This evening, Parminderjeet regaled the audience with an impassioned account of his journey as writer and publisher, the various milestones and hurdles he encountered, and the final satisfaction that is now his. He spoke at length on poetry and what he considers a good poem. In his opinion, every poem must have its own music and rhythm which comes only after the poet undergoes rigorous discipline and practice. Although free verse is popular now, in the poet's opinion it is harder to write because the tools that are available in rhymed poetry are not used and the writer has to depend on his / her own ingenuity to bring in the poetic effect. Parminderjeet concluded the session by reading some of his poems to great applause. In particular, his poem entitled "Shukranama" was much appreciated.
This evening's session was chaired by Shri KK Rattu, Dairector of Doordarshan, Chandigarh, who commented on the achievements of Parminderjeet at the end of an animated Q & A session. Office-bearers of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi who interacted with the audience included the Secretary Shri Madhav Kaushik, Vice-Chairman Anil Raina, and Chairperson Manju Jaidka. It was announced that the next CSA event is likely to be a major one in the third week of October. Link for photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/105464712099114161998/29September2012
