KAAR E NAJAAR BA DAST E GILKAAR ( A CARPENTER'S JOB BEING DONE BY A MASON'S HAND )

                                                                           

(Photo and Text Autar Mota )
Photo in  srinagar city 2011.

KAAR E NAJAAR BA DAST E GILKAAR

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“ Yuthh vanaan chamura . Thoadaa chhu tchokk paahun ta pataa chhu modraan. Me chhu ITI kormutt. Machinist Jenaab. Yuthh Guvv na Talukk Pyathh . Me doap vanie chhu Behtar Meawaa Kununn “said the The fruit seller.

“ This variety of apple is known as Chamura. It is a little sour but sweetens with the passage of time.I have done ITI in machinist Trade . See things have gone very bad during the turmoil. I thought better to sell FRUITS "

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In DAV school , we had a Drawing Teacher who used to put on colourful turbans ( Dastaars ). Sometimes light pink , sometimes light yellow and quite often creamy white . No one knew his real name . He was nicknamed as RANGA DASTAAR ( Colourful Turban ). He was very strict with his drawing students . For him Drawing was the most important subject that the boys needed to learn.He would get excited and agitated over small issues and then cut a fresh poplar tree branch to silence students with three or four lashes . He would charge upon recalcitrant boys like a tiger .And then we had a Band Master who acted similarly. His name was Niranjan Nath. Boys nicknamed him as Neraa Band. The Band Master and Drawing Teacher were friends .And one day i saw the Drawing master playing on the side drums while Niranjan Nath stood nearby and watched with keen interest .Suddenly he snatched the side drums from the drawing teacher and started playing himself

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" Baa ti hayee oussus yi waayaan .( I was also playing the same tune) " said the drawing teacher.

" Gutch tuall burushaa ta chhuk rang . Dapaan Kaar e Najaar Ba Daste Gilkaar..( GO AND PICK UP THE BRUSH AND SPLASH COLOURS. HAVE YOU HEARD THE PERSIAN SAYING   KAAR E NAJAAR BA DAST E GILKAAR..OR A CARPENTER'S JOB BEING GOT DONE FROM A MASON'S HAND )

.”..Replied the Band Master ‘.....

( Autar Mota ..05.07.2013 ..)

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