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Bringing together literary activists

Little Magazine Fair at Aziz Supermarket

Nadia Sarwat
To reach a wider group of readers and to encourage interaction between little magazine activists, a three-day little magazine fair was held ar the Aziz Cooperative Super Market, starting from December 18. Organised by the community of editors, writers and readers of contemporary independent publications, the fair included an exhibition of little magazines, discussion and poetry recitation.
Chairman, Department of English. Dhaka University and convenor of the fair celebration committee. Dr. Khondokar Ashraf Hossain, inaugurated the event on December 18.
"We started The National Little Magazine Fair last year with the slogan 'Chouo Danaye Dhori Opar Akash' (carrying the endless sky on small wings). This year, our slogan is 'Rukho Moulobad, Rukho Razakar" (confront fundamentalism, fight back the razakars'). Our goal is to unite and inspire little magazine activists across the country whose continual efforts have made little magazine publications a literary movement -- parallel to the mainstream, establishment-oriented literature." Prof. Hossain said.
Aniket Shamim. member secretary of the fair celebration committee, delivered the welcome speech. Sohel Rahman. Sajjad Ansari, Shaheen Latif, Rabiul Karim. Faruk Wasif. Habibullah Siraji and others also spoke on the occasion. A rally starting from Aziz Cooperative Super Market premises ended a (.Central Shaheed Minar.
Later, a discussion was held on "Little Magazine Movement; The Context of Bangladesh" A total of 26 stalls at the exhibition featured magazines published from the capital and other areas of the country, such as 'Charbaak.' 'Shuddhaswar,' 'Lok.' 'Ekbingsha,' 'Niswarga,' ’Shaluk.’ Boitha.' 'Sangbed,' 'Pranto,' 'Megh,' 'Dhaboman.' Shabdapath.' 'Durba' (Gopalgark^DqJ^^fBogra), 'Shunrito' linnet) arid ’MyfoertSingh Jang' (Mymensingh) and more.
On the following days (December 19 and 20). discussions were held on "Poetry and Prose in Little Magazines of the Country" and "Liberation War, Protesting Fundamentalism and Little Magazine Movements" respectively. Contemporary little magazine writers and editors participated in the open discussions. Editors of several little magazines shared their experiences, thoughts and views at the programmes.
Evening sessions included poetry recitation, featuring promising young poets reading out their own poems. Indeed, it was in the evening when the fair came alive and was overcrowded with eager poetry and literature enthusiasts.
Veteran little magazine activist and ediMrdlrthe«bjMa«ine 'Ditiio Chinta' ({Jubhshed from ‘Mymensingh), Iffat Ara, was honoured at the fair on December 20 for her contribution to the little magazine movement in the country over the last two decades.
According to Aniket Shamim, sales were quite inspiring. The fair celebration committee hopes to organise the fair regularly to boost interaction between the little magazine activists across the country.