1 Take music video shot at live location in Srinagar. No editing, no frills.
“Rum Gayam Sheeshas”
Singer : Rahul Wanchoo, Afaq Shafi
Lyrics : Mirza Gulam Hassan Beg Arif
Music : Arif Mir
Line Production : Rishab Raino, Ayaz Rather
Color Grade : Fahad Firdous
Asst D.O.P : Shakir Bhat
Producer : SearchKashmir
Video : Umer Nazir
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Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Aarif was a scientist who wrote ghazals and poems in around 40s. This ghazal was particularly popular on Radio Kashmir in 60s and 70s. Sung by Naseem Akhtar and Raj Begum. Composition was by Syed Qaisar Qalander and music was by Virender Mohan.
Walvay gachavai handey, Come, let us gather Dandelions, Laanyum nyai kati andey, It was fate, not meant to be Loo’ka’ ma’ti ka’dnas randey, All that people now offer is abjection. Walo myaani poshey madano! Come back my flower, my God, my Love! cholhama He is gone roshey enraged madano My Love cholhama He is gone Walvay gachavai babrey, Come my friends, let us gather Basil, Chhokh me’ loinam tabrey, My beauty he threw to axe, it went to pieces, kahsa sooj nam na khabrey, No one he sent to enquire of me Walo myaani poshey madano! Come back my flower, my God, my Love! cholhama He is gone roshey, madano, cholhama enraged , My Love, He is gone Walvay gachavai aabas, Come my friends, let us go to the river, aabas to the river Dunya chhu nendri ti khaabas, While the world is still asleep and dreaming, khaabas dreaming Praaran tahindey jawaabas, I await, I wait your answer Walo myaani poshey madano! Come back my flower, my God, my Love! cholhama He is gone roshey, madano, cholhama enraged , My Love, He is gone
Friend, that beautiful one, I remember, I remember
Khoshrukh Khosh Andam Yaad Aam Yad Aam
That body beautiful, that beautiful face, I remember, I remember
Shahbad Achbal rozum tas tchiz kal
On my mind at Shahbad, Achabal
Lolaab Sagaam
Lolab and Sogam
Yaad Aam Yaad Aam
I remember, I remember
daren dareechan baladaren pyeth
on windows and pavilions
darkhaiyn parwaan
maker’s chisel fell in love
Yaad Aam Yaad Aam
I remember, I remember
Az Waadi dith tem karnas faramosh
You promised and then forgot
Az subhu ta shaam
from morning till night
Yaad Aam Yaad Aam
I remember, I remember
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‘Tanga Ride’ from the book ‘Kashmir’ by Shinya Fujiwara, 1978. The inspiration. Had seen this in the book back in 2013.
The audio version is based on the old original version sung by Khemlata Dhar for Radio Kashmir composed by and additional lyrics by Rasa Javedani. [via: Jaya Parimoo..music director was one sabherwal of Delhi working for Radio Kashmir. Check the version here ] -0-
A new audio-visual interpretation of Rasul Mir’s classic qalaam. The visuals are spin on works of Dali. The story is a bit of Adam-Eve, some elements of Joseph, and Dante. And then of course there is Kashmir. The Ka of water, the Ka of Kashyap the Kachua, the Ka of Kashmir.
Ganpatyaar, Habba Kadal, Srinagar Shiva shrine of Vardhamanesa near Malyar linked to King Sandhimat [5th century A.D.] mentioned in Kalhana’s Rajatanrangini [12th century] and later Vitastamahatmya.
During Maharaja Gulab Singh’s rule Dogra Wazir Pannu in 1854 AD builds modern Ganpatyaar temple at the ancient site.
Ganeshal. Kulgam. Elm Trees [“Brân” in Kashmiri] worshipped as Ganesha. Worship of Bran in rural Kashmir was common and there were many such sites. The practice links nature and fertility mother worship which predates the form of Ganesha we now see
Ancient site of Bhimasvamin with Swayambhu (self-manifested) Ganesha at the foot of Hari Parbat. Kalhana in Rajatanrangini [12th century] mentions it in context of Pravarasena laying the foundation of Srinagar, [c.530–590, Late 6th century].
A Radha singing a love song in Kashmiri for Krishna. Relies on a lot of existing motifs in Kashmiri poetry. I couldn’t find the name of the original writer, but assume the writer is Prem Nath Shad as word “Shad” is mentioned at the end. This is a fresh composition by Kartik.
