| Anila Singh Charak: A Poet, Satire Writer, Painter... | | | Jang S. Verman | 1/18/2021 10:38:11 PM |
| Poets and writers are blessed with sensitivity to peep into various situations and conditions of a spectrum of sensitive concerns of human cost and values. They have the ability to grasp the impacting concern instantly with their deep concern of being associated with the issues of nature, humans and the universe around. Their capacity and proficiency to convey their observations and reactions through their representative or deep and symbolic expressins to the masses, make them special in the order of creativity. Their expressions through their writings, either in prose, verse or otherwise, make them prove their worth as literary artists. Also, we all know that the sense of observation, grasping the ideas and the art of scripting prose or verse in emotive expressions, needs special potential in a person. Though an artist exists in everybody but there are a numbered people who prove to be sensitive poets, writers or artists.
Anila Singh Charak, a Jammu based poetess, satire writer, photograher and a painter is one such multifaceted personality of Jammu & Kashmir. Anila started writing short stories at the early age of about twelve years (during 6th or 7th class). Her father Prof. G P Singh who was then the Principal of Commerce College, Jammu & an established poet (later worked as Director Education, J&K twice, and Special Secretary, Education, J&K) supplemented her with short story and poetry books, which had an impact on her writing in the days to come. Though, she had been a student of science and did her Post Graduation in Biology but followd her artistic instincts of a writer and a poet. During her stay at hostel, while doing her higher studies in science stream, she wrote a satire focussed on the conduct of the warden of her hostel. From there onwards, she used to write satire articles on different issues. During her college days during 1975, Anila Singh Charak also participated in National and International Cricket matches.
As a poet, writer and an artist, she is concerned with the wide canvas of issues and concerns of life and human emotive values. Her concerns are sensitively associated with the themes of day to day life situations and the concerns of the contemporary life, viz. love, compassion, relations, inter- personal relations & concerns, the excesses again downtrodden and women, extra- marital relations, Nature, religion, patriotism, malpracticea in civil, religious and political life, the agony of the labour, workers and deserted people, the turbulence happening in the life of the sufferers, the dillution of relations, values and concerns, the concerns of metaphysical nature and so on.
She considers that the poet, writers and other such kind of people, in the past, have been associated wth one another and shared their happiness and grievances collectively. But with the passage of time, the world is engaged in self centred pursuits. It has lost the sensitivity of associating itself with the elements of the world around and is least bothered even in the matter of ills and tragedy happening around. She also considers the modern technologies to be responsible for hampering this sensitivity. Everyone is concerned with short- cut appoach of gaining something and has started depending on ready made information, these days. So, as a result the people have started lacking in use of will, mind and voice of their inner self.
She considers that with the changing times and technologies the things are becoming easier and dependant on ready made or convenient easy accessability to other sources to get information rather than using the inner eye or listening to the inner voice. So, the depth and sense of concern for others and outer world is getting dilluted in the contemporary world whereas the poetry and sensitive writing need the sense of concern for all.
Her publishes or under publication works include- Satire Prose: Jo Ghar Phookein Aapne (1999); Shrotiyan Ka Akaal (2018); Mask Ke Peechhey Kya Hai (Satire) (under publication). Her Hindi Poetry works include the collections: Nangey Pair Zindagi (2007); Waqt Ki Ungliyon Ke Nishaan; Ghazal Sangrah (Under publication). Her edited & compiled works in Hindi and English poetry by the students, include the titles- Pratibimb (Poetry and short stories for Children) (2004); Creations (2001); Ankur (2004); Sanvedna (2005); Qalamkaari (2015) and Anubhuti (2016) (Poetry for Children).
For her contribution in the field of Hindi literatuture and administration, Anila Charak has been widely honoured & awarded by many organizations. She is the recipient of Best Book Award by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (2008); Sarva Shresth Lekhak Samman by Bharatendu Harishchhander Smiti, Kota (2015); Sahitya Gaurav Samman by Rashtriya Kavi Sangam (2019); honoured by Vaak Sanstha, Kolkatta; Sahitya Kala Ratan Award by Akhil Bhartiya Sanstha Kala Mandir, Bhopal (2018); Harishanker Parsai Samriti Samman by Antarrashtriya Kala Manch, Muradabad (2019); Nari Ratan- Sarv Shresth Kavitri Va Vyangkaar Samman by Kavya Rangoli, Lakhimpuri Kheri; Atal Bihari Hindi Ratan Award by Vishva Hindi Rachnakaar Manch (2020); Writers Forum, Jammu (2008). She has also been honoured by Hindi Sahitya Mandal, Jammu (2003); honoured as Best Principal, through Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India in a programme organized by Hindustan Times (2004) and awarded as Best Principal by Bhaba Atomic Research, Mumbai (2014).
Her other achievements include the publication of her Satire article in 'Bharat Ke 131 Vyangkaar' (2020); Satire on Corona published in 'Ab Tak 75 Pustak' (2020) and satire published in book 'Chatukaar Kalva. Her articles, poetry etc. have been published in many magazines in the country like Samkaleen Bharti (Hindi Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi), Kadambini, Madhurima, Himprasth Bharti, Kavya Rangoli, Vipaasha Sahitya Amrit (New Delhi); Madhumati (Rajsthan Govt.
Publication) and Sheeraza (Hindi) (Jammu & Kashmir). She has attended two months long Training Workshop in Theatre organized by National School of Drama, and later impemented the theatre in execution of various play way teaching technology on various occasions. She has written plays for and participated in Prashar Bharti programmes.
She has also worked as news reader for Prasar Bharti. She has presented her poetry and satire on All India Radio Jammu, New Delhi, Indore, Srinagar. Many interviews and documentaries on her work and life have been conducted and telecast on Doordarshan Jammu and New Delhi.
She has delivered lectures on promotion of Hindi, in University of Jammu and other weducational institutions, in national seminars, workshops and programmes for children organized by various organizations. She has attended various literary programmes organized by Akhil Bharti Parishad for the promotion of Hindi in Bankok, Kualalampur, Singhapore and Bhutan.
She has the talent of photography and painter and has participated in national and international art exhibitions in India. In her paintings too, she is concerned with human emotions and depicting poetically those, in varied imagery, as she is rich in it, in her poetry. She is very sensitive while dealing with human emotions and depicting them. She considers that if determined, nothing is impossible. |
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