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Have you heard? Javed Akhtar calls poetry a 'language of justice'

Have you heard? Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar described poetry as the “language of justice” and “vocal cords of society”

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Javed Akhtar. Pics/AFP, Yogen Shah, Instagram

Javed Akhtar. Pics/AFP, Yogen Shah, Instagram

Poetry for justice

Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar described poetry as the “language of justice” and “vocal cords of society” while receiving the Namdeo Dhasal Samashti Award at the Samashti Arts and Literature Festival in Mumbai recently. He stressed the need to produce poets across the globe and emphasised that poetry’s inherent values are equality and justice. Akhtar said, “People who listen to poetry of romance do not know that poetry is not only the language of love, but it is also the language of justice”, and added that a great poet is one who speaks of justice.

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