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Posted: 20 years ago

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Thank you. Please keep postings on when he returns to Kashmir on ID.

Originally posted by: drsamita

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Posted online: Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 0116 hours IST
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21: There's
celebration in the majestic red-brick house in downtown Srinagar. In
two spacious rooms on either side of the entrance, the family—men in
one room and the women in the other—watches the replay of the final of Fame Gurukul, the TV show for singing and acting aspirants.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">The
joy is not confined to the house. The locality, the city and virtually
the whole of Kashmir is celebrating the triumph of Qazi Tauqueer.
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</td></tr></t></table><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">''Our
locality burst firecrackers worth Rs 50,000. Hundreds of people
thronged our house to celebrate,'' says Qazi Rafi, a singer and uncle
of Qazi Tauqeer. The bursting of crackers last night caught the
attention of some CRPF personnel staying in a nearby hotel. ''But when
they learnt what it was all about, they too joined in the
celebrations,'' says Zameer Ahmad Khan, Qazi's cousin.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">Qazi
has become a symbol of accomplishment for Kashmiri youth, and everyone
knows the address of his house. That may explain why, and how so many
people are reaching Qazi's house.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">Among them were two siblings aged 10 and 12 years from Pampore, 15 km from Qazi's house.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">''They
came late in the evening yesterday and stayed with us till late night.
Their father, who had been searching for them, reached our house. Only
then did we come to know that they had run away from home,'' says Rafi.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">Fame Gurukul
has no doubt made Qazi famous in India. But for Kashmiris he is very
special. Men women, youth and children have been following the show
closely. His antics on TV are on their lips. Kashmiri youths remember
almost every word that Qazi has uttered on the show, and what
celebrities like Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Akhtar, Anil Kapoor or John
Abraham, had said about Qazi.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">City-based
sociologist Abdul Gani Madhosh tries to explain the craze for Qazi.
''Few Kashmiris have made it big on the national scene, which itself is
a great cause of alienation from mainstream India. And when someone
among them, in Bollywood style, wins a tough competition, it becomes a
cause for celebration.'' He adds, ''It will boost the confidence of
local youth. Every community has the desire that someone among them
should excel, be it in games, arts or entertainment or any other field.
When it happens, the whole community feels victorious.'' Madhosh admits
that even he could not hide his joy when Qazi won.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">For
many youth here, Qazi's achievement is reassuring on another count; a
sense of acceptance. ''I couldn't believe that he (Qazi) could get 87
lakh votes from across India. It suddenly melted my prejudices,'' says
Muhammad Afzal Wani, a Kashmir University student.
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2">The
phones have not stopped ringing in Qazi's house. Calls are coming in,
not only from the Valley, but also from other regions of the country.
''People are calling from Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. We don't even
understand the language of many of the callers,'' says Rafi.

<font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size="2"><span>SOURCE:</span>https://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=80513

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