A DESOLATE AND CRUMBLING HOUSE

                                             

THE  DESOLATE   AND  CRUMBLING  HOUSE 

This house at Batapora in Sopore town has many stories to tell. The residents  of this desolate house moved out in 1990 to save their lives and honour .In another country , in another set up, this house would have been preserved as a  monument. This house  produced stalwarts like writer Hriday Kaul Bharati, writer broadcaster Umesh Kaul, artist Bhushen Kaul, poet Vasudev Reh, poet Rugh Nath Kastoor, poet Veshnath Vishwas  and saintly personalities like Mansa Ram, Balak Nath , Sarwanand ,  Ganesh Das and many more. Some  saintly  residents of this house were  teachers or Hakeems engaged in treating sick free  and spreading  the light of knowledge and  education .I have been told by a reliable source that artists Som Nath Butt and G R Santosh were finally cured of their serious ailments by Pandit Sarwanand from this house.

 Today, this   house cries loud :-

Hum to jaise yahaan ke thay hi nahin

Be-amaan  thay amaan ke thay hi nahin

Hum ke hain teri dastaan yaksar

Hum teri dastaan ke thay hi nahin

Ho teri khaak e aastaan ko salaam, 

Hum teray astaan ke thay hi nahin 

( Avtar Mota)

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