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==Famous poets of Kavi Sammelan== |
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There have been thousands of poets who performed in kavi sammelan at one place or other. But there are some names, who would always be remembered for their contribution to kavi sammelan. A poet does not always means he is a kavi sammelan performer. There have been many great poets who never performed on stage. The most prominent names of kavi sammelan stage performers right from the post independence (and a few last years on British rule)days are [[Ram kumar verma]], Santoshanand, Shail Chaturvedi, Late Dr Urmilesh, Dr Surendra Sharma, Uday Pratap,[[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'|Late Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']], [[Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'|Late Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala']], [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan|Late Harivansh Rai Bachchan]], [[Niraj|Padm Bhushan Gopal Das 'Niraj']], [[Mahadevi Verma|Late Mahadevi Verma]], [[Kaka Hathrasi]], [[Om Prakash Aditya|Late Om Prakash Aditya]], Dr Kunwar Bechain, Hullad Moradabadi, Late Alhad Bikaneri, [[Ashok Chakradhar]], Late Niraj Puri, Maya Govind, Pradeep Chaubey, Late Om Vyas and [[Kumar Vishwas|Dr Kumar Vishvas]]. |
There have been thousands of poets who performed in kavi sammelan at one place or other. But there are some names, who would always be remembered for their contribution to kavi sammelan. A poet does not always means he is a kavi sammelan performer. There have been many great poets who never performed on stage. The most prominent names of kavi sammelan stage performers right from the post independence (and a few last years on British rule)days are [[Ram kumar verma]], Santoshanand, Shail Chaturvedi, Late Dr Urmilesh, Dr Surendra Sharma, Uday Pratap,[[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'|Late Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']], [[Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'|Late Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala']], [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan|Late Harivansh Rai Bachchan]], [[Niraj|Padm Bhushan Gopal Das 'Niraj']], [[Mahadevi Verma|Late Mahadevi Verma]], [[Kaka Hathrasi]], [[Om Prakash Aditya|Late Om Prakash Aditya]], Dr Kunwar Bechain, Hullad Moradabadi, Late Alhad Bikaneri, [[Ashok Chakradhar]], Late Niraj Puri, Maya Govind, Pradeep Chaubey, Late Om Vyas and [[Kumar Vishwas|Dr Kumar Vishvas]]. |
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* [http://www.kaviramkumarverma.blogspot.com Official Website of Ram kumar verma] |
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Introduction
Kavi Sammelan (also spelled kavisammelan, kavi samelan, kavisamelan) or कवि सम्मेलन is a term for a gathering, where poets recite their poems in front of audiences. It is a blend of performing art and literature.
History
Although, kavi-sammelan of small gatherings have been in existence since time immemorial, the first grand kavi sammelan was organized in the year 1920, which included many poets and large audiences. After that, kavi sammelan has become an inseparable part of Indian culture.
In India, the period from Indian independence in 1947 to the early 1980s was a golden phase for kavi sammelan. From the mid 1980s up to the late 1990s, the Indian population, and especially its youth, was suffering from issues such as unemployment. This took its toll on kavi sammelan, as did newer modes of entertainment such as television and the internet, as well as the quantity of Indian cinema releases. Kavi sammelans had started losing their standing in Indian culture, both in terms of quantity and quality.
It is possible that the lack of potential crowd-pulling poets did not help the cause because from the start of the current century the youth began to return to Hindi poetry performances. They started uploading and downloading kav sammelan videos, passing their interest around their friends. There was a rolling effect and within a period of around five years Indian youth was well connected to kavi sammelan once again. The fact that one video clip of a poet performing in kavi sammelan has been viewed more that 750,000 times as at February 2011[1] on YouTube demonstrates the popularity.
The years since 2004 have been a golden phase: increased audiences, the arrival of quality poets and, most importantly, youths returning to the art form caused a great upsurge. Another factor in this phase has been the college-based kavi sammelan. Previously kavi sammelan was most popular among social circles, private gatherings, government functions and corporate celebrations with a very few instances of college events. But today, hundreds of colleges organize kavi sammelan each year, and the number keeps increasing. These include Indian Institutes of Management[2], IITs[3], NITs[4], universities, business and medical colleges.
Worldwide influence
Hindi kavi sammelans are organized across the globe by Hindi lovers. The US[5][6], Dubai[7], Muscat, Singapore[8], UK are the places that organize highest number of kavi sammelans after India. In most of the kavi sammelans organized in these countries, the poets are generally invited from India.
The later part of 2000's also saw a change in the way kavi sammelan are being organized. Even online booking of kavi sammelan was started in this time[9]
Format
The format of kavi sammelan has not seen many changes since its inception. The traditional format has a Sanchalak (anchor) and a few poets. The number of total poets vary from three to twenties and even thirty. But most of the traditional kavi sammelan has 7-12 poets. Breaking the traditions, today even solo kavi sammelan are being organized (although the term 'kavi sammelan' indicates plural number of participants, of late solo performances have also been called kavi sammelan)[10]. In the traditional format, all the poets sit on a mattress on the stage. The mattress is decorated by flowers, and traditional cylindrical pillows are kept for each poet. There is one standing mike, and one sitting mike. The sitting mike is kept in front of the Sanchalak. He introduces the whole team to the audiences, and then calls the poets one by one. These poets come to the standing mike and recite their poems to the audiences. The order of recitation is generally from most junior to the mist senior poet.
Famous poets of Kavi Sammelan
There have been thousands of poets who performed in kavi sammelan at one place or other. But there are some names, who would always be remembered for their contribution to kavi sammelan. A poet does not always means he is a kavi sammelan performer. There have been many great poets who never performed on stage. The most prominent names of kavi sammelan stage performers right from the post independence (and a few last years on British rule)days are Ram kumar verma, Santoshanand, Shail Chaturvedi, Late Dr Urmilesh, Dr Surendra Sharma, Uday Pratap,Late Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Late Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Late Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Padm Bhushan Gopal Das 'Niraj', Late Mahadevi Verma, Kaka Hathrasi, Late Om Prakash Aditya, Dr Kunwar Bechain, Hullad Moradabadi, Late Alhad Bikaneri, Ashok Chakradhar, Late Niraj Puri, Maya Govind, Pradeep Chaubey, Late Om Vyas and Dr Kumar Vishvas.
References
- ^ "kavita......really nice... Dr. Kumar vishwas". YouTube.
- ^ "The Official Blog of IIM Lucknow in the City of Nawabs". IIM Lucknow.
- ^ http://www.orissalinks.com/page/6?get-help=514
- ^ http://collegekhabar.com/events/utkansh-2010-nit-jalndhar/
- ^ http://www.sfindian.com/bay-area/eventDisplay.asp?id=18074
- ^ http://www.buzzintown.com/los-angeles/event--evening-laughter-kavi-sammelan/id--203336.html
- ^ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/press_releases/detail/35878
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kavi-sammelan-entertains-Indian-diaspora-in-Singapore/Article1-525317.aspx
- ^ http://kavisammelan.org/
- ^ http://www.mbauniverse.com/article.php?id=2804