Marjeeva literally means one who is DeadAlive. Aching and pining, we must do the difficult work, to create, to write and set adrift our words in the waves of the river.
What a rich essay, in its full, masterful, completeness of its writing, its exploration and the pearls of the rabbit holes left to be discovered within it. Thank you Natasha, Raju and Farjad for this gift. I am especially moved by this line "Despite me turning my back on Nusrat, the film continues to swirl around, catching strangers in its eddies, living a full life of its own and bringing beautiful people into my life." Can't help but smile. Here's to the difficult work we all commit to do! :)
Aug 17, 2023·edited Aug 17, 2023Liked by Natasha Badhwar, Farjad Nabi
The pace at which he reads his story, the thehrao, the sukoon and araam, the way he savored every word of every paragraph. I was transported to his world in less than a minute - in that nook of his in Lahore, where he has his morning chai (brewed with elaichi may be?) I don't know if it's that unrequited charm of Indo-Pak or the fact that he's such a magician of his art or that he wrote of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan...an artist I wish had the opportunity to watch perform live. Every time I hear Rahet Fateh Ali Khan sing, I pine for Nusrat!
And I am one of those ignorant fans of Nusrat that Farjad speaks of. I discovered Nusrat Sb at an older cousin's place who really knew him well before his commercial fame. Those were Afreen Afreen times and I was still in school, may be 9th grade? I discovered Nusrat Sb again in my 30s through a more learned friend of mine - the one who introduced me to the Nusrat before he was commercialized.
So many memories evoked through one "simple" story telling. What a magician! I might have just fallen in love, again! I heard his narration before I slept, I emailed you before sleeping. I read your response this morning. Its been a beautiful day spent reading and smiling. I connected with Raju T who sent me his film - which I'll treat myself to, soon.
Thank you Natasha once again for sharing such gems. Your OSS platform needs to bring us all together for a writing retreat - someday.
Aug 16, 2023·edited Aug 16, 2023Liked by Farjad Nabi
"Despite me turning my back on Nusrat, the film continues to swirl around, catching strangers in its eddies, living a full life of its own and bringing beautiful people into my life." I am one such stranger who loved the film, and discovered the filmmaker hiding behind a humble face in a life-changing writing workshop. He writes so well, that I routinely forget he does other things.
What a rich essay, in its full, masterful, completeness of its writing, its exploration and the pearls of the rabbit holes left to be discovered within it. Thank you Natasha, Raju and Farjad for this gift. I am especially moved by this line "Despite me turning my back on Nusrat, the film continues to swirl around, catching strangers in its eddies, living a full life of its own and bringing beautiful people into my life." Can't help but smile. Here's to the difficult work we all commit to do! :)
The pace at which he reads his story, the thehrao, the sukoon and araam, the way he savored every word of every paragraph. I was transported to his world in less than a minute - in that nook of his in Lahore, where he has his morning chai (brewed with elaichi may be?) I don't know if it's that unrequited charm of Indo-Pak or the fact that he's such a magician of his art or that he wrote of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan...an artist I wish had the opportunity to watch perform live. Every time I hear Rahet Fateh Ali Khan sing, I pine for Nusrat!
And I am one of those ignorant fans of Nusrat that Farjad speaks of. I discovered Nusrat Sb at an older cousin's place who really knew him well before his commercial fame. Those were Afreen Afreen times and I was still in school, may be 9th grade? I discovered Nusrat Sb again in my 30s through a more learned friend of mine - the one who introduced me to the Nusrat before he was commercialized.
So many memories evoked through one "simple" story telling. What a magician! I might have just fallen in love, again! I heard his narration before I slept, I emailed you before sleeping. I read your response this morning. Its been a beautiful day spent reading and smiling. I connected with Raju T who sent me his film - which I'll treat myself to, soon.
Thank you Natasha once again for sharing such gems. Your OSS platform needs to bring us all together for a writing retreat - someday.
Thankyou everyone. The forth frame of this essay is the Ochre Workshop!
"Despite me turning my back on Nusrat, the film continues to swirl around, catching strangers in its eddies, living a full life of its own and bringing beautiful people into my life." I am one such stranger who loved the film, and discovered the filmmaker hiding behind a humble face in a life-changing writing workshop. He writes so well, that I routinely forget he does other things.
What a fabulous post,tread and savour again and again!
Haan, jeetey jee marna hai. Not easy.