Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Playback of
a golden voice
Remembering
Mohammed
Rafi (Dec 24,
1924- July 31,
1980)
By Siraj Khan
discover.
Recently, Yasmin K. Rafi,
his daughter-in-law, released
her memoirs in Mohammad
Rafi: My Abba, which contains many interesting accounts of the life of the legendary singer. In a CNN-IBN
survey in 2013, he was voted
the greatest voice of the Indian screen ever.
They say whatever one
speaks or sings does not really disperse, but travels into
space, towards infinity. And
at some point of time we may
be able to pick up the air
waves and retrieve those
sounds. I hope that science
and technology can make it
happen, even if its not in our
lifetime. For now though, the
songs that Rafi has left behind as a musical legacy for
his millions of fans will always be cherished, while his
voice continues to echo
throughout the world.
Tum mujhe yun bhula na
pao ge
Jab kabhi bhi suno ge geet
mere
Sung sung tum hi gungunao ge
(You will never be able to
forget me
Whenever you hear my
songs
You will also hum along)
So much in common
By Shoaib Taimur
Common concerns: (Left to right) Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty, Shivam Vij, Sumit Chakravarthy,
Javed Naqwi, Meena Menon, B. M. Kutty
Hafiz Saeed.
It is essential that people
on both sides speak to each
other, and to recognize the
public platforms, the journalists clubs, Trade Unions and
others that make dialogue possible, beyond the flag holding
politics of the governments
and its diplomatic communities, noted the Forum.
The House expressed its
disappointment and shock at
Pakistans refusal to extend
the visas of the two Indian
journalists posted there. The
journalists community has for
decades been one of the
strongest threads that has continued to enhance peace processes between the two countries.
No Pakistani journalists
s what is happening in
Pakistan and India because of the spread of
fear, or because of connivance this is a crucial question for the people of
Pakistan and India in the context of freedom of speech and
expression, agreed activists at
the Delhi Chapter of Pakistan
India Peoples' Forum for
Peace
and
Democracy
(PIPFPD) at its State Convention last month.
At the meeting, held on
July 19, 2014 in New Delhi, delegates planned various future
activities of the Forum and reviewed the Delhi Chapters
work since the last convention.
This was followed by a
Public Meeting on Realities of
Freedom and Expression - Imprints from Pakistan and India
chaired by Prof. Manoranjan
Mohanty (senior academician
and South Asia expert). B.M
Kutty (Founder Member,
PIPFPD) visiting from Pakistan addressed the meeting,
along with Meena Menon
(Deputy Editor, The Hindu),
Jawed Naqvi (Senior Journalist, The Dawn), Sumit
Chakravarty (Editor, Mainstream), Shivam Vij (Associate
Editor, Scroll), and Jatin Desai
(General Secretary, PIPFPD).
The House agreed on the
need for consistency and continuity in the track II and track
III dialogues between the two
countries. Participants noted
the systematic efforts to undermine these critical diplomatic efforts following Ved
Pratap Vaidiks meeting with
Destination Peace: A commitment by the Jang Group, Geo and The Times of India Group to
create an enabling environment that brings the people of Pakistan and India closer together,
contributing to genuine and durable peace with honour between our countries.