I was looking forward to Saturday the 1st of September, 2007, for more reasons than one. Most importantly, my Little Darling (my pet name for her), Gurparkash Kaur, was turning 3. This is a picture of her in her ANGRY! pose. Gurparkash was born on the 300th anniversary of the Parkash Dihara of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, which fell on 1st September, 2004. The hukamnama, with which we were blessed at Gurparkash's naming Ardas, was Gur Pooray Kirpa Dhari, Prabh Poori Loch Hamari (The Perfect Guru Has Been Merciful, My Heart's Desires Are Fulfilled). Blessed with this wonderful hukam of the Guru, we decided to name her Gurparkash, a combination of the first word of the hukam and the blessed day of her birth.
So great were the blessings of the True and Perfect Guru, that Gurparkash's birthday celebrations had been intertwined with the Parkash Dihara of her Guru for the rest of her life. We normally celebrate her birthday with an event at the gurdwara. This year was no different. The Akhand Paath, in commemoration of the Parkash Dihara was being held at Tatt Khalsa Gurdwara, KL and we had a small diwan from 2 to 4pm in one of the smaller Darbar Sahib with Sukhmani Sahib recitation and some Kirtan, followed by ardas and hukamnama. After that, some delicious Tosai, samosaas, cake and cha were served to the Sangat. Gurparksh and older sister, Harsohela Kaur, also had fun sharing party packs with other kids present.
Later that day, we had a wonderful evening of Ghazals, Geets, Classical Khayals, Sufi Khayals and a few golden bollywood oldies with Ghulam Abbas Khan. We were truly lucky that a very gifted tabla maestro, Ustad Sarbjit Singh or better known as Sibu Ji, was on hand to accompany Khan saab. Sibu Ji was born without sight and his feat of mastering the tabla at a relatively young age of 28, is nothing short of being truly magnificent. The evening went on until late as Khan saab was flooded with requests of famous Ghazals and Bolloywood oldies which Khan saab readily obliged and delivered beautifully. He is a truly gifted and talented singer. As I watched Sibu Ji masterfully and flawlessly deliver the strokes of the tabla, I couldn't help but think of the irony of being guided through a beautiful world of rhythm and music by someone who is visually challenged. Well, he showed true vision in his performance that evening. This was a Saturday that will be remembered by all for a long long time.
So great were the blessings of the True and Perfect Guru, that Gurparkash's birthday celebrations had been intertwined with the Parkash Dihara of her Guru for the rest of her life. We normally celebrate her birthday with an event at the gurdwara. This year was no different. The Akhand Paath, in commemoration of the Parkash Dihara was being held at Tatt Khalsa Gurdwara, KL and we had a small diwan from 2 to 4pm in one of the smaller Darbar Sahib with Sukhmani Sahib recitation and some Kirtan, followed by ardas and hukamnama. After that, some delicious Tosai, samosaas, cake and cha were served to the Sangat. Gurparksh and older sister, Harsohela Kaur, also had fun sharing party packs with other kids present.
Later that day, we had a wonderful evening of Ghazals, Geets, Classical Khayals, Sufi Khayals and a few golden bollywood oldies with Ghulam Abbas Khan. We were truly lucky that a very gifted tabla maestro, Ustad Sarbjit Singh or better known as Sibu Ji, was on hand to accompany Khan saab. Sibu Ji was born without sight and his feat of mastering the tabla at a relatively young age of 28, is nothing short of being truly magnificent. The evening went on until late as Khan saab was flooded with requests of famous Ghazals and Bolloywood oldies which Khan saab readily obliged and delivered beautifully. He is a truly gifted and talented singer. As I watched Sibu Ji masterfully and flawlessly deliver the strokes of the tabla, I couldn't help but think of the irony of being guided through a beautiful world of rhythm and music by someone who is visually challenged. Well, he showed true vision in his performance that evening. This was a Saturday that will be remembered by all for a long long time.
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