How Can I Forget? - The Legend Of Marui
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Delving into a Sufi tale about a simple village girl held hostage in the fortress of a powerful king, this film grapples with questions of freedom and imprisonment, longing and belonging. It weaves together the zaahir and the baatin (the apparent and the hidden meanings) of this tale, which is at once spiritual and social, personal and political, historical and timeless, about a woman, her lost homeland and the struggle to remember who we truly are.
A film by Shabnam Virmani
Featuring poetry of Shah Latif, sung by waai/folk singers of Kutch with reflections by Abdullah Hussain Turk and Rita Kothari.
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Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai is widely held to be the greatest Sufi poet of the Sindhi language. His poetry is collected into the 'Shah Jo Risalo' which has thirty ‘Surs’ (poetic chapters or musical modes), based on well-known folk stories, love legends and historical events. Some are based on the lives of ordinary people - weavers, blacksmiths, potters, fishermen. Evidently, Latif had himself walked, breathed, sweated, delighted in, and known the lives of the ordinary people of Sindh, making him not just a great Sufi poet but also a great folk poet.
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Abdullah Hussain Turk, or 'Bawa Bha' as he was fondly called in Kutch, Gujarat, was a man whose heart was steeped in the poetry of the famous 18th century Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and the sounds of the Kutchi Sindhi raag. Abdullah bhai lived in a small village called Dhrab near Mundra in Kutch. He started singing at the young age of 10 and remained completely absorbed in Sufi thought and poetry ever since. Through his renditions of the songs, he could interpret profound ideas in Latif’s poetry in simple uncomplicated terms for his audience. He was also a wonderful raconteur, organiser of festivals bringing together Kutchi folk and Sufi artists, and a guru to several young singers. Abdullah bhai passed away in 2015. He is remembered in Kutch as ‘Ghazi’, the fighter.
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Rita Kothari is a scholar, translator and professor of English at Ashoka University. Deeply connected to questions of place, language, and identity, her scholarship spans multiple languages and disciplines like literature, cinema, anthropology and cultural studies. Rita Kothari is the author of 'Memories and Movements: Borders and Communities in Banni, Kutch, Gujarat' (2013), 'The Burden of Refuge: The Sindhi Hindus of Gujarat' (2019), and 'Translating India: The Cultural Politics of English' (2008). She has also translated some key works of Gujarati and Sindhi literature into English like the novels of K.M. Munshi and partition stories from Sindh.
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The soft-spoken and deeply learned Umar Haji Suleman belongs to the camel rearing nomadic community of Fakirani Jats, and lives in Asari Vaandh village of Kutch, Gujarat. He was initiated into 'Shah jo Raag' by listening to his father Haji Suleman sing the Surs of Shah Bhitai, a love that he nurtured while grazing camels, goats and cattle carrying a copy of the precious Shah's Risalo with him. During the pandemic, Umar Kaka has created a learning space in his home to teach children, especially little girls from the villages of his region, the poetry and music of Shah Latif. He can be contacted at 91-99259-76663.
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Film Credits
Direction: Shabnam Virmani
Editing: Vrushodh Subramaniam, Yashwanth S
Camera: Manjushree Abhinav, Shabnam Virmani
Artworks: Shilo Shiv Suleiman, Roy Varghese
Animations: Shilo Shiv Suleiman, Radhika Agarwal, Shivam Kumar
Motion Graphics: Yashwanth S
Logo Animation: Yashraj Surana
Songs: Mooralala Marwada and Bharmal Vagha (and mandlis), Mitha Khan, Sumar Kadu and Jaan Mohammad, and Saidu Ibrahim
Poem Translations: Shabnam Virmani and Vipul Rikhi
Social Media and Publicity: Masoom Parmar
Production Support: Psalm Paul
Field Facilitation Support: Soorvani (Bhuj) and Mazharuddin
Solidarity and Outreach: Aruna Madnani, Sindhi Culture Foundation
Financial Support: Embassy Group, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art Design and Technology
Produced by: Kabir Project @ Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore
Presented by the Kabir Project & Sindhi Culture Foundation as part of their Doorway to Sindh webinar series
September 04, 2022
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Wow you guys are also our assets because we Sindhi’s don’t see borders we are just separated by lines not by souls 🙏🏻❤️سدائين خُش حُجو
First of all thanks to Shabnam and the whole team from Pakistan🇵🇰 for bringing this divine compilation to all of us. Your contributions to Shah Latif Saeen and Kabir will always be a treasure for us and coming generations. Excellent and divine artwork, compilation, editing,direction and videography. Im finally being able to get your book on Shah Latif "I saw Myself" and it takes me to Allah when I read. Thanks again Shabnam for everything
I have been rolled into tears listening the story and experiences of madam ...
This mulaaqaat gave me the vocabulary to understand what I felt about re discovering punjabi, the language of my land, of my past. Thank you Rita ji and Shabnam for this heartwarming chronicle!
The music, the poetry, the narrative , both auditory and visual has left me reverberating with the true quest of a human. It’s amazing to see that though we seem to be divided by various religious beliefs and cultural identities, the yearning to be one with the creator is the underlying desire that truly unites humanity. The team has presented the world a gem of a narrative that reminds us and questions us - 'How can you forget your Maleer ?'
So moving! So beautiful! So brilliantly narrated by Rita-jee. 🙏 Thanks Madan for sharing this with me.
I am Touched by Wonderful And Enlightening Story of Marui. Prof.Rita and Sufi Scholar Abdullah gave us beautiful unique and different perception on the story of Marui. Sindh region and thier traditions were so much profound due to Sufi Sant Abdul Latif Bhittai and other Enlightened sages.
Love for all of you Indian Sindhis from Sindh.
Classical rhythm and sound. Story of Love with own homeland.
So amazing to see footage of Bava Turk... and so nice to hear Rita speak about her own journey to Shah sahib. Thank you Shabnam ji. Best, Brian Bond
Thank You Shabnam Ji for offering us such a nice presentation.
I am crying overwhelmed by this story. This was therapy, like a mirror that reflected what no one sees on the face. Thankyou for creating this.
Weaving metaphors of spirit and flesh, I am tangled in this beauty. Thank🍁you to each and everyone who wove this for us🙏🏼
Turk sahab explained whole spirituality in simple way .Thanks Shabnam Didi
Loved the film-- the explorations of the layers of the story, Rita Kothari's wonderful interpretations, the singers, their explanations-- the artwork-- what a multitudinous experience-- thank you Shabnam Virmani!
Loved one💜🇧🇩
Amazing work. Loved every bit of it. Thank you for sharing this with me Shabnam.
Amazing. Great work ❤. I am very grateful and thankful to you that you are creating suck amazing content.
A wonderful and enlightening story. It's not just a story but an emotion. I am so overwhelmed tonight. We are so busy acquiring everything that we don't bother to see if we missed something, and such stories are the treasure that we are keeping ourselves deprived of. Lots and lots of respect to everyone involved in this epic show.
Brilliant. I had no words for these feelings.
Would love to hear more of Bharmal Vagha ji's music, especially Jini Maaran Ji Hui Sikk❤
whole humanity needs this kind of stories ❤thank you mam 🙌🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
It touched my ruuh beautiful made music also soulful keeping doing good work touching the souls across borders.May God Allah give you more strength to do more movies
Please keep posting such stories and melodious of such unknown enlightend souls 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 ...loved it so much 🙏🏼 ❤️ lots of blessings to you 🙏🏼
Absolutely brilliant... Strengthened my resolve to keep seeking Shah sb... and my 'Maleer'. Thanks so much for making this gem. 🙏
As always; shabnam Ji's work is brilliant 👌 waiting for the next
There are so many stories that I haven’t heard. There are so many stories that need to be told. This was beautiful rendition tying culture with emotions and the art of story telling.
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Malir ji ♥️♥️❤️♥️
Absolutely stunning, moving and well researched. Thank you for this Shabnam, Prof Rita, Umar Haji bhai and the entire team. Sharing.
Beautiful..
wonderful tale and very moving verse
Great
Classics 🥀
Wow
This channel is my go to place!! You guys are doing a phenomenal job by bringing out such hidden treasures. I had never heard about Shah Latif and this beautiful legend of Marui before, so I just thank you from the deepest core of heart for uploading this masterpiece.🌸🍁🍀I always find deep solace in these videos 🥺🤍🕊
Thank you ❤️ Mam do it for all surs of shah sain plz. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful ❤️
I have put geeta of shah in sindhi on my risalo of shah. ....not of krishanarujuna geeta.
Muhnji Sindh ji gaalh hi wari bi aa♥️🙏🏽
Touchy
This is a beautiful, imaginative and in-depth interpretation of a little known story that weaves together fundamental issues of life. Thank you Shabnam for sharing it with me.
Dear Shabnam, you helped me to discover and further explore various concepts I have been struggling to find answers to. I am very surprised, how can some people can have similar thought process. I want to thank you and to be honest, have no words to thank you enough. I have a few questions in my mind for some about the concepts of the Sufism such as what makes difference in "Wahdat-ul-Wajood", "Wahdat-ul-Shahood" and "Hamoost". I wonder if you can assist me to grasp and make me understand the differences. I do not know how to contact you. I live in London and have no other means to write you. Regards,
From where i can download the music in the documentary. Can’t find anywhere
कसौट में खरे रह, भुल मत अंत में उसी में मील जाना है। रुह को स्वस्थ रखो।
you want to share this great video but you found no one to understand at that level 💕....... ♾️
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Rubbaru karti hain yeh film, great insight thanks everyone for this film
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🙏 कबीर साहेब का तत्व ज्ञान मिलता है इस रचना में .