हिंदी
CHANDIGARH 15-6-21
In an endeavour to hone the creative writing skills of students, the Creative Writing Club of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women organised a 4-day online creative writing workshop titled ‘Expanding the Creative Horizons’. Various writers and poets engaged in the craft and pursuit of creative writing, including Dr. Usha Bande (a renowned critic and writer), Ms Sakoon Singh (author of the novel In the Land of the Lovers), Dr. Ankit Narwal (Award winning Critic and Hindi writer), Ms. Basudhara Roy (an acclaimed poet and author of Stitching a Home) and Dr. Baljinder Nasrali (Punjabi novelist and short story writer), were the resource persons. With over 500 participants registering for the workshop, enthusiasts from all over the country joined in making the workshop a success. Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava inaugurated the workshop whereby she motivated the participants to enrich their writing skills by dipping into the vast ocean of literature as reading extensively is imperative for understanding the nuances and techniques of creative writing. Demonstrating that creative writing skills involve creativity, emotion, imagination and innovation, Dr. Bhargava recited a few of her self composed poems which were expressions of her profound thoughts on various topics.
The resource person for day 1 and 2 was Dr. Usha Bande who conducted sessions on ‘Stories are Everywhere, Write and Enjoy’. Acquainting the participants with the process of story writing, Dr. Bande encouraged the participants to be sensitive to the world around and explore their imagination to weave tales around them. On the second day, Dr. Bande took the participants on a step-by-step journey to explore the process of story writing. She talked in detail about the types of stories and the things that are to be kept in mind by a writer. The third day of the workshop had 2 sessions, first by Ms Sakoon Singh and second by Dr. Ankit Narwal. Engaged in a discussion on her novel In the Land of the Lovers, Ms. Sakoon took the participants on a spiritual and cultural journey as she talked about her novel. As he discussed his award winning book ‘Anl Pakhi’, Dr. Ankit talked about the various aspects of writing non-fiction and also delved on the need to gauge the pulse of the target readers with whom one wishes to share his or her creative expression. The concluding day of the workshop was divided into two sessions wherein first session was graced by Ms. Basudhara Roy and the second session was conducted by Dr. Baljinder Nasrali. Ms. Basudhara delivered an engaging lecture on ‘’The Poise of Poetry: Navigation and Arrival’. She substantiated her lecture with a number of poems as she talked about poetry being a creative process which must be polished for the edification of the readers. In the session ‘Kalam Da Safar’, Dr. Baljinder delivered an extremely interesting lecture by narrating anecdotes and weaving them into the fabric of his topic. He talked about the rich and diverse culture that adds many hues to poetry composed in our country and also shared insights into his book ‘Ambar Pariyan’. The workshop was well-received by the participants who felt enriched by the ideas of the resource persons.
