Fifteen renowned Urdu poets from various parts of India will be participating in the event. They are: Prof. Shahryar, Prof. Waseem Barelvi, Abdul Ahad Saaz, Meraj Faizabadi, Habeeb Hashmi, Anwar Jalalpuri, Rauf Khair, Nadeem Siddiqui, Nusrat Mehdi, Deepti Misra, Mukhtar Yusufi, Nusrat Zaheer, Fayyaz Farooqi, Sardar Saleem and Afzal Manglori. 

A press release issued by the embassy in Riyadh says that invitation cards are available for Indian nationals free of charge. Those interested may fax their requests on 01-4884750.