Annual Alumni Meet of SPJIMR Spandan 2006 Ends as Monumental Success

Annual Alumni Meet of SPJIMR Spandan 2006 Ends as Monumental Success
Post-event Press-release

The icing on the cake was the surreal interaction with the modern day Ghalib himself, Gulzar Saab at SPJIMR. A brilliant filmmaker, noted poet, sensitive lyricist and a creative writer - all rolled in one. Gulzar Saab wrote his first film lyric in the early '60s.

In the decades since, he has penned a string of timeless songs, he has won 5 National Awards and 18 Filmfare Trophies topping it with the Sahitya Academy Award in 2003 for his collection of short stories 'Dhuaan'. The Government of India has also conferred him with the National Honour of Padmabushan.

Gulzar Saab’s magical verses re-ignited many a passion, tugging at the heartstrings of the spellbound audience when he spoke of his ‘Aasmaan Ka Tukda’ -

‘Hum bhi rang birange sheesho mein chhupe
Apne aasmaan ke tukde ko dhoondhne lage’

He enthralled one and all by reading out from his collection of poems with subjects ranging from the freshness of childhood to the wistful yearnings of love. Their poignancy and simplicity gripped the alumni as they relished the couplets with resounding cheers and showed childlike enthusiasm as they requested for more. He also shared with the audience his intimate relationship with books, and the generation next’s growing distance from them because of the computer age was also reflected in his rendition.

The legendary personality spoke about the renewing challenges that life throws our way with his -

‘Zindagi ki baazi khatm ho jaaye
Toh patte phir se bataate hain’

The audience were invited to an enthusiastic interaction where he discussed some of his favourites nazms, purposefully chosen to refrain from discussing movies as he felt that there was scope to discuss many more exciting topics. He revealed to the audience that he savors everything of his past and regaled them with a few lines from his poem

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Contributed by -
Meghana Kedar (Campus Associate),
PGDBM, 2006-08,
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.

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