada, which is the state language of Karnataka although I must admit it is not my mother tongue. The song originated some 40 years ago, although it resurfaced during the family bonding due to Covid.
Poem read – “My school is my place of worship” in Kannada language
Arun Ann Gupta
I was born in Poonch Kashmir and have been living in the UK for 45 years. I am a teacher by profession but now I’m retired. I have always loved reading but now I have started writing as well. I’m music I find calmness and I love singing too🙏
D.S Bhandari
I am retired from Survey of India, Ministry of Science and technology as a grade 1 officer. I worked for 40 long years. My interest was always in writing Hindi poetry/ essays and won prizes during Hindi divas competition in writing best Hindi essay in Survey of India, New Delhi. Currently, enjoying my time being a grandfather and writing life experiences through the art of poetry.
Trisha Khandelwal
My name is Trisha Khandelwal, a sixteen-year-old who loves to read. I have many hobbies such as horse riding, drawing, skating, playing chess, and so on and so forth, but the only thing that I love to do more than reading is writing. My favourite quote is, "Find what you love and let it kill you" by Charles Buwoski, which I believe suits me very well, and I am immensely glad to share what I love with Rangoli Radio.
Poem Read – “The never-ending war” in English. As the name of the poem suggests, the poem talks about war. It shows the glory of war and the patriotism of the soldiers in it, but the tone of the poems betrays the ruthlessness and cold side of war. Overall, the poem talks about leaving behind and moving forward to win, no matter what the circumstances.
Also read “No homes in the air” We know that a bird will eventually leave it's nest. When young, we wait eagerly for the time of flight, and then when the time comes, we look back to see that the time has passed us by without our knowledge. This poem is about how one should live in the president and cherish it. One should not be too eager to grow up that they forget to make memories.
Nidheesh Tyagi
A multimedia multilingual journalist, writer, poet based out of Delhi since 1989. Have been Editor, BBC Hindi, Dainik Bhaskar, Times of India group, Network 18, India Today, The Tribune Trust. Am first flash fiction writer in Hindi. Tamanna Tum Ab Kahan Ho from Penguin is my work of fiction. Kuchh Nahin Sab Kuchh is a book of poems. I wrote, teach, consult for media organisations and journalism schools.
Multiple poems read by his own book “Kuchh Nahin Sab Kuchh”
Harish Vashishth
My name is Harish Vashist. I have been living in York for Fifteen years. I'm working as SAP NetWeaver Specialist with Sky UK.
Poems read – “अकेली खड़ी हूं/ਕੱਲੀ ਖੜੀ ਹਾਂ AND शक्ति/ताकत “ in Hindi and Punjabi
Meenu Lodha
A postgraduate in English literature. Music and painting are my hobbies but Poetry is the special aromatic flavour of my persona! Be it Hindi or English I love to portray nature, people, and my innermost thoughts with words.
Poem read - Mujhko main ban kar jeene do ( मुझको “ मैं “बन कर जीने दो ) in Hindi
Neera Tyagi
I was born in New Delhi and migrated to the UK three decades ago. Writing poetry & prose is a way of discovering and seeking peace with myself. There is so much violence between my head, heart and hands. Through poetry, all I am seeking is harmony between them. When I write I try to understand myself, connect to my roots and core elements, breathe fresh air, patiently put my joys & disappointments into words and find language to communicate. My work has been published in Parikatha, Agala, Puwaai, Garbhnaal. काहे को ब्याहे बिदेस ( www.neerat.blogspot.com)
Poem read – “Tujhe Kya Mila”
The poem is about the life of most women who lose themselves when they become wives and mothers. It’s a wake-up call to a woman who lost herself in order to fulfill the demands of the wife and mother. She wants to rediscover and claim herself.
Also read – “Tum Kaise Pita Ho” This poem is written for a father, how a daughter perceives him.
Vineet Kumar
My name is Vineet Kumar and I will recite poetry of my father Shri Damodar Swaroop Vidrohi He was a national figure in Hindi poetry. His published books are: Dilli Ki Gaddi Savdhan, Gulam Shaishav, Tridhara, Damodar Swąroop Vidrohi “Samagra”
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuPbprQMBIHSRZ2lqdrTEGg
Manju Sharma
M.phil in Hindi literature, freelance writer and associated with woman's movement in Rajasthan.
Sonali Khatri
Writer, Writer, and Writer. I am in love with Hindi Poems. Munawaar Rana Sahab is my favorite writer, and especially his poem "Samjhota". I have performed at various events in India including before Priya Malik.
Link to one of my poems is- https://youtu.be/dkIrfxwuxTg
Poem read “मैं या मेरे जज्बात?” in Hindi
Deepti Jain
Thand ki chai
I am Deepti, a dentist based in Leeds with immense love for Hindi and Urdu poetry. I love expressing myself in the poems I write. I also enjoy cooking and food photography as hobbies.