Baramulla, Feb 21: Mehboob Cultural Society Baramulla and DayarI Adjin88bet.oneab Delina Sunday held a cultural function at Govt Girls Higher Secondary Schak168app.babyool here to celebrate international mother language day.
Inak168app.clubternational mother language day is commemorated every year on Februarks168app.sitey 21 throughout the world to popularise multilingualism and cultural diversityic88.
Noted poet and writer from Baramulla Khaliq Parvaiz was the chief guest and former secretary J&K Cultural Academy Rafiq Masoodi was guest of the honouric88 at the occasion.
On the occasion, an array of culturaic88l programmes were organised wherein the importance of promoting and preserving the motheric88 language was highlighted. Also, a special musharia lr88was organised during which various noted Kashmiri poets read tlr88heir literary works which evoked applause from the audience.
Speaking on the olr88ccasion, the chief guest highlighted the importance of mother tongue, especially Kashmiri, Gojri, Pahlr88adi, Balti, Dard Sheena and other languages, which are spoken in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the preservation op88of mother tongue is imperative for tsi88he preservation of the culture and ethnicity of a particular area. He said parents should ensure that they converse with their children in their moth88ver tongue from an early age.SEXXXXX-VN
Among others, renowned scholars, poets, columnists, students participated in the programme.
