Calligraphy show opens at Jamia Millia
12 March 2013 6:52 AM IST
The Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, in collaboration with The Siasat Daily, a 65-year-old Hyderabad-based Urdu daily known for its fine calligraphy, is organising an exhibition on ‘The Art of Calligraphy’ from 11 March. The exhibition will conclude on 16 March.
The exhibition, depicting the evolution of Urdu calligraphy – one of the most ornate alphabet writings – from the confines of fine print into a high art form, was inaugurated at the Jamia Millia Islamia by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the presence of the ambassador of Saudi Arabia in India, Saud Mohammed Al-Sati.
Dikshit said arrangements must be made to organise such exhibitions outside Jamia Millia Islamia campus.
Najeeb Jung, Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, presided over the inaugural function.
Explaining the importance of calligraphy in Urdu arts, professor Akhtarul Wasay, the director of the Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, said, ‘Urdu calligraphy flourished as sole printed medium painstakingly crafted by calligrapgers before the arrival of the computer. The publishing industry depended on the services of the calligraphers to copy out books and documents.’ Wasay also assured that he would organise such exhibitions outside Jamia Milla through Delhi Urdu Academy.
Arabic calligraphers Mohammed Nayeem Saberi, Shaik Mohammed Abdul Lateef Faroque, Syed Nasiruddin Viquar, and Abdul Naseer Sultan were present at the inauguration. Diplomats from Iran and Algeria also attended the event.
The exhibition, depicting the evolution of Urdu calligraphy – one of the most ornate alphabet writings – from the confines of fine print into a high art form, was inaugurated at the Jamia Millia Islamia by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the presence of the ambassador of Saudi Arabia in India, Saud Mohammed Al-Sati.
Dikshit said arrangements must be made to organise such exhibitions outside Jamia Millia Islamia campus.
Najeeb Jung, Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, presided over the inaugural function.
Explaining the importance of calligraphy in Urdu arts, professor Akhtarul Wasay, the director of the Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, said, ‘Urdu calligraphy flourished as sole printed medium painstakingly crafted by calligrapgers before the arrival of the computer. The publishing industry depended on the services of the calligraphers to copy out books and documents.’ Wasay also assured that he would organise such exhibitions outside Jamia Milla through Delhi Urdu Academy.
Arabic calligraphers Mohammed Nayeem Saberi, Shaik Mohammed Abdul Lateef Faroque, Syed Nasiruddin Viquar, and Abdul Naseer Sultan were present at the inauguration. Diplomats from Iran and Algeria also attended the event.
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