By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde unveiled a new Urdu poetry book “Sail-e-Junoon”, authored by Siraj Solapuri at a function in the city which was attended by a number of Urdu aficionados.
Speaking with Twocircles.net on the occasion, Siraj said, “Sail-e-Junoon means a storm of passion which is carried out to achieve something positive. Comic poetry has given me name fame at the state and national level. Two of my comic poetry books have already been released this year. This book, however, contains serious poetry and is a reflection of my personal and social life experiences. All the poems written in the book are directly or indirectly a reflection of our day to day life and the responsibilities towards society.”
The Chief guest of the function Sushil Kumar Shinde said poets who play a key role in building society are badly sidelined. “It is our responsibility to crown them in their true sense. If you want to come closer to the mirror of the society, then you should read Urdu poetry,” he added. At the same time, he also said that Siraj had the talent to make people laugh and requested him to do not go away from writing humorous poetry.
President of the Khidmat Khalq organisation and senior Urdu teacher Eijaz Manzoor Alam appreciated literary work of Siraj and said, “I have been a great fan of his poetry for decades. Whatever he writes is always based on reality and evils, his poetry leaves a good impression and makes people think.”
The function was presided over by Dr. Iresh Swamy and Waqar Sheikh, Basheer Parwaz were guest members.