Soul Mate

Soul  Mate

Poem by Indira  Shabnam ‘Indu’

                                                      

God knows how many                                                        

Rebirths I have taken                

Getting stuck

Time after time

In the wheel of life and death

Now I have recognized you

And I have the hope of

Making you my own

But you go far

From my eyes

Slipping away out of sight

Oh my soul-mate

Will you make me,

Wander through more births?

Torture me?

Make me search for you again?
Oh my soul-mate!

                                 Indira  Shabnam ‘Indu’

3 Idiots: The Movie of Fantastic Insight

3 Idiots: The Movie of Fantastic Insight

By Mubarak Ali Lashari

Bollywod has given panorama of movies on different topics to the world audience. The movies with regard to topics range from love to action, social to political and historical to contemporary affairs. But the movie ‘3 idiots’ is mainly related with youth’s affairs. Many issues related with young generation are manipulated very skillfully and naturally.

On the one hand it presents the problems of career selection, which youths of all over the world face, because mainly the occupation or selection of area of working are imposed by parents and on the other hand there is first-rate insight of educational set up in the developing countries. With regard to education insight, not only the issues of teaching methodologies reference material but also the behavior towards the problems of students is addressed superbly.

In the issues of problems concerned with selection of future vocation, for example, the character Farhan Querishi faces an odd overwhelmingly. There is internal conflict between his parents and him. He wants to be a photographer whereas his parents want him to be engineer which he is unable to maneuver admirably. Consequently, he remains fed up during the whole period of study. In contrast to that the character, Raju, wants to be engineer in line with his parents’ desire but his way to handle his educational career to attain his position is very superstitious. In result of that he always remains under the dogmas and can not manipulate the confidence.

Furthermore, there is good insight into the educational institutes and their method of teaching and rendering youths to achieve loftiness in their lives. In this context the traditional way to deal with course and syllabus and the examination systems come under question. In this direction, the serious issue of committing suicides by the students is addressed. Correspondingly, the character of Mr. Joy has been depicted as an example facing the problems of datelines and the victimization of the rigid and anti-humanistic way of dealing students.

So, from above some examples towards the movie 3 Idiots we can see the genuine and creative filmography to bring the youth’s issue on surface. 

Our Own Hands

Our Own Hands

Poem by Indira Shabnam ‘Indu’

How many vultures,

Have you been saved from?

You have evaded the

Jaws of many wolves

Without even being aware of it.

By a hair’s breath,

You have escaped,

Becoming a pawn

On the chess board

Why is all this happening to you?

Who had made you

Wear this armor?

Don’t you know

These hands?

Don’t you recognize

These hands?

They are your own hands!

SORROWS

SORROWS

Poem by Hama Hassan Sheikh

Sorrows

A game of fortune.

Blooming flowers of desert

Dropping beads from every sigh

Tears of each eye

And diamonds found in way.

Like palpitation

Which abide in every heart.

Sorrows

The companion too

These endear every moment.

MALAKHRO: A PUBLIC GAME OF SINDH

 Malakhro is considered the national game of Sindh. It is played in every part of Sindh. Player of this game is called Malh (ملھ). In this game mostly there are two groups; players of Malakhro become back naked and put up the rolls of their paintsسٿڻ)),then one player from each group comes on ground and plays this game with each other.

 During this game drums are beaten. Around this game people gather in large numbers and cheer loudly. In Sindh, Malakhro is considered public game. With this game people get enjoyment and entertainment. Malakhro is not only played in Sindh but it is also played in Russia, Japan and Afghanistan.Winner s of this game are awarded with honors. In beginning this game was only played on occasion of Eid Festival or any other important day. When common people took interest in this game,now it is played at the shrines of saints during their yearly Urs or even on the common days as well.

This game has much importance at common people. It is played with keen interest at villages of Sindh still.                  

SHEIKH AYAZ: THE GENIOUS POET OF SINDH

SHEIKH AYAZ: THE GENIOUS POET OF SINDH

The complete name of Sheikh Ayaz is Mubarak Ayaz. He was born at Shikarpur on 2^nd March 1932. His fathers name was Ghulam Hussain. He got early education at Shikarpur then he received the degree of B.A (Philosophy) from D.G College Karachi in 1945. He also got the degree of LLB in 1948 then he started advocacy in Karachi High court. He was also good advocate.

Sheikh Ayaz wrote poetry as well as stories and he translated Shah jo Risalo in Urdu. He also served as a Vice Chancellor of University of Sindh Jamshoro(1976-1979). There is no doubt that after Shah Abdul Latif he is considered to be a greatest poet of Sindhi language. His poetry encouraged Sindhi people for struggle to get their rights. He wrote his autobiography “KITHE TA BHANJBO THAK MUSAFIR” it is divided into four parts.

His poetry was sung by Sarmad Sindhi and Jeeje Zareena Balouch, Abida Parveen and al other important singers. There is message of “to do something” in his poetry.

                                                  Soor Thenda Nasoor Subhane

                                                  Socho Locho Hane Jo Hane

سور ٿيندا ناسور سڀاڻي

سوچو لوچو هاڻي جو هاڻي

In his poetry Sindhi Language is protected, he used the Language of common THARI people because they speak the original and pure language and use original words of Sindhi, he also stated their culture in his poetry. In his poetry the name of such trees are used which nowadays are difficult to find such as

                                              Kandean Na Singri,Babran Na Palro

                                             Chhangoo Na Chhelra Maroo Akelra

ڪنڊيءَ نه سڱري، ٻٻر نه پلڙو

سائو نه سلڙو، ڇانگون نه ڇيلڙا

مارو اڪيلڙا، مارو اڪيلڙا!

Nowadays KANDI is not found in most of Sindh. In early days KANDI was the favourite tree of Sindhi people they eat its fruit SINGREE. One can find so many names of such trees, games as well as food, which are not found in the most parts of Sindh nowadays.

                          So it is no doubt that the poetry of Sheikh Ayaz is the asset of Sindh. He died on 27 December 1997 in Karachi and he is buried in Bhit Shah beside his mentor mystic poet Shah Abdul Latif from whom he always borrowed the titles of his books and ideas to deal the themes.

Life in Karachi

Life in Karachi

Poem by Zulfiqar Behan

She, the pretty spouse,

That’s in bewilderment

At midnight

…is watching the way of her best half…

Worn out, befallen shattered…

Her kids time and again ask….

Why, is dad, not on time?

To kids,

And herself

Consoles…..

Just is to arrive at, your dad;

Go, and have your nap

At the moment!!!!!!!!!!!!

She becomes thoughtfulness….

Consultative with herself….

At the getting of evening,

The flocks of birds,

The masses of people,

Turn to their abodes,

But perhaps,

His labor went beyond

Let him get to,

Would quarrel with him a great deal,

Alas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How, the versifier may inform her?

that;

Your waiting is of no use………….

Today, your best half

On a way of Karachi

Has been viciously murdered;

Inoffensively!

But;

Who, may, assure her of the tragedy….

Who, may, assure her of the tragedy….

Translated from Sindhi into English by Mubarak Ali Lashari