Bait-Bazi Competition held at Baramulla College

Faizan Khurshid
Baramulla, July 24
Regional Level Inter-College Bait-Bazi Competition was held on Wednesday by Department of Urdu, Govt. Degree College for Women Baramulla in the college auditorium. Ten colleges of the valley participated in the event with exemplary zeal and zest. The programme started with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, by the 6th semester student, Zeeshan. In her melodious voice, Mariya Sultana, student of 4th semester added spiritual vibes to the occasion with the ‘Naat’. In his introductory note, Dr Mohammad Yousuf, Head, Department of Urdu emphasized the need of promoting Urdu language and literature through the promotion of its various forgotten genres. Dr Neelofar Bhat, Head, Department of Psychology, in her welcome address expressed gratitude to the organizers and the guests. The selected students of the Music Department of the college presented ‘College Tarana’ which was followed by the reading of Kalam-I Iqbal by a student of 3rd semester, Rukhsana. The Bait Bazi competition, hosted by Ahmed Shadab, faculty of the college, comprised of four rounds, including semifinal and final. After thorough scrutiny by the jury,the following colleges were awarded with first three position, First Position was bagged by Habba Khatoon team comprising Mahrukh Masoodi & Bisma Jaan of Govt. Degree College for Women Baramulla,
Second Position to Hakeem Manzoor team comprising Aamina Mushtaq & Rukaya of Govt. Degree College Hadipora and the Third Position was awarded to Lal Dad team comprising Shafia Jaan & Quratul Ain of Govt. Degree College for Women Baramulla
The guest speaker, Dr Mushtaq Haider, faculty of the Department of Urdu, University of Kashmir, in his brief and resourceful talk highlighted the ‘Importance of Poetry in the Contemporary World’. Prof. Shafiqa Parveen, former Director, Directorate of Distance Education and Chief Guest on the occasion, lauded the efforts of the organizers and encouraged all stakeholders in the academia to ensure the conservation of our rich cultural heritage by way of preserving and promoting Urdu language in the face of threats unleashed by dominant foreign languages. Prof Abdul Rashid Khan, former HoD Urdu, Govt. Degree College Beerwah and Dr Sayed Anayat Geelani, faculty at Women’s College Sopore also enlightened the audience with their words of wisdom.
Prof. Fahmeeda Bano, Principal of the college, in her presidential remarks expressed satisfaction over the engaging performance of the participating teams and organizers. She reiterated her pledge to promote languages in general and Urdu language in particular.
The programme concluded with the vote of thanks presented by Dr Mansoor ul Haq, faculty in the Department of Urdu of the host college. The event was moderated by Dr Rahmatullah Mir, faculty of the college.