A loud to the might of a great nation
On June 12, 2020, on the initiative of the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers was organized an online forum on the ZOOM platform dedicated to the People's Poet of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov on the topic "The poet who sang at a time when the power of the great nation was in full swing". The rector of the institute, Professor Umurzakov Uktam Pardaevich, opened the online forum with an opening speech.
R. Choriev, Vice-Rector for Youth Affairs of the Institute, spoke about the importance of the online forum and gave the floor to Senator Mahmud Toir, a member of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan, Mahmud Toir noted that Abdulla Aripov's work is a product of generosity and dedication. Then director of the Tashkent branch of the Russian University of Economics. Plekhanov, academician Kalandar Abdurakhmanov spoke about the poet's work, in particular, about the translation of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy". They published a book about Italy called Beautiful Italy - A Charming Country. Then Nurboy Jabborov, professor of the Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature named after Alisher Navoi, spoke.
The event was attended by the poet's wife Ms.Hanifa. She excitedly spoke about the creative activities of Abdulla Aripov and read several samples of his poems. Mavluda Aripova, the poet's eldest daughter who lives in the United States, spoke about the last six months of her father's life in the United States. She said: "It is no exaggeration to say that every poem of my father is a part of his life, his feelings, and suffering." Another daughter, Shoira Aripova, thanked the staff of our institute for honoring the memory of her father, and read unpublished poems from her father.
The event was also attended by Professor of Karshi State University Abdurakhim Erkaev, Director of the School of Creativity of Abdulla Aripova Ubaydulla Aripov and his students Ezoza Alisherova and professor of our institute, Doctor of Philosophy Kiomiddin Nazarov, an employee of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan, People's Poet of Karakalpakstan Rustam Musurmon. The song to the verses of the poet "I am leaving" was performed by a talented scientist, professor of our institute Khojiakbar Khamidov.
Organization of a museum dedicated to the life and work of Abdulla Aripov, organization of online webinars about the life and work of the writer, organization of student trips to the Kasan district of the Kashkadarya region, where Abdulla Aripov was born and raised, a wide celebration of the 80th anniversary of Abdulla Aripov and the organization of a national conference on this issue, creation of a documentary film about Abdulla Aripov, organization of a circle at the Institute "Followers of Abdulla Aripov", organization of events in cooperation with the Abdulla Aripov School of Art in Karshi - these are the plans that the institute will implement in the future.
TIIAME press service