JOGI LANKER RAINAWARI KASHMIR

               

Having spent my childhood and youth in this area , it is not possible for me to erase this area from my memory. The views cover Jogilanker chowk , Kralyar chowk wherefrom a lane bifurcated to Motiyar area and Vishwa Bharti Road leading to Boud Mandir .I shall be grateful should any reader from Rainawari let me have present whereabouts of Sh Radhey Nath Masarat noted kashmiri poet who had a cloth shop in Jogi lanker proximal to the news paper shop of Shri Maheshwar Nath . Enjoy the uploaded views . About these views i need to quote two lines of urdu poet late Ahmed Faraz .

Dekho Yeh Mere Khwaab Thhe

Dekho yeh mere Zakhm Hain

Maine to Apna Haale dil

Barsare Aam rakh DiyaA

( Ahmed Faraz )

Look !These were my dreams,

look !They are now my wounds.

Friend i have placed the story of my heart,

open before all for public scrutiny.

( Translation from original Urdu a k Mota )

I would like to add that a friend of mine from UK has sent me a CD wherein a live concert of Diana Ross performed in Budapest has been recorded . I have heard her sing previously as well but this performance featuring the universal song “we Shall overcome someday ” has floored me. I have heard many singers especially Bruce Springsteen , Pete Seeger , Joan Baez and Mahilia Jackson singing this song but Diana Ross is superb. . To all sufferers in the world and more specifically to all Kashmiris and brave men from Rainawari I sincerely convey this message .

HOLD ON , WE SHALL OVER COME.

We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
Someday.Oh, Deep in my Heart,
I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.

We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
Someday
Oh, deep in my heart ,
I do believe ,
We shall live in peace someday.

We will walk hand in hand
We will walk hand in hand
We will walk hand in hand
Someday
Oh, Deep in my heart ,
I do believe ,
We will walk hand in hand someday.
There will be peace on earth
There will be peace on earth
There will be peace on earth
Someday.
Oh, Deep in my heart ,
I do believe ,
There will be peace on earth Someday.
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
Some day(Avtar Mota)

For David my friend from UK

"Thank You David . Thank you my friend for this kind and precious gift. David, you have repaid many more times your debt ( as you feel in your mails to me ) of viewing my blog on Kashmir . Keep smiling . Kashmir is certainly unforgettable."

Your friend

Avtar Mota