Swarnamalya

Swarnamalya Instagram – When our minds meet, our hearts melt. A lifetime’s opportunity to cross the border and see the land that holds so many memories, painful, tearful, yet full of hope and resilience- Lahore invited me, I knew this year is special. To speak at the opening of the FAIZ Festival 2024 on behalf of the Indian delegation, to share stage with Salima ji, daughter of Faiz Saab and to perform at the historic Alhambra hall, the very same space in which Iqbal Bano had sung Faiz Saab’s Hum Dekhenge in the 70s, to take the same Nazm in Tamil to an awakened audience who not only gave a lasting standing ovation to Sadir but were moved to tears along with me, and to experience the love of Lahore’s poetry, mushairas, qawwali, Abida ji’s Sufi Kalams, Lahori food, and above all the love and warmth of the people of Lahore. 2024 February is historic in my life. Thoughts about boundaries and borders, identities and struggles- but most importantly about love, peace, harmony and hope. Faiz Saab lives in the hearts of the city of Lahore. And you can see his warmth in the hug of Moneeza ji his daughter to me. Also in one of the pics is Nawabzada Asfandyar ji who is a Bharatanatyam dancer of Pakistan whom I had invited to join me briefly on the stage, along with my dearest friend Arvinder Chamak Saab. So many friendships and so many lives shared ❤️here is to more | Posted on 29/Feb/2024 19:11:49