The Imam Sahib of our mosque once came to my class, blessed meĪnd told me that I was doing a wonderful job," recalls Tasleema.īetween her religion and her passion. Too close to a mosque, she has carried on her work in an atmosphere ofĬomplete harmony, facing no opposition whatsoever from members of her Residing in Srinagar's congested Shaheed Gunj area, and that School has till date trained more than 200 Sikh boys and girls in Shabad Saying, "You are doing a big favour to our community." When he heard of her work over the years he complimented her, Temple, a pious and well-known Sikh personality, Bhai Harbans Singh, visited her house to "But sheĭidn't know that the girl she was praising was not a Sikh but a Muslim To the Sikh community." The woman then removed her gold earrings andīiggest compliments I have received," says Tasleema. Kissed her hands, saying, "You are the voice of Sikh women and an honour "People also invited me for Vaisakhi and other festivals."Īsked to perform at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 2007. Sang at Chatti Padshahi in Srinagar, the biggest in Kashmir," she says with Within and outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Herįame soon spread and she was invited to sing at more gurudwaras both Students and their parents that Tasleema first sang at a gurudwara. Herįather also helps her in the composition of new shabads. As she could not read the Guru Granth Sahib - which is in Gurmukhi script, her fatherīought her a copy of the Sikh scripture in Urdu from Amritsar. Tasleema began teaching the music when she was Students but also their parents, who began dropping in to listen to her When she began singing the shabads in herįather's class, her mesmerising voice captivated not just the other Students with their instruments and they, in turn, wrote shabads in Would always excite me the most," says Tasleema. Music and I get to hear all types of music but, curiously, shabad kirtan Learning to play the tabla and harmonium for kirtan. When, as a six-year-old, she watched her father's Sikh students Majeed Langoo, teaches music at a women's college. While her grandfather, Ghulam Qadir Langoo, was a court singer. Her great grandfather used to sing for the Maharaja, The Valley, are regularly in touch with me on phone and waiting for the Woman, saying she "takes us nearer to our own religion".Īnd shutdowns restricting people's movement in the Valley, Tasleema'sĬlasses have also taken a break.
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Members of the Sikh community are full of praise for the young Teacher and singer of kirtan in the Kashmir Valley. Blessings and applauseįollowed, and Tasleema Langoo instantly became a mini-celebrity amongst the small In rapt attention, and soon they joined in the singing.Ĭurious to know more about the young singer and were surprised toĭiscover that the 16-year-old was a Muslim. The sweet voice soon cast a spell over the gathering. Initially, nobody gave a second look, but When someone of another faith performs Kirtan of Sikh shabads, the audience is left mesmerisedĢ000, at a Gurdwara in Srinagar (Kashmir), devotees were listening to kirtan when a Music Muslim Teenager in Kashmir Performs, Teaches Kirtan.
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