A VIEW OF NEHRU PARK SRINAGAR AFTER THE SNOW FALL

                                                                          
Nehru Park Srinagar , Kashmir.After the snow fall Dec 2010

Shall the Spring ever visit this area ??
SURE! SURE ! It shall . 
One season has to go to make way for other to enter.That is the the settled cycle of nature.
Looking at the Photograph i am reminded of kabir

Taruvar Paat se Yuun Kahey Suno Paat Ek Baat
Yaa Ghar Yaa hi Reet Hai Ek Aavat Ek Jaat.
( Kabir )
The tree said to the falling leaf " Listen the story in nutshell,
The Tradition of this world shall continue .
So one has to leave to make way for the other to enter. "


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SAB THAATH PADAA REH JAAVEGA --JAB LAADH CHALEGAA BANJAARA

  


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SAB THAATH PADAA REH JAAVEGA --JAB LAADH CHALEGAA BANJAARA

 The silence of snow near Broadway Cinema Road ,Srinagar Kashmir .

Dec 2010

Jab Chalte Chalte Raste mein- Yeh Gaun Teri Reh Jaavegi

Ek Bagiyaa Teri Mitee Par- Phir Ghaas naa Charne Paavegi

Yeh Khep Jo Tuune laadhi Hai- Sab Hisson Mein Bunt Jaavegi

Yeh Poot Jamaai Betaa Kyaa - Banjaarin Paas Naa Aavegi

Sab Thaath Padaa Reh Jaavegaa _______ Jab Laadh Chalegaa Banjaara .

( Lines from poem Banjaara-naama by Nazir Akbarabaadi)
Dec 2010 


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THE SWAN ( FREE SPIRIT ) SHALL FLY AWAY ALONE ONE DAY

                                                                                   

                                                                              

UDD JAAYEGA HANS AKELA , JAG DARSHAN KA MELA....KABIR

CAREFUL... SOMEDAY THE SWAN ( THE FREE SPIRIT ) SHALL FLY AWAY ALONE FROM THIS WORLDLY SPECTACLE......

Sung by  Kumar Gandharva and many others , this Kabir. Bhajan attained immense popularity  within the country.  The  Bhajan is based on the  philosophy of Karma ( actions ) .The origin of Karma lies in the oldest Hindu text known as the Rig Veda, believed to have been written down. by the rishis in 1500BCE. Karma is the law of Cause And Effect and an integral part of the  Hindu philosophy . In simple terms, a person's actions determine his fruits or results . While doing or thinking about something , human beings create a cause which is bound to create its effect. And as per Bhagwad Geeta , Karma or our actions fall in three categories ..The Satvik karma, which is without attachment, selfless and for the benefit of others; the Rajasik Karma, which is selfish where the focus is on gains for oneself; and the Tamasik karma, which is undertaken without heed to consequences, and is supremely selfish and savage. The philosophy of Karma finds mention in Upanishads as well.In the Upanishads, the idea of karma is explained as the universal justice that governs all human behavior. The basic concept behind karma is that all actions have consequences. Everything we do in one life will have an effect on our future existence. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad says ,  (1) executed actions of an individual affects the individual and the life he or she lives, and (2) the intentions of an individual affects the individual and the life he or she lives.

For Kabir , this world is nothing more than a spectacle or a fair . And   Karma is the  only thing that is to be carried away by the free spirit when it flies away. A King as well as a  beggar shall have to leave this ,"Worldly Fair"  once the time limit of their stay over here is over .

  Who could escape Yama ‘s ( Lord of Death ) Robust messengers ? The Guru  ( master ) and his  Chela (follower ) have to meet Yama ( Lord of Death ) one day.  Both shall carry with them their   Karma alone .About Karma ,Meerabai  says, "*Udho ,Karman ki gati nyaari , moorakh baitha raj kare hai Pandit phire bikhari." ( Strange is the result of Karma , it makes a fool sit on throne while throws the learned sage into wandering ) 

Does a fallen leaf meet the tree again ?

I have also attempted to render this Bhajan to simple English….

"Udd Jayegaa Hans Akela,
Jug Darshan Ka Melaa
Jaise Paat Gire Taruvar Se,
Milnaa Bahut Duhelaa
Naa Jane Kidhar Giregaa,
Lageya Pawan Ka Relaa
Jub Howe Umar Puri,
Jab Chhute Gaa Hukum Huzuri
Jam Ke Dhoot Bade Mazboot,
Jam Se Pada Jhamelaa
Das Kabir Har Ke Gun Gaawe
Wah Har Ko Paran Paawe
Guru Ki Karni Guru Jayegaa,
Chele Ki Karni Chehla"

( Kabir )

(Alone shall fly this Free spirit ( Swan) ,
Leaving this Worldly Fair.
Not possible to meet again then;
Who knows where the leaf shall get carried away by the wind once it falls to ground ?
Once the time limit is over
Or the cycle of command and servitude
comes to an end ,
The entanglement with YAMA is bound to take place ;
Who could escape his robust messengers?
Being stationed at the feet of his Master ,
Kabir sings in praise of his Lord .
The Master ( Guru ) too shall meet his fate according to his deeds ,
And so shall the follower leave this worldly fair with his deeds .

 (Avtar Mota )

PS

* Uddhav was Sri  Krishna's cousin. He was  the son of Devabhaga , the brother of Vasudeva, Krishna's father. He looked like Sri Krishna .Sri Krishna has been a teacher to Udhava. Sri Krishna gave Uddhava His final teachings in the form of the Uddhava-gita, the longest philosophical section of the Bhagavatam.Hamsa Gita (Sanskrit) (also referred to as Uddhava Gita) consists of Krishna's final discourse to Uddhava before Krishna draws his worldly 'descent' (Sanskrit: avatar) and 'pastimes' (Sanskrit: lila) to completion.

So shall the follower leave this worldly fair.
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THIS IS RASUL MIR OF DOORU SHAHBAAD KASHMIR

                                                                               

                 
A VIEW NEAR DOORU SHAAHBAAD AREA NEAR ANANTNAAG IN KASHMIR…
( Photo Autar Mota )

                      AND

WHO WAS THIS RASUL MIR ?

Rindha Poash Maal Gindanay Draayee Lolo

Behold ! The carefree love goes out on a frolic.

( kashmiri poet Rasul Mir )

Rasul Mir is known as John Keats of kashmiri poetry. He lived in the second half of Nineteenth centuary . May be around 1820 to 1890 AD. He worked as Nambardar and lived in and around Dooru Shahbaad area near Anantnaag in Kashmir. His poems convey the names of villages , water sources and general scenery of this area . I visited this are twice ; Once during 2010 and the again in 2011. An elderly person told me that Mr M Y Teng had visited Rasul Mir’s native village many times for compilation of Kuliyaat on the poet. Mr Teng is reported to have screened many old records and finally found an old revenue document of 1889 AD bearing signatures of Poet Rasul Mir as Nambardar . This interalia confirms that this poet lived in the last half of nineteenth century .
                                                                                     

                          ( Mazaar of Rasul Mir at Shaahbaad Dooru ... Photo source .. Amit Bamzai )

Rasul Mir was a poet of love and romance .His poems bear fragrance of flowers and music of murmuring brooks of the area where he lived . These poems act as catalytic agents of love and life . As far as I know , four poets wrote kashmiri poems with a total love filled heart and Rasul Mir happens to be the tallest amongst them. Other three could be Mehmood Gaami , Arinmaal and Habba Khatoon. .These poets touched the delicate and heart touching issues of love and separation while their contemporaries focused on Traditional Mathnavi, Leela ,Mystical or sufi poetry. Many scholars are of the view that Rasul Mir was in love with a Hindu Girl of his village . He refers to this girl as Padmani , Henziyaani , Kongi , Soundermaal and Kostuuri in his poems .

(1) Raza henzi-yaani naaz kyaah anzini gardan

Ya illahi cheshm e bad nishi rachhtan

Gatsi kam kyaah chaanie baargaahi lolo

Rindha poash maal gindinay draayee lolo

How elegant the swan’s neck of henziyani ( Hindu Girl ) looks,

Save her from evil eyes, my Lord !,

Thy gift that won’t diminish O God!

Behold ! The carefree love goes out on a frolic.

(2)Baa veeri-naagai heemael zaagai

Laagai moat gaer- zaan

Pooli to cheena-gund kya draengi,

Kongi haav tai paan.

I shall keep waiting for you at Veerinag,

clothed as an unidentified sadhu ( faquir),

shall look for you at Pooli, cheeni-gund and Drengi.

Just for your one quick look Kongi .

(3)Tse yi-vaan roshe chhukh naataah

hoashe dallayo madno

Baa rivaan sormaa chesman

Sormaa chhaalaeyo madno.

And there you stay away from me my annoyed love

And here my senses give me up.

These tears trickle down my eyes

And wash all the Kohl .

(Autar Mota )

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WHEN AISH TURNED MONA LISA THANKS TO KASHMIRI ARTIST RATAN PARIMOO

WHEN AISH TURNED MONA LISA

In 2008 Actor Lalit Parimoo's veteran uncle and the former Dean of Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts, painter, Ratan Parimoo, exhibited his works in Mumbai's Jehangir Art Gallery The show displayed exotic Indian culture and heritage. And the main attraction of the exhibition was Ratan Parimoo’s portrait of Aishwarya Bachchan.Her beauty was compared with the Leonardo da Vinci's Monalisa by the painter. Ratan Parimoo displayed his unique piece of art in Mumbai's Jehangir Art Gallery.

Ratan Parimoo (born 1936 in Srinagar, Kashmir) is one of the major art historians and painters of modern India. He was for a long time a professor at the M.S. University in Vadodara. He is married to the artist Naina Dalal. His paintings are included in the collection of India's National Gallery of Modern Art. Prof Parimoo was one of the youngest painters to respond to the 'abstract style' of the first modernist movements of the country after Independence. He has been a life-long teacher of art history and aesthetics .

Collections

Hermitage, Leningrad

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

Punjab University, Chandigarh

Air India, Mumbai

Shyamal Builders, Vadodara

Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi, Ahmedabad

Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi

Madhavan Nair Foundation, Cochin

Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai

Welcome Group of Hotel, Vadodara

Publications

Has extensively written and published many articles and books on classical Indian and Modern Indian Art as well as films aiming at evolving a new direction in Art Historical studies, including:

1973 Paintings of the Three Tagores, Abanindranath, Gaganedranath and Rabindranath, Baroda

1975 Studies in Modern Indian Art, New Delhi

1982 Life of Buddha in Indian Sculpture, New Delhi

1983 Sculptures of Sheshashayi Vishnu, Baroda

1989 The Paintings of Rabindranth Tagore

1995 The Pictorial World of Gaganendranath Tagore, New Delhi

1999 Studies in Indian Sculpture: Essays in New Art History, New Delhi

( Autar Mota )

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PARI-MAHAL GARDEN SRINAGAR ( KASHMIR )FEELS LONELY IN MARCH 2011

     Lonely Pari Mahal Garden(  srinagar Kashmir ) In March 2011

Photo Autar Mota

Tassundh Khayaal Chhu Tambalaan Diluss Andher Yithh-kaen

Be-sokh Bombur Gatschie Bandh Add-Folliss Gulaabuss Manz..

Niraash Chhuss naa Agar Khoon Chhuss Achhuv Haraan,

Me Raayee Tahindhee Kormutt Chhu Zool Aabuss Manz

( Lines from a Gazal of Gyanpeeth

Awardee kashmiri Poet Rehman Raahi )

Love ! Thy Memory Aches in this heart as if ,

A restless Bumble Bee is trapped in a partly opened Rose Flower.

But Hope still remains my steadfast companion though

My eyes rain Blood in this suffering ,

Look ! I have even created illumination in water to welcome thee.

(Eminent Kashmiri poet and critic Abdur Rahman Rahi was awarded prestigious Gyanpeeth Award 2004-05 in recognition of his invaluable services to the promotion of Indian literature.The recipient of Sahitya Akademy Award 1961 and Padma Shri Award 2000, Mr Raahi is the first Kashmiri to receive Gyanpeeth Award.Five collections of his poems and several books on criticism are to his credit. He was a professor of Persian in Kashmir University and first Head Department of Kashmiri.)

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MARCH 2011 VIEW OF KOKERNAAG GARDEN OF KASHMIR

                                                                  
KOKERNAAG GARDEN MARCH 2011.

Be-qaraari si be-qaraari hai .
Wasl hai aur firaaq taari hai .
Jo guzaari na ja saki hum se ,
Hum ne woh zindagi guzaari hai.
Us se kahiyo Ki dil ki galion mein,
Raat din teri intezaari hai .
( Jaun Elia )




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