By Rudresh Kaul
This is a statement that makes each and everyone of us feel so proud of our descent. Isn't it? But our civilization has been subjected to so many atrocities and so many times that a totally new culture is evolved now.
The 1989-90 mass exodus of our community has made us handicapped with respect to the knowledge about our culture. Many of us, especially young children do not even know that koshur (kashmiri), which is now written in Devnagari and Urdu scripts, was originally written in "Sharda" script."
Sharda" is the name of the goddess of knowledge and enlightenment, whose abode is considered to be Kashmir (there are many Shakti peeths in Kashmir one of which the Shardapeeth is in Pakistan occupied Kashmir). Extinction of Sharda, which is our original script, can be easily an unnoticed cultural shock to our community members. All our ancient texts like Nilmat Purana were written in Sharda. But from thousands of those ancient cultural assets of ours only a few have been translated into other languages. With only very few people remaining who can read and write Sharda, we are literally at the brink of losing the very roots of our culture. Hence, as true Kashmirs, we should be bound to save this script.
We can slowly and steadily try to learn our script, which is so beautiful; especially little kids who have some leisure time in their summer vacation. With their fast developing brains, kids can learn Sharda script very well. And after learning it, they will be happy and proud as it adds to their art and talent.
Now the Question arises, how does one learn it and from who? For this purpose there are good books. The only need is of volunteers to co-ordinate this action. So, let us save "SHARDA: OUR SCRIPT ".
This is a statement that makes each and everyone of us feel so proud of our descent. Isn't it? But our civilization has been subjected to so many atrocities and so many times that a totally new culture is evolved now.
The 1989-90 mass exodus of our community has made us handicapped with respect to the knowledge about our culture. Many of us, especially young children do not even know that koshur (kashmiri), which is now written in Devnagari and Urdu scripts, was originally written in "Sharda" script."
Sharda" is the name of the goddess of knowledge and enlightenment, whose abode is considered to be Kashmir (there are many Shakti peeths in Kashmir one of which the Shardapeeth is in Pakistan occupied Kashmir). Extinction of Sharda, which is our original script, can be easily an unnoticed cultural shock to our community members. All our ancient texts like Nilmat Purana were written in Sharda. But from thousands of those ancient cultural assets of ours only a few have been translated into other languages. With only very few people remaining who can read and write Sharda, we are literally at the brink of losing the very roots of our culture. Hence, as true Kashmirs, we should be bound to save this script.
We can slowly and steadily try to learn our script, which is so beautiful; especially little kids who have some leisure time in their summer vacation. With their fast developing brains, kids can learn Sharda script very well. And after learning it, they will be happy and proud as it adds to their art and talent.
Now the Question arises, how does one learn it and from who? For this purpose there are good books. The only need is of volunteers to co-ordinate this action. So, let us save "SHARDA: OUR SCRIPT ".
4 comments:
grt job rudresh..
keep it up..
realllyyyyyyyyyy nice job
vikas zutshi
www.likhoapnavichar.blogspot.com
The problem with most of our KP community is blindness of the word 'Kashmiriyat' which stops us from accepting the harsh truth of steady & systemised Islamisation of our ancestral heritage of Kashmir.After the advent of Islam in the valley, we have been subjected to 7 exoduses - first one during the cruel occupation of Sikander Butshikan when only 9 families remained as Dhimmis for the converted Hindus of Kashmir who soon turned upon the rest of the Hindus in the Valley. Many fled with the ancient books, while many never made it out alive due to the carnage & genocides carried out by Sikander & his army. We ought to teach the true history to the young generations of how our culture has become systematically Islamised with Koshur being spoken with several farsee & Aarabic words & written in Arabic script. As KP's we ought to revive our great Hindu heritage that once prevailed in the Valley & assert ourselves to the glory that once was.
Jai Sharika Mata
Prakash Kaul
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