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=> 'Anhad-Swar', a collection of poems by poet Sagarika Rai was released at the Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan (Bihar Hindi Literature Conference).

Key Points:

=> Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan is a Hindi service organization, which was established on October 19, 1919 in Muzaffarpur. Jagannath Prasad along with Dr. Rajendra Prasad has played an important role in its establishment.

=> From its inception till 1935, its headquarters was in Muzaffarpur, but in 1935 its headquarters were shifted to Patna.

=> It is noteworthy that the 41st General Assembly of Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan was organized on April 2 and 3 at Kadam Kuan, Patna, the auditorium of Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, in memory of regional story writer Renu.

=> In this convention, Dr. Ziaur Rehman Jafri, Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi, Mirza Ghalib College, Gaya was honored for his famous book 'Ghazal writing tradition and development of Hindi Ghazal'.

By: ASRAF UDDIN AHMED