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Taseer says he will celebrate Basant festival

16 February, 2009

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LAHORE: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has said Basant is an integral part of the Punjab’s culture and it should be celebrated as a big cultural event. Therefore, he said he would not only celebrate Basant himself but would also open the gates of the Governor’s House for the people for celebrations.

Talking to journalists at the Governor House on Sunday after the launching ceremony of two books of his father Dr MD Taseer, the renowned educationist and the frontline figure of the progressive writers’ movement, he said that we still had not come to the conclusion what kind of Pakistan we wanted.

“We can materialise the dreams of our forefathers only if we follow the thoughts and teachings of teachers like MD Taseer.” The governor said the articles written by his father long time ago were still valid.

“We need to determine our course in the light of the guidance provided by intellectuals, teachers and the leaders of the early years of Pakistan. We have the legacy of giants like MD Taseer, who had a clear vision of a progressive and great country in their minds.î

Denying reports of conspiracies being hatched at the Governor House, he said the house was open for people and everybody was welcomed there. He said many cultural events were being organised at the Governor House.

Earlier, the chairman of the Academy of Letters, which published the recent books of Dr MD Taseer, ‘Articles of MD Taseer,’ and ‘Dr MD Taseer: Shukhsiyat Aur Funn,’ said that the academy had planned many radical programmes to promote literature and it had already published the history of art from 1947 to 1995 and was publishing the works of the iconic national figures like MD Taseer. He said the Academy of Letters was established on the suggestion of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Salima Hashmi, Dr Mehdi Hassan, Hameed Akhtar, IA Rehman, Dr Anwar Ahmad and Asghar Nadeem Syed also spoke on the occasion while Shujaat Hashmi read out the poetry of Dr MD Taseer.

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Reader Comments:

Basant

I allways hear this man talking fun in entertaining modes.He wants to celebrate basant and he must fly the kites himself on his roof top.

I would further advise him to play what is perhaps the grandest song ever recorded in south Asia and was sung by all time best voice ever lived of Noor Jehan.

I have been madly in love with this song all my life since I heard this song as 8 year old boy until I migrated to Canada after spending first sweet 23 years of my life in great and grand pak and even after living till my retirement as energy related professional engineer in Canada few months ago.My love with the song and some sweet memories related with it will live with me far beyond for ever and past eternity.

But, my love for this most lovely song of Dopatta film by Noor Jehan has never subsided.The song's lyrics with english translation go as such:

"MEIN BAN PATANG UR JAON GI
HAVA KE SANG LEHRAON, LEHRAON GI"

WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, IT GOES AS SUCH:

"I WILL TURN INTO KITE AND FLY AWAY
WITH THE WIND, I'LL SWAY, I'LL SWAY."

INDIA WILL NEVER EVER PRODUCE SONGS LIKE THESE ONES IN FILMS DOPATTA, INTEZAR AND CHAN VEY."

IN MY SCHOOL DAYS IN PAKISTAN, WE HAD A PRETTIEST GIRL DANCERCISING THOSE SONGS FOR US TO WATCH.SHE WAS MORE PRETTY THAN ANY FILM ACTORESS EVER PRODUCED ANY WHERE.SHE EVEN USED TO BE ON ROOF TOP WHEN THIS SWEET SONG WAS PLAYED BY RADIOS TO MAKE OUR HEARTS JUMP OUT FOR HER WITH MY SELF WRITTEN POETRY AS SUCH:

"O SHE STEPS OUT OF CLOUD
SHE IS FAIRY IN THE CROWD
SHE MAKES ME FEEL SO PROUD
PLEASE PLAY THE SONG ALOUD"

THE SONG, "MEIN BAN BAN PATANG UR JAON GI" MAY BE FIFTY SEVEN YEARS OLD AND ALL TIME BEST VOICE OF NOOR JEHAN IS NO LONGER AMONGST US. BUT I HAVE HAD FALLEN IN LOVE FOR EVER WITH THE SONG WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION AS WELL AS THE SONG AS:

"I'LL TURN INTO KITE AND FLY AWAY
WITH THE WIND I'LL SWAY, I'LL SWAY."

I JUST CANNOT PART WITH THE SONG AS THE SHE PERSON WHO DANCERCIZED ON IT IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD AND CHILDHOOD WAS PRETTIER THAN THE PRETTIEST FILM STAR EVER STAGED BY BOLLYWOOD AND LOLLYWOOD OR EVEN HOLLYWOOD.

AN OTHER GRAND SONG THIS PAK HOORI/FAIRY OF OUR SWEET BOYHOOD WAS FROM PATEY KHAN FILM WITH LYRICS AS SUCH:

"MERI PHAR LEI BAN, AJAA
MERI PHAR LE BAN
AKHIAN HAR GIAN, HAR GIAN
DIL NE TERE AGAY KAR LAI
HAN"

THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THIS OTHER GREAT SONG FROM PATEY KHAN FILM WILL BE AS SUCH:

'COME ON PLEASE HOLD MY ARM
HOLD MY ARM TO POSSESS
MY EYES NOW SURRENDER
MY HEART TO YOU JUST SAYS
YES"

AND THE SONG ENDS WITH MEMORIES THAT I HAVE MISSED SADLY ALL MY LIFE AS SUCH:

'SADA EYO JE VELE MUR MUR
NAIN ONDE"

THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF ABOVE ARE VERY SADLY AS SUCH:

"TIMES LIKE THIS, SO TRUE
THEY JUST WON'T COME ANEW."

AND I DEDICATE THE 1992 GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SONG OF AMERICA BY AMERICA'S ALL TIME BEST VOICE OF NAT KING COLE TO THIS SWEET AND LOVABLE THING OF PAKISTAN OF 50 YEARS AGO WITH NAT'S 60 YEARS OLD FAMOUS EARLIER RECORDED SONG WHEN NAT LIVED AND SANG AS SUCH:

'UNFORGETABLE
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE
UNFORGETABLE
THOUGH NEAR OR FAR
UNFORGETABLE
IN EVERY WAY
AND FOR EVER MORE
THAT'S HOW YOU'LL STAY."

AND THIS PRETTY DANCING THING OF 50 YEARS AGO OF PAK WILL THROB THE HEARTS FAR BEYOND FOR EVER-FROM CHILDHOOD MEMORIES TO FAR BEYOND FOR EVER TIMES TO COME.

LOVE YOU SWEET THING FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS AS MY HEART WOULD NEVER EVER TRY TO SAY ANY THING BAD ABOUT PAKISTAN THAT OWNS HER.


Anwar Mahmood, Canada - 17 February, 2009

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