Kanthashilon to commemorate WAHEEDUL HAQ

Kanthashilon, one of the leading recitation organizations of the country, is holding a two-day festival starting tomorrow, to commemorate cultural movement pioneer Waheedul Haq, through a memorial reunion.

At a press conference yesterday, organisers informed that the Prime Minister's information secretary Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury will inaugurate the event, to be held at the Shawkat Osman Memorial Auditorium at the National Public Library. Thespian Ataur Rahman and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy DG Liaquat Ali Lucky will discuss the life and works of Waheedul Haq.

Speakers said Waheedul Haq, the luminary who founded Kanthashilon (and Chhayanaut), passed away on January 27, 2007, but his dream of spreading the reach of Kanthashilon across the country lives on. In order to realise that dream, all Kanthashilon alumni from its first to 85th batches have been invited to the event, to voice their opinions and chalk out   plans. Organisers hoped it would turn out to be a grand festival of cultural activists.

The two-day memorial will feature music, dance and recitation from cultural troupes Satyen Sen Shilpi Goshthi, Udichi Shilpi Goshthi, Khelaghar, Wrishij Shilpi Goshthi, Takkhashila, Kalyan Parampara, Kalparekha, Swarbanjan, Dhwani, Bohnishikha and Ochin Pakhi Baul Samiti (Commila) – along with solo recitations by noted elocutionists, sharing of reminiscences, certificate-giving, a rally and discussions.