Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com
The Six Seasons Celebration National Council held a programme titled Autumn Festival 1432 on the Bakultala premise at Dhaka University on Friday.
With an appeal to revive and conserve the nature, the programme featured the cultural significance of the Bangla season.
Presided over by the council’s convener Ehsan Mahmud, poets, litterateurs and cultural personalities joined the programme.
Director general of Press Institute of Bangladesh Faruk Wasif, DG of Bangla Academy Mohammad Azam, executive director of Nazrul Institute Latiful Islam Shibli, editor of Amader Shomoy newspaper freedom fighter Abu Sayeed Khan spoke on the occasion, among others.
Member secretary Dipanto Rayhan delivered the welcome speech while poets Saif Bari and Mridul Mahbub, among others, read poems at the programme.
Mentioning that different flower have spread fragranc, Faruk Wasif said, ‘But our city sounds like remained irresponsive to the arrival of the month.’
Urging for cultural coexistence of the people from different communities, he said, ‘Nature is what unites our culture in food, clothing, family structures, and emotions. True culture means coexistence, embrace and harmony, not hatred or fear.’
Mohammad Azam marked autumn as the season of the bluest skies, the brightest moon and the most beautiful stars. ‘Although the country faces challenges, autumn is a blessing of hope. We can experience nature even in urban life through poetry, music and cultural activities.’
Speakers also highlighted the grandeur of the country’s natural treasures, saying that nature was the source of Bangla literature, culture and arts.
The festival ended with a cultural segment featuring songs by Kohinur Akter Golapi and Sagar Baul’s troupe, and a dance performance by Rachel Prianka.
