a virtual feast for those who appreciate urdu poetry at its best this year mushaira jashnebahar is being organized here on december 8 the venue for the mushaira will be s k memorial hall north gandhi maidan as in the past mushaira jashnebahar 2012 will feature an illustrious group of leading urdu shayars and poets from across india while max bruce a youthful yet strong voice from austin the usa will join these doyens of urdu verse professor wasim barelvi bareilly will preside over the event said the main organiser and the secretary of the takshila educational society tes sanjiv kumar who is also the pro vicechairman delhi public school patna pune ludhiana and coimbatore other participating poets are gulzar dehlvi delhi mansoor usmani moradabad ms dipti mishra mumbai aleem saba naveedi chennai rajesh reddy hyderabad khushbir singh shaad amritsar alok srivastav delhi aqeel nomani rampur ms shabina adeeb kanpur ms naseem nikhat lucknow zahid ash dhanbad ms malka naseem jaipur and munawwar the quest for educational and cultural reawakening continues with the same passion with which it was begun more than a decade ago by tes now with an educational footprint in all four cardinal directions of india namely patna pune ludhiana and coimbatore tes has become synonymous with not only holistic school education but as a citadel for preserving and promoting indian heritage in all the communities where it has its presence kumar told toi patna which is the hometown of tes is also its most favoured karma bhoomi over the last fourteen years tes has organized dozens of cultural programmes covering a very wide spectrum of artistic endeavour the cultural aficionados as well as the common folk have had the opportunity of being the audience at events such as ninad takshila utsav national school intensives rural school intensive and concerts talks art exhibitions etc another regular event that takshila has been organizing is mushaira jashnebahar in association with jashnebahar trust in its 14th year now mushaira jashnebahar aims to present the richness of urdu poetry to its lovers the founder of the jashnebahar trust kamna prasad eminent patna born urdu activist said urdu verse is a living legacy that draws on the rich traditions of this language while being modern in its outlook and concerns it is a symbol of the best in our syncretic cultural traditions entry to mushaira jashnebahar will be through invitation only and for the lovers of urdu shayari invitation cards will be available from friday at important city locations