Old Ravians Union Holds Mushaira at GCU – UrduPoint
Pakistan Today
The Old Ravians Union (ORU) organized a poetic symposium (Mushaira) at Govt College University (GCU). The event was presided over by renowned poet Iftikhar Arif.
The Mushaira commenced with a traditional candle lighting ceremony and was attended by GCU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Omer Chaudhry, ORU President Athar Ismail, and a large number of university alumni.
Poets from across the nation participated, including:
- Ambreen Salahuddin
- Seemab Zafar
- Mubashir Saeed
- Shaheen Abbas
- Idrees Babar
- Ghulam Farid
- Hameeda Shaheen
- Dr. Zia-ul-Hassan
- Rakhshanda Naveed
- Saud Usmani
- Wajid Ameer
- Baqi Ahmed Puri
- Abbas Tabish
- Khalid Sharif
- Yasmeen Hameed
- Nazir Qaiser.
Poet Khurshid Rizvi also attended and participated via an online link.
Addressing the event, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Omer Chaudhry noted that ORU had revived a significant university tradition by organizing the Mushaira. He expressed optimism that the union would continue such programs in the future.
