On the evening of 6 January 2017, at the residence of Mr. Umesh Sharma, first monthly meeting of 2017 the Writers’ Forum, Kuwait started in a casual and lighter note. Members greeted and wished each other happy new year and exchanged their personal talks.

The meeting was presided over by the Urdu poet Mr. Afroz Alam who recently returned from a 45 days literary tour to various cities of India where he participated in several Mushairas and Seminars. Mr. Ravin Singh was the Chief Guest of the evening.

This meeting comprised of two sessions viz Article / story session and the Poetry Session.

In the first session, Sunil Sonsi presented his article on the famous poet & lyrist Sahir Ludhianvi, Mrs. Maimuna Ali Chougle on the renowned Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai and Biswa Ranjan presented his philosophical article in Oriya followed by discussions.

During the second session, members recited their poems / compositions in different languages including Umesh Sharma, Ameer Uddin & Mrs. Nazneen Ali in Hindi, Vibheesh Tikkodi in Malyalam, Sayed Qamar Minto, Ibrahim Sange Raja & Kamaal Ansari in Urdu and Rajesh Verlekar in English. Mohan Singh read the English poem written and sent by his daughter, Parminder Kaur.

In the end, the Chief Guest Mr. Ravin Singh presented his speech of appreciation. Afroz Alam, in his Presidential address shared his experiences of his literary tour to India followed by appreciation of the efforts of the forum towards the noble cause of national integration. Mr. Ali Chougle graced the occasion by his presence.

All the members and guests conveyed their thanks to Umesh Sharma for the warm hospitability.