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Urdu Calligraphy show opens at Jamia Millia Islamia
Monday March 11, 2013 08:13:17 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: An
exhibition depicting the evolution of Urdu calligraphy - one of
the most ornate alphabet writings - from the confines of fine
print into a high art form was inaugurated at the Jamia Millia
Islamia by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the presence of
the ambassador of Saudi Arabia in India, Saud Mohammed Al-Sati.
This exhibition, "Siasat's Urdu Calligraphy and Art Exhibition" is
a collaboration between the Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic
Studies and the Daily Siasat of Hyderabad, 65-year-old Urdu daily
known for its fine calligraphy.
Explaining the importance of calligraphy in Urdu arts, professor
Akhtarul Wasay, the director of the Zakir Hussain Institute of
Islamic Studies, said "Urdu calligraphy flourished as sole printed
medium painstakingly crafted by calligrapgers before the arrival
of the computer. The publishing industry depended on the services
of the calligraphers to copy out books, documents and newspapers
to print.
But the arrival of computers and customised alphabets have
elevated calligraphy like to fine art - kept alive by the
traditional writer, Akhtarul Wasay said.
Drawing the attention of Prof. Akhtarul Wasay, Dikshit said
arrangements must be made to organize such exhibitions outside
Jamia Millia Islamia campus. Wasay assured that he would organize
this exhibition through Delhi Urdu Academy. Najeeb Jung, Vice
Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, presided over the inaugural
function.
Arabic calligraphers Mohammed Nayeem Saberi, Shaik Mohammed Abdul
Lateef Faroque, Syed Nasiruddin Viquar, and Abdul Naseer Sultan
were present at the inauguration.
Diplomats from Iran and Algeria also attended the event.
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Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurating the Islamic calligraphy
exhibition at M.F. Husain Art Gallery at Jamia Millia Islamia
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