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Kangri (Fire Pot)

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Rayees Ahmad Kumar

 

Hugging close to our chests

Veiled by the winter attires

Infusing new life

To our dead and chilled bodies

Inseparable part of our rich culture

Centuries old, during the winter period

Choice of children, youth and adults alike

Immediately after the greetings

Arrival of the guests during the chill

Mark’s your glimpse and service prior to the tea

Kept unattended on the balconies

For months till the onset of

Chillaikalan, it is again looked for

Decorating it with multiple colours

Makes it special and expensive

And in wedding ceremonies the one

Used to welcome the bride- groom

Has been our tradition since time immemorial

In the age of modern gadgets and technology

You being the unique companion to every Kashmiri

Would you ever be forgotten?

Unlikely, because of the deep rooted bond

The one who first invented you

Skillfully designed and the art

Of making it passed through generations

Fetching livelihood to a big chunk of pop

Oh! Dear inventor of the Kangri

We owe a lot to you

For bestowing us with this priceless gift

From biting cold giving us respite

(The writer is a columnist and hails from Qazigund Kashmir)


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