In Indian culture, the nation is considered supreme. Those who sacrifice their lives in the service of the nation are also kept in the same category of respect. Be it an army soldier or an ordinary person. The nation leaves no stone unturned in respecting the person who discharges his duty towards the nation. The struggle for independence continued for almost ninety years between 1857 and 1947. In this ninety years of history, more than seven lakh fifty thousand people have sacrificed their lives and the country became independent. Today, the story of the glory of those sacrifices is celebrated through the Kavi Sammelan. Writing a poem in honor of the people who sacrificed their lives for the country and reciting it among the people is also a matter of pride for the poets.
Shahid Janmotsav Kavi Sammelan
Kavi Sammelan held in honor of martyrs are held on their birthdays. It has been India’s tradition to remember our freedom fighters and organize cultural programs in their honour. Even today that tradition is followed with the same enthusiasm. As it would have happened twenty, thirty or forty years ago. As soon as the birth anniversary of a freedom fighter is approaching. Booking for Kavi Sammelan starts.
Balidan Diwas Kavi Sammelan
Apart from the birthdays of the freedom fighter, Kavi Sammelan are also held on their Balidan Diwas. There are many such names like Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Subhash Chandra Bose, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Mahatma Ghandhi, Mangal Pandey, Veer Savarkar, whose poet’s conferences are held on their birthdays and sacrifice days, which are known as Balidan Diwas Kavi Sammelan. Every year thousands of such Kavi Sammelan are organized.
23rd March Kavi Sammelan
23rd March is the Balidan Diwas of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. It was on this day that Bhagat Singh was hanged. This is considered to be the biggest and most tragic incident of dependent India. In this country, if any person comes and stands parallel to Mahatma Gandhi again and again, it is Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh’s sacrifice gave a new direction to India’s freedom movement. India’s freedom movement became more vocal and more angry than before. Today, every year hundreds of Kavi Sammelan are held all over the country to pay tribute to the same dedication of Bhagat Singh.
Shahidon Par Kavita
In order for the coming generation to remember the sacrifices of the martyrs and for the new generation to respect the martyrs, it is important that some cultural events are organized in their honour. Poetry is the most powerful medium to remember the martyrs. Not just one but lakhs of poems have been written in honor of the martyrs. There will not be any poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan who has not written a poem on the freedom fighters.
Conclusion
Many cultural and social organizations book Kavi Sammelan on Martyrdom Day. And through people’s entertainment, the story of the glory of thousands of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for this country is sung. Kavi Sammelan is a cheaper and more accessible means than any other cultural programme. Organizing Kavi Sammelan does not require manysources.