8/14/2019 Multilingual Poetry Book Launch and Art exhibition at Central Library Mississauga by Meena Chopra

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Multilingual Poetry Book Launch and Art exhibition at Central Library Mississauga by Meena Chopra

2nd edition of her previously published a book of English

 poems “Ignited Lines” was also released.

Readings were in both Hindi and English, and included a

work transliterated into Urdu script by poet Nasim Syed,

and transliterated into Roman script by poet Suman Ghai.

Meena Chopra has held several exhibitions nationally and

internationally. She represented India internationally on

many occasions including at the South Asian Association

for Regional Cooperation artists meet in 2002. Event was

hosted by Mississauga Library System of CANADA.

Mississauga-Brampton South MP Navdeep Bains acknowl-

edged how anxious everyone, himself included, was to

watch Canada take on the United States, but noted that the

 presence of so many writers, artists and well-wishers from

the Hindi community and beyond was a sign of support for 

the cross-cultural connections Chopra advocates.

“I consider Meena not only a poet and an artist, but a bridge-

 builder,” said Bains of Chopra.

“Meena Chopra has showcased poetry and paintings that

reect her Indian heritage and Canadian experience”, said

Indian Consul M.P. Singh and called this “unselfconsciously

multicultural.”

“She does not recognize any borders – her experiences are

universal,” said Suman K. Ghai, a friend and co-founder of 

the Hindi Writers Guild. Ghai transliterated Chopra’s po-

ems into Roman Script for her second collection, subah kaa

suuraj ab mera nahii.n hai (Adieu to the Dawn), which was

released on Sunday.

Speaking about her poetry, Urdu poetess Nasim Syed who

transliterated Meena’s poems into Urdu, said,”She is paint-

ing when she writes and she writes when she paints with

very powerful imagery”.

“Glimpses of the Setting Sun - A multilingual poetry celebration, BOOK LAUNCH & ART 

 EXHIBITION”. Sunday, February 28, 2010, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Mississauga Central Library,

 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

 A special afternoon of poetry reading with a BOOK LAUNCH featuring ‘subah kaa suuraj ab mera nahii.n hai (Adieu to the Dawn)’ in Hindi & with readings both in Hindi and English was held on 28th February 2010. Coming to Canada from her native India, artist and 

 poet Meena Chopra’s intense search has taken her far beyond boundaries in nding her new identity.

Marian Kutarna, Manager History & Art department of the

Mississauga Library System and organizer of this program

stated, “perhaps this was the frst multilingual book launch

at a Mississauga library”. She further said, “The sound of 

the language is the poetry, the human heart is the same heart

in all of us and that is what we share here today”.

Binoy Thomas, editor Weekly Voice was the “Master of Cer-

emonies” and ably compered the afternoon with his unique

wit & humour.

Art Exhibition has been shifted to Meadowvale Library

Mississauga and will remain there for view till 30th April.

There will be an open discussion on Meena’s poetry on 11th

April 2pm to 4pm in Meadowvale Library organized by the

Library and Hindi Writers Guild. All are welcome. RSVP

meenachopra17@ gmail.com. Pics by Ben Girn