TUM KYAA GAYE KI
ROOTH GAYE DIN BAHAAR KE
PHOTO AUTAR MOTA
BUND SRINAGAR
He bet both, this
life and the next
and gambled all night
for your love.
He first lost earth
then eternity,
Now he departs from
his night of grief,
defeat visible in his
eyes.
Oh what a desolation!
The taverns deserted,
each glass disconsolate,
Love when you left,
even springtime
forsook me.
you left and that
season disowned this world.
( Lines from a Gazal
of Faiz Ahmed Faiz translated by Agha Shahid Ali )
Based on a work at http:\\autarmota.blogspot.com\.
And THE BUND became a road
ReplyDeleteBefore taking any development work in hand our planners and engineers need to understand difference in growth and development .,and use of different construction materials as per need, utility ,use , environment, architecture and health hazards.
Very much is said, spoken and even written about heritage of Kashmir its preservation and conservation but without understanding it totally. It is evident by a developmental work taken in hand with out application of mind., that is tar macadamisation of a walkway THE BUND once at most attraction of local elite class, domestic tourist , film industry of bollywood , Hollywood , international tourists and world class dignitaries besides traders of Kashmir in Kashmir art and crafts. It is not a road where mechanical traffic will play, it is a walk way. Tar macadam is required on the surface of a road where mechanical force (rolling force is applied) that is the force created by a moving vehicle and to overcome the frictional force between rubber tyre and that of surface of road. There is no such traffic on THE BUND , even in the past and in future better knows god. May be it is the new planning of the planners in the govt to overcome the traffic jams on residency road during peak hours. But it is totally killing of the most famous spot in Srinagar. There may be some vested interests involved in it so that they can park their vehicles outside their house but at the cost of spoiling the value of THE BUND ,MOST liked walkway of Kashmir. Old photographs of the area need to be seen to understand my point of view
Interlock tiles , checked cement tiles or, and Killen burnt tiles could have been used for optimum utility on a walk way like the bund without disturbing heritage, environment and architecture of the Kashmir in general and the bund in particular. Hope the concern will open eyes, wake up and take appropriate action to minimize putting black prints on mother earth and save environment and heritage of Kashmir. By this we may save the glory of THE BUND otherwise future generation will repent.
SHAFAT AHMED RESHI
shafatahmedreshi@yahoo.com