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Kashmir Sentinel November 2002Another famous and quite popular lyric of Arnimal is that of 'spinning wheel' which became herinseparable companions after separatism from her spouse. The lyric is bequeathed to us from our mothersand grand-mothers and is typically Arnimalian in content and style.O spinning wheel! do not murmur and grumbleThy straw-rings I shall oilRaise thy head from under the earth, O! hyacinthArnimal is a master craftsman of simple, bewitching and melodious language, which is not excessivelyburdened with Persian and Sanskrit vocabulary. Each word of hers is natural, plain, musical and lilting.Her love-lorn mindscape is deeply touching and pathetic.In an appraisal of Arnimal in his work 'Kashmiri Language and Poetry' Abdul Ahad Azad, a poet critic,writers", Arnimal was masterly in musical arts. This is why her lyrics are found in various works onmusic. They have the same hue and tune of Habba Khatoon and occasionally she even outstrips her".In his editorial note Mohammad Yusuf Taing puts, "Azad has not elaborately detailed out the statementthat Arnimal outstrips Habba Khatoon. It appears that his observation underlines naturalness and lyricalpotential of her songs". Taing has no reluctance to admit that Arnimal's lyrics are quite touching andsensitizing.Writes Shashi Shekher Toshkhani, "the deftness to weave captivating images establishes Arnimal as anunrivalled poet of her times. Masterly communication of heart-felt feelings and experiences is her forte.She is free from laboured and unwanted ornamentation of word and meaning. This features makes herlanguage simple and musical with powers to touch our hearts.The lyrics of Arnimal are suffused with an optimism as she never let go hope about the return of herhusband. As per an oral tradition Bhawani Das Kachru having been tired of ostentatious court lifereturned to meet Arnimal. But the pangs of protracted separation had seared her so much as to cause herdeath at a young age of forty-one. The twain could not meet. Tragic as it is!1-6 Panun Kashmir PublicationPDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com
Kashmir Sentinel November 20022 Kashmiri Pandits’ many migrationsBy Dr. B.N. ShargaTHE civilizations change with the passage of time. It is a natural phenomenon. Many civilizations of thepast do not exist now, but the archaeological excavations at different sites have conclusively proved thatsuch civilizations used to exist once and were subsequently lost due to passage of time and the vagaries ofthe weather.According to the European scholars and historians the civilizations of Egypt, China and India aregenerally considered to be the oldest in the world. The Indian scholars and historians consider theircivilization to be more than 5000 years old, but they do not fix any time frame to the Vedic period assuch.Although the Vedas are generally being considered as a part of mythology but whatever is written in themis not all myth. The scholarly contents of the Vedas and their spirit are further explained in depth in otherSanskrit texts like Upanishads, Brahamans and Arankyas so that a seeker of knowledge may be able tograsp the subject in its true perspective in a scientific manner.The river Saraswati has been mentioned in the Vedas and Puranas as a holy river which provided wisdomto thousands of saints and sages. It used to originate from the glaciers of the Himalayas and after passingthrough Pir Panjal range and the deserts of Rajasthan, it used to fall in the Arabian Sea. This holy riversubsequently vanished around 2000 B.C. due to some genological changes after changing its course atregular intervals.The modern researches through satellite imaging technique have conclusively proved, the existencive ofthis holy river, which was uptill now considered to be a myth. According to Dr SK Gupta, the Chairmanof the Archaeological Society of India, the invisible holy Saraswati river described in the Vedas is stillflowing but about 200 feet below the earth's surface. Dr Gupta in his path breaking research has foundsome proofs that the water of the Saraswati river is being used in the neighbouring country Pakistan as themain source of underground water.In the ancient times the civilizations generally used to develop on the banks of the rivers for theavailability of water, a vital ingredient for human survival. As we now read about the famous IndusValley civilization likewise there used to be an equally important Saraswati valley civilization on whichmuch work was not being done due to certain obvious reasons and it was always mentioned as mythicalin the books instead of making an effort for its scientific study in depth to find the real truth.When the holy river Saraswati disappeared due to some geological phenomenon; the saints and sages,who used to live on its banks, commanding both wisdom and knowledge then migrated to the Kashmirvalley and took refuge there to pursue their search for the ultimate truth in a calm and serene atmospherewith plenty of natural beauty all around them. These saints and sages were the ancestors of the KashmiriPandits whose main profession was to seek knowledge for self enlightenment. They were all known as theSaraswat Brahmins i.e. the learned scholars from the banks of the holy river Saraswati.With the passage of time their population increased and then a need was felt to evolve a code of conductto govern the social system, so that their basic characteristics could be preserved without any dilution inthem. The rules and regulations were then framed to be strictly followed for proper human behaviour justto maintain social equilibrium known as "Dharma". Any deviation from the prescribed norms wasconsidered as sin inviting punishment. Naturally to enforce all this properly and effectively a kingdomwas formed with a king vested with absolute powers to maintain social harmony and to punish the guiltyon the basic of his wisdom and sense of justice. This Hindu rule in the Kashmir valley continued upto1320 AD without much trouble.The first turning point in the centuries old history of the Kashmiri Pandits, the original inhabitants of theKashmir valley came in 1320 A.D., when a Tibetan Chieftain Rinchen invaded Kashmir and its Hinduruler Suhadeo ran away to Ladakh. Ram Chandra the Commander of Suhadeo's army was killed in thePanun Kashmir Publication 2-7PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com
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