Bukhari Knowledge fest concludes
The fifth edition of the Bukhari Knowledge Festival concluded on the Bukhari campus at Kondotty on Sunday (May 4). The festival saw talks and discussions of different nature in areas such as science, society, language, literature, religion, culture, homeland and international relations.
Four venues were arranged with themes like soil, wheel, letter, and word. Students used various natural materials to build stages, gateways, book fair stalls, registration counters and guest lounges.
Syed Iqbal Hasnain, former Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University, inaugurated the festival. Historian Husain Randathani presided over the function.
The fest witnessed 80 sessions on different subjects. Haris Beeran, MP, Islamic scholar Kodampuzha Bava Musliar, Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan, Madin Academy chairman Syed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari, scholars Ponmala Abdul Khadir Musliar, Perodu Abdurahman Saqafi, Abbas Panakkal, student union and political leaders like P.K. Navas, K.P. Noushadali, Jamsheedali and Rafeek Ibrahim, and Haj Committee chairman Husain Saqafi Chullikode were among those who led different sessions.
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