KASHMIRI KANGRI IN THE FAMILY OF ALLAMA IQBAL.

( KANGRI IN THE  FAMILY OF ALLAMA  IQBAL)

Allama Iqbal's ancestors were Kashmiri Brahmins. Munira Bano  and  Javed Iqbal were born from  Dr Iqbal's marriage with Sardar Begum,  a Kashmiri girl from  Lahore .


During winters , Allama drank Kashmiri Kehwa tea . He would use   his Pashmina Dussa and Kashmiri Shawl. He loved smoking from his Hookah .

Munira  and Javed were also attached to their maternal uncle, Abdul Ghani  . He belonged to a Kashmiri family from Lahore. He would take the children for sight seeing and buy them gifts . Abdul Ghani died young.

 Allama Iqbal's  sisters ,  brothers , nephews and  nieces would come to Javed Manzil ,Lahore and stay there for days at  a stretch. Allama loved his sisters , nephews , nieces and brothers .  He would extend all help to them.

Allama was very close to his youngest sister Karim Bibi.She was a frequent visitor to Javed Manzil. During winters ,  a  Kangri with charcoal had to be prepared for Karim Bibi . She would also keep it under her Lihaaf (Quilt) to warm her bed before sleeping.During daytime, she would keep the Kangri under her shawl.

( From the book " IQBAL  AS I KNEW HIM" by Doris Ahmed )

( Avtar Mota)


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