Diplomat Correspondent
Gulbarga:DD, Azhad from Delhi has been selected as the Pen of the Fest at the SSF National Sahithyotsav. He earned 26 points by winning first place in Abstract Writing, Literary Criticism, and Thematic Presentation. He is a postgraduate Islamic Studies student at Jamia Millia.
Abdul Rasheed from Rajasthan received the Star of the Fest award after scoring 27 points. He secured first place in Hindi Elocution and Poetry Recitation, along with an A grade in the Urdu Hamd competition.
He is from the Sindhi Muslim community in the Thar Desert, Abdur Rasheed advanced to the national meet after qualifying through the Sedwa Chapter and Barmer District stages of the Rajasthan State Sahithyotsav.DD