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In accordance with the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev “On celebrating the 190th anniversary of Khurshidbanu Natavan”, opening of an exhibition called “Khurshidbanu Natavan – 190” dedicated to the 190th anniversary of Khurshidbanu Natavan, presentation of electronic database “Khan gizi Khurshidbanu Natavan – a remarkable figure of the Azerbaijani artistic thought” and presentation of books called “Neychin gelmez” (Why doesn’t he come?) by Mustafa Chamanli and “Khurshidbanu Natavan” by Baylar Mammadov was held in the National Library on August 15, 2022. The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Library of Azerbaijan.

Director of Azerbaijan National Library Prof.Karim Tahirov welcomed the participants of the event and spoke about the life and work of Khurshidbanu Natavan, a prominent representative of the 19th century Azerbaijani literature and public figure.  He stated that Khurshidbanu Natavan played an important role in Azerbaijani culture and social life.

Prof. Karim Tahirov said that thanks to the bravery of the victorious Azerbaijani army, which liberated our lands from the Armenian occupation as a result of the 44-day Patriotic War under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief Mr. Ilham Aliyev, we have already fulfilled our long-standing dream. He noted that the anniversary events will continue throughout the year, and various events dedicated to Khurshidbanu Natavan will be held in Shusha, Aghdam and other regions.

Then, Head of Book Industry Department of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ph.D in history, Akif Marifli made a speech and noted that Khurshidbanu Natavan is an example for the Azerbaijani lady with both her social activity and her literary creativity. He also added that in September of this year, the 190th anniversary of Khurshidbanu Natavan will be solemnly celebrated in Shusha and other regions with the participation of writers, scholars and intellectuals.

After that, academician Teymur Karimli, Director General of ANAS Institute of Manuscripts named after Mahammad Fuzuli, made a speech. “Natavan, one of the most powerful representatives of the Fuzuli literary school, played a major role in the development of the Azerbaijani language in the 19th century” he said. Academician Teymur Karimli also added that the celebration of the 190th anniversary of Khurshidbanu Natavan at the state level shows how the people of Azerbaijan value literature, art, artists and remarkable people.

Then, Tural Akhundov, Director of “Təhsil” Publishing House, gave a speech. “By publishing two books about Khurshidbanu Natavan – "Neychin Gelmez" by Mustafa Chamanli and "Khurshidbanu Natavan" by Baylar Mammadov, we, as “Təhsil” Publishing House, made our contribution to the 190th anniversary of Natavan” he said.

The event was also attended by Prof. Islam Garibli, Head of Department of the Institute of Literature named after Nizami Ganjavi, Doctor of Philology and Prof. Ragub Karimov, senior researcher of the Institute of Manuscripts named after Mahammad Fuzuli, Doctor of Philology.

After that, Deputy Director of Azerbaijan National Library, Ph.D in History, Adiba Ismayilova presented the e-database “Khan gizi Khurshidabnu Natavan – a remarkable figure of the Azerbaijani artistic thought” and gave detailed information about the sections and subsections of the e-database. The electronic database consists of the following sections: “Main dates of life and work”, “Works”, “Filmography”, “Video Gallery”, “Photo Gallery” and etc.

At the end, the participants got acquainted with the exhibition "Khurshidbanu Natavan - 190".