The Shimoga Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at hosted a huge and successful Book Stall on eve of 11th District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (District Kannada Gathering) on the 4th and 5th of February, 2017.
Source/Credit: AMJ Shimoga
By Staff Report | February 9, 2017
“I am really moved by the way the youngsters of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worked."
The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Kannada Literature Conference), the premier gathering of writers, poets and kannadigas, had organized their yearly conference on 4th and 5th February. The Conference had invited renowned politicians, poets, writers, journalists, district administrators, university administrators and staff, school and colleges administrators and students.
Shimoga being a homeland to many intellectuals and also known for its Kannada culture and traditions had called to setup stalls through newspapers. Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, the youth wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community started to work for the setup of Ahmadiyya bookstall.
Over 5.000 leaflets and pamphlets were distributed along with the books World Crisis &and Pathway to Peace and Life of Muhammad and over 300 visitors were engaged.
Prominent personalities who visited the Ahmadiyya Bookstall were Mr Prasanna Kumar, member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Mr Sanna Rama, the head of the 11th Karnataka Sahitya Parishad Conference, Mr D.S. Arun, president of Shimoga District Chamber of Commerce and a social worker and Industrialist, Mr Natesh, poet, writer, senior professor at Women's College and orator in Kannada, Mr Somachar of District Intelligence Department, Mr Riyaz Basha, Neuro-Psychiatrist , poet and writer, Mr M.K. Bhatt, president Kannada Sahitya Parishad, Talluk Sorab, and Mr Srikantha Kodige, vice chancellor Kuvempu University and chairman of Library Committee.
“Books propagating peace and explaining the true teachings of Islam through bookstalls and giving books for free is really appreciable and I wish all the best for this attempt for propagating peace and true teachings of Islam” said Mr V. Shantha Rama, member Gram Panchayath, Hosanagar.
“I am really moved by the way the youngsters of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worked right from setting up of Bookstall to the end, being your neighbour stall member I salute your way of working and team spirit ” Said Mr Parashuram.
More than 100 eminent personalities have shared their appreciative comments.
More than 2000 people visited Ahmadiyya Bookstall and local newspaper posted photograph of inauguration of Bookstall and local news channel covered our stall in local T.V. news
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With files from Mir Azam Zikriya, Naib Ameer Zilla, District Qaid Majlis, Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Shimoga-577201- Karnataka, India.
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