Samarkand State University held a republican scientific-practical conference on the theme "Poetic skill of Gafur Gulyam", dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of the people's poet of Uzbekistan Gafur Gulyam.

      It was attended by professors and teachers of higher educational institutions of the republic and the scientific community of Samarkand State University.

      The conference was opened by Hakim Khushvaktov, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of Samarkand State University.

      After that, the speakers expressed their opinion about the uniqueness of the personality and creativity of Gafur Gulyam, folklore and the richness of the deep content of the poet's poetics.

    - To understand Gafur Gulyam means to understand the Uzbek people, respect and reverence for Gafur Gulyam is a recognition of pride to the Uzbek people, - says Professor of Samarkand State University, Honored Mentor of the Youth of Uzbekistan, holder of the Order "El-Yurt Khurmati" Muslihiddin Mukhiddinov, - the name of such great people , like Gafur Gulyam, is directly connected with the name and honor of the Uzbek people. I know Gafur Gulyam well, not only as a poet, but also as a person with a big heart. Gafur Ghulam was literally a messenger of goodness, a herald of enlightenment. Universal human ideas live in the poet's poetry. In this respect, he can easily be compared with the famous poets of the world. In some places he is taller than them. The soul of the Uzbek people is revealed in the poetry of Gafur Gulyam.

     During the conference, members of the theater troupe "Followers of Behbudi" of the Faculty of Philology of Samarkand State University presented a performance based on the story of Gafur Gulyam "Mening ugrigina bolam".

Information Service of Samarkand State University.
The photographs were taken by Shavkat Akramov.