Historical & Present Poets of Damao (Daman), India.
During 19th Century when Daman was under Portuguese regime, a Parsi Poet Ardeshar Khabardar was born on 6th November 1881 in Portuguese Damao (now Daman, India). He was a great Gujrati poet of the people and their land.He compiled poetry in different styles and wrote many sonnets on Zoroastrianism .He used to write in the name of Poet "Adal'. Most of times he stayed in Bombay and Chennai but remained in touch with his hometown Portuguese Damao (Daman). His 150 years old house still stands in good condition opposite Khoja Jamat Khana at Jetty Road, Nani Daman.It is now occupied by Lulli Family.He wrote 40 books on poetry and prose during span of his life and died at Chennai on 30th july 1953.
Goverment of Daman Diu saluting to his great works and contribution to Indian Literature, named jetty Raod after his name.It is now known as Kavi Khabardar Marg or in short
K.K.Marg
Before him there had been a Portuguese Poet Bocage
who had come from portugal during Portuguese Regime in 18th.century. He was in Portuguese Navy and stayed in Moti daman .His house is situated at the main entrance of Moti Daman Fort. Most of his writings were found anti Portuguese rule in India hence he was transferred from Goa to Daman. He was a neoclassical poet and was born at Setubal in Portugal on 15th September 1765
and died due to syphilis on 21st December 1805 in Lisbon, Portugal at the age of 40.
During 21st century a poet writer and photography hobbyist staying in Daman since 1996 came into light in 2016 when a coffee table book on Daman, Diu,Goa, Dadra Nagar Haveli & Portuguese Regime (1510-1961) compiled by Mr K.C.Sethi & Mrs Sunita Sethi was launched by Goverment of Daman & Diu in a mega function held in Daman on 17th.December 2016 which was presided over Honourable Minister of State for Homes Mr Hans Raj Ahir and Worthy Administrator of Daman, Diu and DNH, Mr Praful K.Patel .It proved to be a great publication of historical times first ever made in the world.
On being impressed Honourable Prime Minister
of Portugal invited Sethi couple to attend his welcome reception kept in Goa when he was on his state visit to India.He was invited by Republic of India to be chief guest on Republic day prade of 26th Jan.2017.He was very happy to receive this coffee table book and desired to make it in Portuguese Language too. He invited Sethi Couple to visit Portugal in regard to its publication in Portuguese Language .He also honoured them by giving them an autographed coffee table book.Later this book achieved Asia and India Book Of Records.Looking into the demand of people and need of the land they decided to make it in Gujrati first and later in Portuguese language. Their Gujrati coffee table book got published in 2019 which was launched by Padmashri Dr Vishnu Pandya ,Chairman Gujrat Sahitya Academy in Gandhinagar. He was highly impressed to see that a non Gujrari couple framed a coffee table book in Gujrati language.
While describing their poetry works we wish to congratulate this great couple first who have originated a new concept of pictorial poetry in 21st century.In this concept photography and poetry work together in a combination; The body language of the picture tallies the theme of a poem.It has double effect on the readers mind when one eye on visual and the other on thoughtful words.
In social media it has already achieved its heights.They originated this concept in 2011 which came into full swing in 2014.Their first mega coffee table book with pictorial poetry was launched in 2015 which became first of its kind in the world and achieved Golden Book of World Records , Asia Book and India Book of Records. So far they have compiled 13 pictorial poetry, 2 historical 1 Research coffee table books/anthologies , 6 they have drafted for fellow poets to spread their concept worldwide.
Recently their pictorial poetry anthology , "Shapes of Love" has also been declared to be a Golden Book Of World Record Holder.This concept now working wonderfully; Their 32 country groups of pictorial poetry are plying globally who are committed to spread Love, Peace & Humanity worldwide through pictorial poetry.Poet ,writer and International photography hobbyist Mr. K.C. Sethi is a brain behind and he does different from others.Recently they have introduced one more concept of "Pictorial Poetry Exhibitions" when their group in Nepal organised an Exhibition of 120 prints of picture and poetry in 18×12 inches which were displayed on walls in a art gallery of Kathmandu, Nepal. Students, teachers, poetry lovers and poets visited to enjoy the beauty of Pictorial Poetry on walls first time in the history .It has also been nominated for Golden Book Of World Records being first of its kind in the world.Now their group in Tunisia and Greece have decided to arrange such exhibitions in nearest future.
They have 5 coffee table books in hands which will be published soon.They all are being made on rare subjects which as under:-
1. 25 Wonderful Women Of Virtue from the world
2.My Photography:Your poetry from world poets
3.let us spread Love,Peace & Humanity Globally.
4. 20 Overseas Poets Pictorial Poetry Anthology
5.Neighbouring Countries' Pictorial Poetry Anthology.
