Umrao Jaan Ada and scandalised Aunty...
Umrao Jaan Ada and scandalised Aunty...
I was in a Riyaz session with my classical Music Ustaad that day.. was in a ghazal mood that day.. I fished out my fav Faiz ghazal " yaade ghazale chashma" .. And started on it .. Loved the beautiful Utar and chadavs in this one..Ustaad smiled and took out a piece of paper from his pocket..thrusting it in my hand he came around " aaj yeh suna do zara"..it was a bhajan based thumri he had taught me.. Beautiful one .. " neer bharan kaise main jaaon"...we began.. He liked it in my voice so he stopped after few mins motioning me to continue .. It was a beautiful tukbandi session we had that day..
As I was getting up.. There was a door bell on the door.. As Ustaad stepped out.. I ushered in my padosi nosy Aunty in.. ( never liked her ).. Aunty gave me and my harmonium contemptuous looks.. Sighed exasperatedly murmuring " uff Tauba".! . The devil in me instantly got curious :. I went near to her softly whispering " all ok Aunty? U look lil pale"? Aunty gave me "disgusted" looks muttering " Allah Tauba pata nahin ladki ko kothe pe bithana hai Kya Jo ye music wusic"!!.. And that gave fodder for my devilish self and with most innocent face I asked " Aunty Umrao Jaan Ada Sahiba kitni umda shayira Aur adakara theen.Hai na? . Wish I can write and sing half like her .. " instead of answering Aunty hurriedly took her leave as my mother was not home at that time..and almost toppled out of our front yard with her scandalised looks.. While I continued to wave " an innocent bye to her" with a sadistic grin.. Chuckling at my deliberate audacity and her obvious " OMG" reaction..And on sides also wondering solemnly at the ironical conservative shackles of our society where even something as pious as music is considered non pious and scandalous ..Just could never comprehend it ..
I was in a Riyaz session with my classical Music Ustaad that day.. was in a ghazal mood that day.. I fished out my fav Faiz ghazal " yaade ghazale chashma" .. And started on it .. Loved the beautiful Utar and chadavs in this one..Ustaad smiled and took out a piece of paper from his pocket..thrusting it in my hand he came around " aaj yeh suna do zara"..it was a bhajan based thumri he had taught me.. Beautiful one .. " neer bharan kaise main jaaon"...we began.. He liked it in my voice so he stopped after few mins motioning me to continue .. It was a beautiful tukbandi session we had that day..
As I was getting up.. There was a door bell on the door.. As Ustaad stepped out.. I ushered in my padosi nosy Aunty in.. ( never liked her ).. Aunty gave me and my harmonium contemptuous looks.. Sighed exasperatedly murmuring " uff Tauba".! . The devil in me instantly got curious :. I went near to her softly whispering " all ok Aunty? U look lil pale"? Aunty gave me "disgusted" looks muttering " Allah Tauba pata nahin ladki ko kothe pe bithana hai Kya Jo ye music wusic"!!.. And that gave fodder for my devilish self and with most innocent face I asked " Aunty Umrao Jaan Ada Sahiba kitni umda shayira Aur adakara theen.Hai na? . Wish I can write and sing half like her .. " instead of answering Aunty hurriedly took her leave as my mother was not home at that time..and almost toppled out of our front yard with her scandalised looks.. While I continued to wave " an innocent bye to her" with a sadistic grin.. Chuckling at my deliberate audacity and her obvious " OMG" reaction..And on sides also wondering solemnly at the ironical conservative shackles of our society where even something as pious as music is considered non pious and scandalous ..Just could never comprehend it ..
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