Naseem Ahmed, the current Vice Chancellor (V.C.) of A.M.U. is also an alumni of the institution. Urdu department of A.M.U. organizes a sherii nashist (small poetry recital gathering) on the eve of Independence Day and Republic Day every year. Usually, the V.C. is the chief guest and is invited to say a few words to the audience, which mostly comprises of the staff and the students.
When Naseem saahab’s turn to speak came, he started by saying that, “jab maiN yahaaN par paRhtaa thaa, us vaqt mujhe shaayerii ka itnaa zauq nahiiN thaa aur mujhe samajh meN bhii nahiiN aatii thii. lekiN ab itne saaloN ke baad mujhe shaayerii bhii samajh meN aane lagii hai” (When I used to study here, then I did not have a taste for poetry and I also didn’t understand it. Now, after so many years I have started to appreciate the poetry). To which one of the students commented:
“haaN, ab shaayerii ka mayyar bhii bahut gir gayaa hai” (Yeah, the standard of poetry has also deteriorated a lot).
You just can’t get away with A.M.U. students !
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Maza aaya, achchha qissa sunaya aapne.
Adnan
Yes, A.M.U. stay was awesome. I would keep on adding to these.