Non-resident Nawabbarian and Future generations
It has been over 250 years since our ancestors migrated from their beloved homeland Kashmir to Bengal, leaving behind all their loved ones -families, friends, home, and the beautiful Kashmir. The place they came to call home was completely different in culture, language, landscape and environment. Even at this strange land, with their hard work, dedication and most of all, Allah’s rahmat and Rasul’s sadka, the ex-Kashmiries became the most powerful and successful family in Bengal and one of the most respected in the Indian subcontinent. They have assimilated the Bengali culture while still preserve their Kashimiri tahzeeb.
Fast forward those 200 plus years, we find these decedents of the ex Kashmiri are on the go again! There are pretty much as many nawabbarians who are out of the country than in the country. From Middle East to all the wild west of America, we can see their existence.
Questions are: can we repeat the success of our ancestors? Or our culture will vanish among the more dominant western culture? Can our future generation will carry on the legacy or simply cave in the Hollywood culture? Can we assimilate the western culture while keeping up ours? Will there be new names within the family in the US, UK Canada, Australia who will be remembered as one of a kind such as Sir Salimullah, Khwaja Nazimuddin, Khwaja Kaiser, KM Sharjil Hassan, Khwaja Moinul Hassan ?
Basically our faith has been pretty much sealed. It is now time for us to think about the next kin! I would like to invite all of you to join this discussion as how to develop the new generation who can repeat the success of Par par Dada Kashmiri!
Also, please forward your children’s accomplishment news to us so that we can show it to the world that we are not dead yet! Send us news such as recipient of President’s award or getting accepted to Oxford or Harvard etc.
We are a proud family. We are proud because, Allah has blessed our family with outstanding stars in every generation. Let’s continue it and make it better.
Best Regards,
Arshad
Friday, April 28, 2006
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2 comments:
I like your comments Mr Reaz Salim and Mr Arshad keep it up.I think our family is very pious,this is the reason we R successful all over the world.Out of country we should have teach our culture and relagion its very important I think.
Dear Reaz Phuppa-
Thank you so much for your comment. Few things which I never knew I learned today from your post. Such as Govt of Kashmir, Soka Roti in Greece and possible link to Hazat Abdul Qadir Gilani (RAH).
I will keep digging to find any possible source. One thing i will look into the latest DNA testing method which reveals your roots..but dont know how far it goes...
Arshad
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