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literature and music trends in Rafiabad

 

                 Govt. High School Hardu Chanam

                                   SARTHAQ DOCUMENT

SEGMENT :      LITERATURE .

Area of Study: Rafiabad Baramulla.

REF:                   SCERT/KD/2648-98 Dated: 17-10-2022

 

Prepared By : Tariq Ahmad Malik(Master),Ph:7006121241

Mail:taraiq@gmail.com

Posting: Govt High School Hardu Chanam

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Introduction (brief description of area literature) 

Literature consists of the written works especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit .literature acts as a form of expression for each individual author. Some books mirror society and allow us to better understand the world we live in. Literature, in fact, is a reflection of humanity and way for us to understand each other.

Rafiabad is one of the beautiful areas of Baramulla district .The area is surrounded by the beautiful mountain ranges. These mountains have lush green meadows, dancing brooks; evergreen forests and beautiful tourist destination all around .The inhabitants of the area have every reason to be more sentimental and more poetic in their expressions. It is probably the natural beauty of the area that Rafiabad has given birth to dozens of poets and writers. The area is subdivided in three tehsils. These are Rohama, Dangiwacha, and Watergam.

 

List of the prominent writers of Rafiabad

 

 A brief list of the remarkable writers of the area is worth presenting here .They are:

1.    1. Ghulam Ahmad Dar ladoora.

2.    2.  Aziz Naaz.

3.    3.  Abdul Wahab Akash.

4.   4.   Shahnaz Rashid .

5.   5.  Shabir Ahmad Shabir.

6.    6.  Tariq Ahmed Tariq.

7.   7.   Hassan Azhar .

8.    8. Shabnam Gulzar.

 

9. Ilyas Azad.


 

10. Nisar Azam.

11۔  Naseer Ahmed Naseer.

     12۔Dr Rafiq Masoodi

 



























 

 Each of these writers  have their own style of writing and they all are genre specific .The major portion of  their writings  consist of Sufi flavor poetry ,ghazal writing ,and writing of the conventional poems. There is, however, a small portion of writings related to prose.

Among the published poets there are Wahab Akash, Ahmad Dar Ladoora ,Shahnaz Rashid, Shabir Ahmad Shabir, and Nisar Azam .

Nisar Azam  has won  youth award for his maiden  poetry collection. Tariq Ahmed Tariq is the second writer only after Shabir Ahmad shabir  in whole Rafiabad area who writes  prose and publishes his essays ,short  stories, and book reviews in local newspapers and literary magazines .He writes critical essays in Kashmiri language, and Short stories  in English language .He has ,however,  his dominant expertise at writing Kashmiri ghazal .

Rafiabad is very rich in Literature, and literary meets are often organized by Rafiabad Adbi markaz, the only literary organization of the area.

 

 The list of recognized /awarded writings 

1.Shahnama Islam  شاہنامہ اسلام (Kashmiri )by Shabir Ahmad Shabir.

2.Dood Khatith Guldanann Manz,Door Pahan Deevaran Manz( Kashmiri )دود کھٹتھ گلدانن منز،دور پہن دیوارن منby  Shahnaz Rasheed   .           

 

3.Hum Sab Bacche (Urdu)ہم سب بچے by Hassan Azhar   .         

 

4.Pat Lej Zoon Dars(Kashmiri)پتہ لج زون درس by Nisar Azam         

 

5.Meyani Sukhan, Tanqueedi Mazameen(Kashmiri)میآنی سخن، تنقیدی مضامین by Tariq Ahmad Tariq. 

 

Brief Description of The above enlisted  books                    

1.Shahnama Islam (Kashmiri) شاہنامہ اسلام is Kashmiri  translation in poetry by Shabir Ahmad Shabir .

The actual book has been written by Hafeez jalandhari in Urdu. Shabir Ahmad Shabir lives in Dangiwacha.Shabir Ahmad Shabir has also his another book in prose شاعری تہ عروض  under publication process.He  writes scripts for  radio and television.He is also a prominent religious scholar.

 

2.Dood Katith Guldaanan Manzz and  Dur pahan Deevaran Mannzدود کھٹتھ گلدانن منز،دور پہن دیوارن منز poetry books have been written by Shahnaz Raheed .


He lives in Nowpora Rafiabad .He is considered one of the leading poets of J&K. He has retired as Deputy Secretary and J&K Legislative Assembly.

3.Ham Sab Baitche ہم سب بچے is the collection of children poems written by  Hassan Azhar.   

   

 Hassan Azhar lives in Baharampora .He is presently senior lecturer Urdu, and posted in HSS Sopore

4.Pat Lejj Zoon Darss پتہ لج زون درس is Kashmiri ghazal collection by Nisar Azam.  

   

This book has earned him the Sahitya Academy youth award The poet resides in Dangiwacha,  and works in  J&K civil secretariat.

5.Meyani Sukhan and Tanqeedi Mazameen میآنی سخن، تنقیدی مضامین are two books under Publication. These two books have been written by Tariq Ahmed Tariq .

Meyani Sukhan(My poetic pursuits) is a book which comprises of one hundred plus gazals.The book has a great flavor and has a power to build strong bonds with the reader. This is a must read book.

Tanqueedi Mazameen (critical Essays) has the honor of being only prose book compiled by any author of the area. The writer from the book contains critical essays on some prominent poets and critics of J&K .The essays include-

1.The critical appreciation of seven poems of Dr Rafiq Musoodi.

2.The critical appreciation of the  poetic collection “Lajawaab” by Fayaz Tilgami.

3.The critical appreciation of the book “Aena Khana”by Dr Aziz Hajni.

4.The critical appreciation of The Kashmiri poetry of Ali shaida.

5.The critical appreciation and analysis of the poetry of Ali Muhammad Shahbaz.

 

Tariq Ahmad Tariq has also written a dozen of short stories which have been published in local newspapers, but the compiled book is yet to come to the market.

Tariq Ahmad Tariq lives in Bahrampora Rafiabad. He is master by profession in school education department J&K.

 

 

 

 

 

6.Tamas(تمس)is the translation work of a famous hindi novel. Its translator is Dr Rafiq Masoodi

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Dr Rafeeq Masoodi is retired Additional Director General of Doordarshan.He is from Dangiwatcha.

 

Rafiabad is,beyond all doubts, very fertile for writing poetry and prose. There are some small literary forums as well which often organize literary meets, and it is expected that the local poets and writers will keep mesmerizing the people with their poems, short stories, and other genres of Kashmiri literature .writers are by all means  great assets for every society, and we expect that their work is appreciated and their contribution acknowledged by the local population in future as well.

 

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                   Govt. High School Hardu Chanam

                                            SARTHAQ DOCUMENT

SEGMENT :       MUSIC

Area of Study: Rafiabad Baramulla.

REF:                   SCERT/KD/2648-98 Dated: 17-10-2022

 

Prepared By : Tariq Ahmad Malik(Master):PH:7006121241

Posting: Govt High School Hardu Chanam

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Brief Introduction of area Specific traditional singing in different Languages

 

Area of Study: Rafiabad Baramulla

 

Kashmir has a rich legacy of classical and modern musicians. Our parents would listen the sufiyana and Chakri with great excitement and reverence to the art. Now the trend has changed. Fast track music is replacing the age old styles of singing.It is because of the tastes of the music lovers that Rouf, Wanwun ,and ladi Shah carved a permanent place foe themselves in Kashmiri musical cult.The musicians do not fear to try upon the novel styles of music. There are, age old musical instrument still in place which muscians love to play even today.These instruments include   Harmonium,Rubab,Sarangi,Santoor,Nout,and Tumaknaer.

Rafiabad area of Baramulla district has given birth to some of the legendary musicians of Kashmir who has brought laurels to not only to the are abut to the whole state in the area of music. Their name and fame have defied all the geographical boundaries. They remain part and parcel of government functions, marriage ceremonies, Sufi mehfils, and local festivals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of the Prominent Singers Of Rafiabad

 

1.GH Nabi Bulbul (Born:1949)       

    

 is popularly known as Hamli Bulbul.He has earned a respectable name for mesmerizing the people of the valley  with his art.His career spans on six long decades now. He plays sarangi and in his youthful days he would love doing dance performance as well.he has won many international and national awards. He is from Batsuma village of Rafiabad.Some of his famous sons include –

ا۔اچھ پھری پھری    وچھنس   پاری لگے

2۔ہا عشقہ ژورو   رشکہ کرتھس دیوانہ تے۔

 

2.Manzoor Ahmad Shah (Age:55)    

             

 is an A+ category singer registered with Prasad Bharti and Door Darshan. He is one among the top most rated musicians of j&k. He plays Harmonium and Sarangi.He has sung thousands of super hit Kashmiri songs. He is the most loved Kashmiri singer across all the religious communities of J&K. He is from Batsuma village of Rafiabad. He has won countless awards on international and national level. He has been mesmerising the people for past 35 years .Some of his famous song include_

چیرتھ بہ ہاو ہس  دل ،مے گوژھم سُہ یار آسُن۔

2۔یودوے ژے گوی نہ کانہہ اثر پوت نظر کیازِ دژتھ۔

3۔زُرم نہ دوریر خدا گوا چھُم کوہن تہ بالن مے پان چھووم۔

4۔گاہ چون پیوان گٹہ اکہ لٹہ ییہ نا یار۔

 

 

3.Mohammad Subhan Shah(Age:45 )                  

plays Harmonium,sarangi and Nout.On special occasion he does also perform dance.He has sung hundreds of songs. He lives in Batsuma village of Rafiabad. One of his famous songs is-

ژ سوچ پانے فقیر پانو متیس چھ لچھہ بدی حساب آساں۔

4.Khursheed Ahmad Shah (Age :35)plays Harmonium,sarangi and Nout.His melodious voice and sargam has earned hi, a great name in youth of j&K.he is also from Batsuma village of Rafiabad.

 

5. Mohammad Altaf Malla (Age :45)             

Plays Harmonium. He has sung scores of super hit songs. He is from Behrampora Village of Rafiabad.

 

6. Mohammad Iqbal Shah (Age : 22 )               

 

 Plays Harmonium and performs dance shows.He is from Batsuma village of Rafiabad.

7. Mushtaq Ahmad Shah (Age : 35) plays Harmonium .He is also from Batsuma village.

 

8. Gulzar Ahmad Shah (Age:25)                         

 

 Plays Harmonium. He has become youth icon in the area for his melodies. He too is from Batsuma village. He has sung one of the area specific songs whose lyrics are given here-

گتھ اسی کروے رفیع آبادس ،یارس کروے سال

با تتہ روزے پانہ انتظارس یارس کروے سال

سآری لوکھ چھی دلہ دار، شوبان پوش کیاہ رنگ دار

پھُلیاہ درامژ  منز بہارس  یارس کروے سال

مونڈ دج چھیے جنتچ حور عاشقن چھے آنان گیور

شور چھی آسان آبشارن یارس کروے سال

The people of Rafiabad have special inclination towards music. The small hamlet Batsuma cherishes the music more than everything else. Music flows in the breath and veins of its sons. The youth of this small hamlet showcase their talent in the every nook and corner of the state. It is thus safe to predict that this beautiful region of Baramulla district will always let the head of the whole district high in musical pursuits. The gifted musicians of Rafiabad will keep on mesmerising the hearts and souls of people for ages.

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Govt High School Hardu Chanam extend thanks to the Worthy ZEO Dangiwatcha ,and DIET coordinator Abdul Rasheed Bhat for choosing our school for this Ground Zero Survey cum Study. The school is all praises for our dynamic faculty member Mr Tariq Ahmad Malik for completing the project within the stipulated time.

                                                  Sd/

                                 Headmaster

                            Govt. High School

 Hardu Chanam

 

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