Haryana CM releases 2 poetic collections of senior IAS officer Dheera Khandelwal

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Haryana CM releases 2 poetic collections of senior IAS officer Dheera Khandelwal

Sunday, 24 January 2021 | PNS | Chandigarh

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday released two new poetic collections titled ‘Megh Mekhla’ and ‘Reshmi Rassiyan’ authored by senior IAS officer and renowned poetess Dheera Khandelwal at a programme organized by Haryana Sahitya Akademi here.

Congratulating Dheera Khandelwal on this occasion, Khattar said that almost all the lines of her collection are touching and they come out of the deep depths of her mind and excite the readers to the inside.

Paying rich tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, he said that the release of poetic collections on this day assumes a special significance as from this year, it has been decided to celebrate the birth anniversary as 'Parakram Divas'.

Throwing light on the new poetic collections of Khandelwal, the Chief Minister said that the art of incorporating as many expressions as possible in a few words could be learned from her and all her poems are touching, interesting and inspiring. It is truly an admirable task to pen down the imagination in limited words, he added.

Khattar said Khandelwal is not only a competent and skilled officer but also a sensitive writer. She specialises not only in choosing topics from the vast store of life but also taking these topics to the final stage with great success through simple words and interesting statements. Prior to this, her four collections of poems titled 'Mukhar Maun', 'Sanjh Sakare', 'Khyalon Ke Khalihan’ 'Antar Aakash' and two Haiku collections titled 'Taaron Ki Taraf’ and 'Man-mukur' have also been published. The CM said it was amazing to know about so many compositions of Dheera Khandelwal, adding he is familiar with preoccupations of administrative life. Being a woman, they also have to bear the huge responsibility of handling their home. Despite so many works, she spared time to create literature and this is a matter of inspiration for all of us, he added.

Khattar said that a litterateur is extremely sensitive to the pain and suffering of common people. However, when an officer is also a poet or litterateur, he or she can get to know the grief and pain of the general public more thoroughly and also try to overcome it. He said that we have full respect for the writers and are determined to encourage the creation of litterateurs in the State, he added.

He said literature and folk culture of Haryana is very rich. The State Government is taking all necessary steps for the preservation and development of art, literature and culture. He said that various awards have been instituted in the name of eminent literatures to inspire the young generation of their life and creation. Referring to various steps taken by the State Government for the promotion of literature in the State, Khattar said that separate Akademis have been set up for the promotion of Hindi, Haryanvi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Punjabi literature in the state. Besides, the budget of these Akademis has also been increased manifold. He said that cash prizes are also given by these Akademis every year to the litterateurs in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Hindi, Haryanvi, Punjabi, Urdu and Sanskrit literature in the State.

Earlier speaking on this occasion, Chief Secretary, Vijai Vardhan said that the poems of Khandelwal always display a ray of hope and there is always a sense of optimism in her writing. She always tries to express as many expressions as possible in a few words. Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, DS Dhesi said Dheera Khandelwal has a huge administrative experience and her literary skills have been considerably improved with the passage of time. Through her writing, she presents the philosophy of life in a simple and precise manner.

Former Dean and Chairman, Department of Hindi, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Prof. Lalchand Gupt ‘Mangal’ said that through her new creations,  Dheera Khandelwal has come out to discover the golden moments of life by balancing all the consistencies and inconsistencies of life and trying to weave some dreams for herself and others.

Presenting vote of thanks, Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department,  Dheera  Khandelwal thanked the Chief Minister for sparing his time to  release her new poetic collections and also thanked him for his commitment toward the promotion of literature in the State and also to encourage the young generation towards writing. She said that the Chief Minister always encouraged the Akademis in the State to prepare new schemes for the promotion of literature and welfare of litterateurs. Apart from this, the Budget of Akademis has also been increased significantly.

Khandelwal said that she is fortunate that she has got the atmosphere of writing literature since childhood. She said that while her new collection ‘Megh Mekhla’ symbolizes strength, ‘Reshmi Rassiyan’ symbolizes pleasant bonding.

Top officers of the state government were present on the occasion.

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