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May 24, 2026 (Sunday)
Samvad Sabha Meeting Minutes
Mahakavi Jaishankar Prasad Trust
Date: May 24, 2026
Mode of Meeting: Online
Meeting Duration: Weekly Sunday Special from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (full two hours)
Topic: "Role of great poet Jaishankar Prasad in poetry symposium, literature and cultural thought"
Key speeches and poetry recitations at the meeting
Today, all literary figures came together via Google Meet and held a meeting under the joint auspices of the Mahakavi Jaishankar Prasad Trust and the Literaturenama organization. This event took place on May 24, 2026.
In his initial welcome address, Awadhesh Kumar Gupta presented the outline of organizing the meeting on a weekly basis.
The meeting was moderated by Vishal Malviya (editor-in-chief of Literaturenama). Vinay Kumar inaugurated the program by presenting Saraswati Vandana. Following this, Kavita Prasad stated that today's younger generation is distancing themselves from Jaishankar Prasad, considering him difficult. However, if one considers him seriously, he appears quite natural and straightforward. Describing him as a major pillar of Chhayavad, she called him a great poet of the modern era. She also noted that his works reflect the nature depictions of Vidyapati of the early period, Ghananand of the Ritikal period, and Rabindranath Tagore.
Monica Pathak presented a poem reading along with her speech. Dr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, speaking from his book "Abhigyan Shakuntalam and Kamayani: Comparative Reference," noted that the Kamayani manuscripts contain numerous verses that remain unpublished. Some lines have been cut, and others have become so blurred that they are no longer readable. He expressed his gratitude to the Mahakavi Jaishankar Prasad Trust for compiling these manuscripts.
Dr. Richa Sharma recited a poem about Jaishankar Prasad. Rajesh Kumar Singh and Vijay Patil shared their thoughts on Jaishankar Prasad's plays, stories, and his role in Chhayavad, and discussed his literary strengths from a comparative perspective.
Rita Gautam presented a poetry recitation, covering various cantos of the Kamayani through her poems. Mamata Banerjee shared thoughts about Kavita Prasad in the context of her book, "Chhavi."
Varun Singh Gautam described Aansoo as a masterpiece of poetry about separation. He analyzed Jaishankar Prasad's profound poetic and dramatic aspects through the plays Chandragupta, Dhruvasvamini, and Skandagupta. Following this, Anshika Tiwari recited a poem based on the epic poem Kamayani.
In the final session, Ratanji recited his poem, "Phool," referring to the "flower." The meeting was then formally concluded. Vishal Malviya presented the vote of thanks, and other members of the audience also participated actively.
Present writers and participants
Monika Pathak, Vishal Malviya, Ratan Kumar, Mamta Banerjee, Dr. Narendra Narayan Rai, Dr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, Himanshu Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Varun Singh Gautam, Saurabh Kumar, Abhay Kumar Rai, Vijay Laxmi, Chanchal Kumar, Anand Verma, Rahul Kumar, Vikrant Singh, Shams Alam, Prashant Mishra, Anjali Kumari, Dr. Richa Sharma, Jaiveer Singh, Literaturenama Sanstha, Ashutosh Kumar, Akshay Raj Sharma, Mamta Singh, Meenu Sharma, Muskan, Sadhna Pandey, Vijay Patil, Vinay Kumar, Dr. Arjun Gupta, Ankit, Rupak Arya, Rita Gautam, Priyanka Bharti, Trisha Sinha, Varun Singh Gautam, Veereshwar, Jaishankar Prasad Singh, Riya Satya, Anshika Tiwari, Jyoti Kumari, Shakira Khatoon, Abhaav Paswan and Ankesh Kumar Rai registered their active presence and participation in the meeting.
conclusion
The sentiment that emerged prominently in the meeting was that it is an important need of the hour to convey the literary and cultural perspective of the great poet Jaishankar Prasad to the new generation along with modern literary consciousness, Indian culture and traditional knowledge.
All the participants expressed their commitment to continue holding weekly meetings in future with active participation.
— Mahakavi Jaishankar Prasad Trust
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