88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan begins in Ghumaan
88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Sahitya
Sammelan) on 3 April 2015 began in Ghumaan village in Gurdaspur district
of Punjab. It was inaugurated by Union Road Transport Minister Nitin
Gadkari along with the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The three-day
long sammelan is dedicated to Marathi Saint Bhagat Namdev (Sant
Namdeo). In this conference large contingent of Marathi litterateurs is
going to take part. The President of 88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya
Sammelan is Dr. Sadanand More. Apart from inaugurated the sammelan,
foundation stone of Bhagat Namdev Degree College was also laid in the
Ghumaan village. Village Ghumaan is the place where Marathi Saint Bhagat
Namdev had spent 18 years of his life and gave valuable teachings to
the society. It is believed that in Ghuman, Sant Namdeo had composed his
shlokas in Awadhi, Marathi and Punjabi. His 61 shabads were included in
holy scripture of the Sikhs i.e. in Guru Granth Sahib.