Bahawalpur, July 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Islamia University Bahawalpur organized a beautiful ceremony on the occasion of World Music Day organized by IUB Performing Arts Society, Directorate of Student Affairs, in which the great singers of Pakistan, Sheshanshah Ghazal Mehdi Hasan, King of Music Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. And Queen Sahara Reshmaji was paid homage. The highlight of this event was that the singers of the Performing Arts Society sang the songs of famous singers and paid tribute to her. Ahmed, Mahim Tahir, Ayesha Munir, Talha Rajput, Shahan, Akash Bukhari, Najaf, Shafqat and Waleed presented film and non-film songs, folk ghazals and qawwalis of the three great singers.
A very beautiful stage was designed for this program titled Nostalgia. In preparation for which the students of the Performing Arts Society worked continuously for three days while the singers practiced for two months for this program. of The evening started with an audio documentary paying homage to the great artists of music and in the semi-dark environment of the hall, the artists’ songs, songs and Agha Sadaf Mehdi’s narration created a mesmerizing atmosphere. The whole auditorium lit up and erupted with applause as the enthusiastic listeners were welcomed. President of Performing Arts Society Hasan Muhammad and Senior Vice President Zainab Durrani thanked all the guests at the beginning of the program and said that it was a difficult task to present this untouched idea but under the guidance of Advisor Agha Sadaf Mehdi, everyone was Thanks to the support and patronage of Vice Chancellor Engineer Professor Dr. Athar Mehboob, we were able to present this program.
Adviser IUB Performing Arts Society, Agha Sadaf Mehdi, while delivering the welcome speech in the program, paid tribute to these singers in a great way, he said. That sound is the first sign of life which gives colour to fragrance, touch to rose and spring to spring. Sound creates a new image in every mind. This is the reason why the songs of these great singers take us to a new world whenever we hear them. Vice Chancellor Islamia University Bahawalpur Engineer Professor Dr. Athar Mehboob Tamgha Imtiaz while congratulating the male and female singers participating in the program said that accepting challengers and seeing them to the end is the way of successful people and you have joined these successful people. are There is no doubt that it is not possible to capture and pay the heads of these artists but you have started this work in a very auspicious manner.
Noorul Arafeen, Rashid Khurshid, Ayesha Ilyas and Jahanzeb Rahmat were congratulated for organizing the wonderful program. Chief guest of the program Bahawalpur Commissioner Dr. Ehtisham Anwar said that it was an untouched idea which has left a deep impression on the minds of music lovers. Everything from the opening documentary, stage decoration, researched script, song and voice selection to the music of the musicians was meticulously executed. And the most beautiful thing was that the presenter of this program also carried the program with a very smart hand. He praised the comparing of Mudassar Maqbool, Nawal Mehdi, Hasan Muhammad and Zainab Durrani and said that it was a pleasant feeling for me that Such an important and big program was handled very well by the young compers. Appreciating the creativity of Advisor IUB Performing Arts Society, he said that if the creator is literary, creative and talented, such programs can be created. I congratulate Agha Sadaf Mehdi for training the students in this way.
And I wish That such programs should be conducted on a regular basis in the future. He praised actors Shahryar and Jawaria for a performance presented on the occasion in which the two artistes impersonated famous actors Muhammad Ali and Zeba on Mehdi Hasan’s song. A large number of faculty members and their families, elders and students participated in the program. And the students continued to sing songs and qawwalis.
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