PARTAP PARK AMIRAKADAL SRINAGAR KASHMIR
“ O You Baazigar ! Do
not do this magic over here . It is Kashmir . We do
not like these violent shows in magic . Push away .”
That is what the crowds would say to the street magician
from Plains performing in Partap Park.This they would cry when the magician would show his last trick
of removing the skull of a child who would be asked to sleep under
sheet of cloth . Sensing the mood of the people ,the magician
would close his show in hurry .Yes they would enjoy his all other tricks . Certainly they were reluctant to see any kind
of violence even in street magic shows.
Many times I saw Ghulam Daenaa the trickster who played
magic with three cards ( King , Queen
and and Ace )in this park cheating
innocents . He would challenge you to find QUEEN from three cards which he
would slowly shuffle in his hands . You
could also notice the movement of each card in the slow shuffle .If you could
do that you could win Rs100 if not he took away the 100 rupee note from you
smilingly. He had three agents who would always be there winning Rs100 in a
well worked out trap to entice innocent onlookers . These four tricksters would
together cheat hapless people
during EID or SHIVRATRI and other festive occasions when their potential victims would come out for shopping . I saw
them playing this trick with tourists as
well on Boulevard . Apart from Partap park , this gang would entice people at Habba kadal , Zaina
kadal and Batmaloo.
Here in this park you could find men sleeping carefree . The
Gole Guppa man selling his stuff to locals was always there . Shoe shine boys
to polish your shoes were readily available . Congress party workers would also
hold open air meetings in this park in case the space in their Party Head quarter nearby was inadequate .
Stray dogs would also sleep under shady and tall poplars . Pensioners going to
treasury nearby would relax in the park once they drew their monthly pension .
Fountains were lately added to this park . They attracted
tourists too. Many times people going from AbiGuzar area to Exchange Road would cross the park to cut
short their journey and enjoy the display iof the fountains . Employees
demanding wage revision or better working conditions would also come to this
park to express their anger and agitate . There used to be a film show by DAVP
in near by Information centre twice a week . People coming for this show would
relax in Partap Park
(More Beautiful )
Tomorrow there'll be only you and me.
No smiling foe,
No cunning friend
Will come between us.
The dew of spent life
Washes silver the night of your hair.
The blushing rose of your cheek
Will turn golden.
Every hue of twilight will blend
With moonlight, enchanting and delicate.
On your face, Now a poem,
Time will write a story,
And from its many lines,
And love's kisses
Will burst into the smiles of myriad lips.
Culling dark shadows
From nights gone by
Gathering tender strands
From mirthful days,
We will weave royal robes
To clothe our memories' nakedness.
Tomorrow there'll be only you and me.
No smiling foes
No cunning friend
Will come between us.
Eyes of lust will no longer see
Youthful beauty in your cheeks.
Only my experienced eye will tell you
That the beauty of your age
Is more beautiful than youth.
( Ali sardar jafri )
( Photo And Text Autar Mota )
Sunday 4th November 2012… Time 3.15 PM .. Good
afternoon.
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