Mysuru: Urdu Mushaira Sub-Commitee-2026, under the Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara Mahotsava, had organised Jashn-e-Dasara Urdu Mushaira-2026 yesterday  evening at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city.

Prof S. Masood Siraj, retired Head, Department of Urdu, University of Mysore, presided.

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, District In-charge Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Ministers Rizwan Arshad, U.T. Khader and Cheluvarayaswamy, MLAs Tanveer Sait and K. Harishgowda, MLC K. Shivakumar, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar and others attended  the Mushaira.

On the occasion, CM Shivakumar felicitated International-fame Urdu Poet Imran Pratabgarhi, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP and Chairman of All India Congress Committee Minority Department.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Exhibition Authority Chairman Ayub Khan felicitated the Chief Minister and other Ministers on dais.

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar addressing the gathering at Jashn-e-Dasara Urdu Mushaira held at Dasara Exhibition Grounds yesterday as others look on.

Speaking on the occasion, Shivakumar expressed his happiness to attend Urdu Mushaira.

Former Corporator Suhail Baig, Gayaz Ahmed Akram, Z.Mark Zubair Ahmed, Syed Iqbal, Mohammed Mumtaz Ahmed, Akbar Khan, Karnataka Exhibition Authority former Chairman Abdul Azeez Abdulla, Congress leader Haseena Shariff, Salma Siddiqa, Chairman of Tipu Sultan Trust and others attended.

Famous Poet Nadeem Farruk compered the Mushaira which began with the rendition of the Nadageethe Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate… followed by the recitation of verses from the Holy Book of Quran by Moulana Hafiz Salman Ahmed Khan Madni and Naath by Sardar Wahab Danish and Moulana Umar Farooq.

Following are the Poets who recited their works: International Urdu Poet Imran Pratabgadhi, Monika Dubey, Himanshi Babra, Tabrez Munawar Rana,  Dr. Aditya Jain, Mehshar Afridi, Tabrez Hashmi, Khadim Azhar, Mirza Abbas Ali Nawaz, Tanveer Azeem Kunigal, Sardar Wahab Danish, Suhail Nizami, Momina Mukhtar Sufi, Prof. S. Masood Siraj and Nadeem Farruk.