An insight into a bygone era
Book Review of Shahid Hamid memories by Aziz u din Ahmad
Shahid Hamid provides an insight into the life and values of the Arain community and their peculiar subculture.. It is part social history, part anecdote and part a recount of events which unfolded during the boyhood and youth of the writer. The narration is brought up to the upheavals of the Partition and a little after.
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The tract of fresh soil thus created is called ‘bate’ in Punjab. ‘Waddian Parjian’ where Shahid Hamid was brought up was one of the villages in the ‘bate.’ Doaba, or the region situated between the rivers Sutlej and Bias where Jalandhar district is located is generally fertile.
Among the well known people of the ‘bate’ was Ch Muhammad Ali who later became the prime minster of Pakistan and belonged to a village nearby
The region produced Urdu poets like Abdul Aziz Khalid, Shad Nikodari and Arsh Malsiani. Salim Gandhri was not a creative writer but after Partition he set up Nafees Academy in Karachi which was known for its high publishing standard. The poet Ibn-e-Insha lived only a few miles away.
The living conditions also promoted parsimony and humility that characterise the Arain community all over the province. The Arains can assume subtitles like ‘maliks’, ‘mians’ or sardars depending on the larger community in their neighbourhood. They are not finicky about the clan when marrying their daughters
Interview, Extracts, Reviews
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