"Maa Vunn Furrei" In kashmiri language it means "Do not tell lies " .
kashmiris generally say this when they feel that some one is just bluffing or befooling them with stories which are untrue .But then what is Furrei . O! it is the typical roasted fish . When i was a child and would go to Zaina kadal with my mother , i would see many ladies selling this typical fish in Gaada Kocha or Bohri kadal .Most of these Furrie sellers are nowhere to be seen now .I feel nostalgic to find some one selling these furries in Zaina kadal and the buyers too attract my atention .Possibly there is a sharp change in eating habbits .People do not like Fish Cooked in this way now. I remember that one of our distant relations would bring them to his family and then cook them . Once i too had a piece of this fish cooked tastefully . I vividly remember that Sh Ravi Koul ( who happend to be a professor of chemistry in Gandhi Memorial College kashmir and a cousin of My friend Kuldeep Machama ) to be fond of Furrei ( fish ). My friend would tell me that Prof koul would ask his mother to cook this variety of fish for him.
To Make Furrei , kashmiris roast fish in Grass or wood with a low grade fire while In Europe fish is smoked essentially to preserve it . In Europe ,Saltwater brine is also used in the process but smoking is again done in low grade heat at a temperature of 200 degrees F. Sometimes fruit wood is also used to smoke Fish. Salmon or trout is usually smoked in Europe .A process of Cold smoking has also been developed in Europe Mackerel variety of fish is usually cold smoked .Every smoked fish needs to be cooked . So do Furries of kashmir need to be cooked .
That was the story on kashmiri Furrei ( Fish ).. Enjoy the views of Furrei ( fish ) sold in Kashmir captured in January 2010. I would also use this post to reply some viewers.
I have been asked by a reader to clarify as to whether Muhamed Ali Jinnah known as Quaide Azam In Pakisan had any Parsi Relations and who were they . He needs some details of these relatives of Quaid e Azam . This reader also asks me as to whether Hafeez Jalandhari who wrote the national Anthem of pakistan wrote any other popular song or poem also .I shall be attending to these questions through my posts only.Here goes my reply.
While on a vacation in Darjeeling in 1916, Jinnah fell in love with RatanBai Petit daughter of Dinshaw Petit a rich Parsi . Ruttie as she was called by her numerous friends , was bright , well read , Intelligent and beautiful. They married in 1918 when Ruttie turned 18. The marriage was solemnized according to Islamic rites since Ruttie converted to Islam . Dinshaw opposed this mariage . Relations between Dinshaw Petit and his daughter Ruttie were strained after this marriage .A daughter was born to Ruttie and since Jinnah was busy with his ever increasing work , Ruttie went to England with her Daughter named DINA for some time .Ruttie came back to live with Jinnah but fell sick and had to live in Taj Mumbai as bed ridden . On February 20 1929 , Ruttie breathed her last. She was buried in Mumbai according to Muslim rites . Jinnah is reported to have wept bitterly like a child when asked to throw earth on the grave as the closest relative .Fatima Jinnah , Jinnah ‘s sister took care of DINA and her brother after the death of Ruttie. Dina had close and affectionate relations with her father . She went to very good schools in England . The relations between the father and the Daughter were marred by the fact that Dina wanted to marry a handsome Parsi Neville wadia .
The relations between the father and daughter remained strained after this marriage as jinnah had opposed it .. Dina never went to Pakistan except to attend the Funeral of her father in Karachi in 1948 and later in 2004 to see a cricket match. Wadias lived happily in Mumbai .They had nothing to do with Pakistan . They had two children ; a son ( Nusli Wadia ) and a daughter .The family owns a leading textile company and a private sector airliner in India .
Now something on Hafeez jalandhari . Poet Mohd Hafeez jalandhari was a Punjabi born in 1900 at Jalandhar .His ancestors were Suraj Vanshi Rajputs who converted to Islam. Hafeez Jalandhari was commissioned to write the new National Anthem for Pakistan after the death of Jinnah since Jinnah had selected poet Jagan Nath Azad 's song as national anthem of Pakistan. . Hafeez jalandhari also wrote the famous song Abhi to Mein Jawaan Hoon sung by Malika Pukhraj. Hafeez sahib is also the writer of following songs .
1
(Apne Mun Me Preet Basaa le )
Apne Mun Me Preet Basaa le
Mun Mandir Me preet Basaa le
O Murakh o Bhole Bhaale
Preet Hai Teri Reet Puraani
Bhool Gayaa o Bharat wale
Bharat Maata hai Dukhiyaari
Dukhyarain hain Sab nar Naari
Tu Hi Uthaa le sunder Murli
Tu Hi Ban Ja Shaam Murari
Tu Jaaga to Duniyaa jaagi
Jaag Uthein sab prem Pujaari
Gaayein Tere Geet
Bassa le apne Mun Me Preet .
2
(Pyaare Jhootha Sab sansaar)
Moh Kaa Dariyaa ,
Lobh Ki Nayaa ,
Kaami Khevanhaar ,
Mauj Ke Bal Par Chal Nikale The ,
Aan Phanse Manjhdaar .
Pyaare Jhootha Sab sansaar
Chole dheen Dharam ke
Nikale chor Chakaar
Inn Cholon Ki Aad Me Chamke
Dho Dhaari talwar
Pyaare Jhootha Sab sansaar
Here goes one of his popular song ( Geet )
Jaag Soze ishq jaag.
Jaag Soze Ishq jaag
Jaag Kaam Devtaa,
Fitnaa hai Nau Jagaa,
Bujh Gayaa hai Dil Mera,
Phir Koi Lagan Lagaa ,
Sard Ho Gai Hai Aag
Jaag soze Ishq Jaag .
Pad Gayee Dilon Me Phoot,
Kyaa Viyog Pad Gayaa,
Prithvi pe ye Chaar Khoont ,
Ek Sog Pad Gayaa,
Sar Nigoon Hai Sheshnaag
Jaag Soze Ishq Jaag .
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