No doubt, the future of any
nation depends on the youth of that country, state or nation. If the youth of a
country try to give practical shape of their capabilities, surely the future of
that nation brightens. The youth of a nation are just like the twinkling stars
in the sky. There are limitless stars in the sky. Some stars are so shiny, which
is very beneficial to the mankind, while as some stars have not so shine.
Likewise every youth has different nature of capabilities. Often it is said that
a youth should adopt his career according to his own inclination, so that he
could use best of his capabilities. Some youth have no tendency towards
education but in practical life he himself searches such fields for his future,
which are un-believable for a common man. Sometimes, a youth is pushed to a
field totally against his wish & inclination. As a result he did not perform up
to the mark. I mean to say that “Allah” has allotted a good store of
capabilities and capabilities to every youth. But using and identifying his
capabilities & moulding them according to his inclination will surely benefit a
nation. Now the question arise that who can identify these capabilities? In this
matter parents of the students/youth, teachers & the learned scholars of the
society with mutual co-operation can constitute the better future of a state or
nation.
When a student passes lower classes and proceeds towards next classes, he does
not know which subjects will be fruitful for his better future. It is imperative
for the parents & teachers to help him in the proper selection of subjects,
according to his capabilities. It is the most important to fix a goal & provide
additional information towards it. It should also be borne in mind that a
student does not fell extra burden, so that he can proceed towards his goal
satisfactory & can not feel any difficulty in achieving his goal.
When a youth starts the journey of his career, he has to pass through the
difficult routes. In the journey some tough as well as simple routes are. How to
cross the tough routes, only the circumstances teaches to cross it provided the
youth has determination in him to cross. The poet say’s;
“ Who are frightend with the difficulties, are spoiled
Who transforms the speed of the times is called independent.
Thousand boats sink inspite the confidence of the boatmen.
Who drives the boat himself often succeed to achieve the goal”
My aim through this article, is to make aware the youth from the firm
determination of some youths, who inspite of the tough and difficult
circumstances have succeeded in achieving their unique goal.
Shah Faisal:
Shah Faisal is a name in J&K state, which does not require any introduction.
From a Govt. school in Kashmir valley after passing his 12th class examination,
he qualified for MBBS. But after Passing MBBS he was not contended. Afterwards,
with the permission of his mother (as his father had already passed away) he
started preparation for I.A.S. Impressed by the poetry of Dr.Iqbal & Faiz Ahmed
Faiz, for the service of the people he devoted an year for the preparation of
I.A.S & without joining any coaching centre, after self study in the year 2010
he enlightened the name of J&K state by securing the 1st Position in I.A.S.
While delivering a lecture Shah Faisal said, “ When I told my friends, etc.
about the intention of doing I.A.S, then they told that a Kashmiri can not do. I
challenged them that in the next year my name would be in the first 50 toppers”.
He tells the students that if you have to become an I.A.S, then study the poetry
of Dr.Iqbal & know the India. Go through the newspapers worth 1500/- Rs. In a
year and collect more and more information about India. Keep patience & be
confident that I will surely succeed.
The success of Shah Faisal has encouraged a number of J&K students to appear in
the I.A.S & K.A.S competitive exams & Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Jatinder Goswami
of Bhaderwah, Sehrish Asgar, Aijaz Qaiser, Mudasir Latifi Tasir, Mudasir Ahmed,
Mohd Ashraf etc include in the list of successful candidates of these exams.
Mohd Shahnawaz Chodhary:
Recently in J&K the elections of the Youth Congress were held. In the elections
a huge majority of the Youth Congress workers elected Shahnawaz Choudhary to the
coveted post of the President of Pardesh Youth Congress. The main aim of the
organization was to appoint efficient & competent youths, so that the capable
persons come in the field & start public service through the congress Plat form.
Before being selected as Pardesh Youth Congress President, Shahnawaz Choudhary
have served the youth congress at national level as National Secretary of All
India Youth Congress; by dint of which the youth leader Rahul Gandhi was very
well acquainted with the capabilities & abilities of Shahnawaz Choudhary. Rahul
Gandhi was of the firm view that whichever responsibility will be assigned to
Shahnawaz Choudhary, he will dedicately shoulders his responsibility to awaken
the J&K youth & ordered for the membership through out the rural aeas, so that
the capable youth will be brought in the forefront. Without any excuse Shahnawaz
accepted his responsibilities & toured the different far-flung areas of the
state. After a hard struggle he succeeded in this movement, the result of which
is infront of we. A majority of youth hailed his public service & supported him
in the membership drive. Today, when the Shahnawaz has been appointed the
President Pardesh Youth Congress, the youth of the state are not only pleased
with his success but they seen their future also brightened. A few years ago no
body would have deemed that a youth of border district of Poonch Surankote will
achieve so quickly the heights of development. Anybody may had belief or not but
Shahnawaz was the firm belief that one day he will touch these heights.
Shahnawaz’s success is the result of his hard work, dedication & honesty. By the
elections of Youth Congress & the Shahnawaz’s success, the youth of J&K is
delighted & an inspiration on, too, has developed in them, which is considered
to be a good omen for the future of the state. Where-ever, Shahnawaz goes, he is
whole heartedly welcomed & a rousing reception is presented to the youth leader.
Shahnwaz has done his L.L.B degree from Jammu University. He is well versed with
the fruits of law-education. As a law student in Jammu University during the
struggle for the rights of the students, he became fully known of the pros &
cons of law-studies, for which the then Vice- Chancellor too hailed. As per the
statement of then H.O.D Deptt. Of Urdu Prof.Shohab Inayat Malik .
“Shahnawaz was an L.L.B student in Jammu University. I came across him when
Prof.Amitabh Mattoo was the Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University & I was
Asstt.Dean Student Welfare, Shahnwaz was the cultural secretary of the law
school. During studies he took keen interest in Art & Literature. Besides, he
was busy in student politics. He had a quality of consulting the elders &
respected them. That is the only reason that when he talked about any problem,
he got its solution. For that Prof.Amitabh Matoo always patted him. Shahnawaz
always supported the truths in the university.
Ali Akbar Natiq: A number of people know him but it can be that they are not
aquainted with the basic reality of this famous Pakistani youth poet. Ali Akbar
Natiq is the resident of Okara,Pakistan & he started his career as a labourer.
There is no concern in the life of labour with education & is no connected in
any way with the Arts and culture. A labour is always deprived of the luxuries
of life. His father too was a labourer. Grand father was involved in disease of
Gainthia (Joint pain). Financial position of the family was not good. As a
result Ali Akbar Natiq at the age of 15, began to work as a labourer though his
father wanted to educate him. Being the elder son, he realized his duties &
began to work as a labourer to sustain the family. After matriculation, his
education shattered but had a great interest with books & pursued his studies a
private candidate. He with dedication & hard works is, nowadays, counted among
the famous poet of Pakistan. Last year in December, 2011, he read out his poetry
in the “Jashn-e-Faiz” function held in the Jammu University, which was
appreciated by one and all. Now I wiil present an interview of Ali Akbar Natiq
telecasted on the Pakistani T.V channel.
On the question of Anchor he replied;
“ I was small & pluking mangoes & sometimes mixed with chillies & sometimes
without any substance & sometime etc it dried. On the hard work & labour I
swept. Those were the tough days” .
“ I had to work at the prime of youths but I continued my studies. He told that
from the childhood he was interested with the poetry & my first poem came into
being with the construction of the tomb of mosque, the pieces of cement bag.The
title of that was “Naam-o-Nasab”;.
Naam-o-Nasab
Aey mera Naam- O-Nasab poochne wale
Mere ajdad ki qabroon ke purane katbe
Jin ki tehreer mah-o-saal ke fitnoon ki naqeeb
Jin ki boseeda silen seem zada shokh zada
Aaseb zamane ke rahe jin ka naseeb
Pusht dar pusht bila fasl who ajdad mere
Apne aqaoun ke mansha thi mashiyat unki
Agar who zinda the zindon mein shamil kab the
Marne par faqt bhoj thi mayiat unki
Jin ki maktab se lagao than a maqtal ki khabar
Jo no zalm the na zalm ke muqabal aye
Jin ki masnad par nazar thi na hi zindan ka safar
Aey mera Naam- O-Nasab poochne wale
Aise be-daam gulamon ki nishani mein hoon.
Natiq says;
“The treatment with the labourer is pitiable but I & my father were expert in
our profession & were “Raj Giri Mason”. Natiq said that if a labourer is expert,
he dominates others & if he has any deficiency, he always look down.
Natiq said that my grand father belonged to Indian & Indians takes much interest
in book in comparison to the locals. My grand father studied books. He says that
my grand father was book-reader. In the aea no one had studied so much books as
he had studied. He says that infront of our house, there was a library, which
was founded by Mohd Hussain Azad & Molvi Karim-ud-din.
T.V anchor was impressed with the struggle of Natiq & said that
“ If a masson of the tomb of a mosque & a labourer can become a grand poet,
certainly every one can read & study.
Ali Akbar Natiq says “if we study the books, it creates a sense of maturity in
us. I worked for eight hours, thereafter I did not sleep but studied the books.
In the afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m during the lunch time I also studied the
books and some times while taking lunch I sometimes forgot it. On it the
villagers teased me & says”Mad Mubeen” is mentally ill. He further says that I
did not dominate work on me as I know that one day I will get rid of it, for
that I began my studies as a private candidate. After my 10th exam, there is gap
of 4 years in each exam but I tried as, I know every thing but studing in
another class need a degree”.
He says that;
“ My dream was to take admission in a college & University of Lahore, which has
recently been fulfilled.
Gazal which shows Natiq’s great ness in urdu literature.
Rabt inta na badha
Dil ki gunegaroon se
Hum salamat nahi lote kabhi darbaroon se
Bik gai Dolat-e-Yaqoob yahan pr arzan
Itna aasan na guzar misar ke bazaroon se
Subhe-Umeed ne chahat se pukara lekin
Fasle ten a hue hijar ke bimaroon se
Shab ke awara mizajon ki khabar hai kis ko
Rasta pooch ke chalet rahe deewaroon se
Moun shupaye phirta hai ado-wa-aab apna
Bhar gya tera muqam aza daroon se
He says that;
“Till date I have not written werse on Island & land & I have not pluned down
any verse on any poet like Faiz Ahmed Faiz or Munir Niyazi. I feel if I ever
write on island or land or want to write that, then my self is no where”.
Abrar-ul-haq: This shining stare of music was born on 21st July ,1968 in Narowal
(Sialkote) West Punjab Pakistan. After attaining basic education from Gujrat &
Rawalpindi, he completed his graduation from Sir Sayeed College Rawalpindi &
attained Master’s degree in social sciences from Qaid-e-Azam University
Islamabad. He started his career as teacher from Athesen College but he was
interested in music. His family did not allow Abrar toward music. Afterward,
After a long battle, he adopted this profession & jumped in this field.
It took Abrar 8 years for recording his first song as the music companies did
not respond him positively. But he did not loose heart as he was aware of his
capabilities. He was sure that one day he will succeed. It was the result of his
optimism that when his 1st Music Album “Billo De Ghar” was launched, in no time
he reached to the heights of the life. You can judge his fame by this fact that
one crore, sixy lakh copies were sold in the market like hot cakes. Basically he
sings in the Punjabi language. However there are some Urdu, Punjabi & English
sons sung by this world class artist. The melody of his songs has won the hearts
of audience. Till date he has provided his metals in Bhangara, Pop & Folk music
as well.
Abrar has expressed his patriotism in an interview as
“I can not hear against my country”. He said that “ If a good news is given to
me that future of Pakistan is safe, then I am satisfied”.
In Pakistan Abrar-ul-haq is not only famous as a singer, musician & a poet but
is accepted as a progressive & a political personality.
The feeling of making Pakistan one of the best nations in the world & get-rid
its people from the difficulties & hardships is found in less people. Keeping in
mind the disturbing conditions of the country & hardships of its people, Abrar
has flouted a welfare trust “Sahara for life Trust” under this welfare mission
this famous musician has established in Narowal “Sigra Shafi Medical Complex”,
where free treatment is provided to the people. Impressed by this welfare
mission, people are giving donations to the trust, under the “Sahara for life
Trust”, the series rendered by him to the Pakistani people are so great which
the great politicians can not even perform. Besides,musicians & social welfare,
he has rendered his services as a politician also. on 25th of Dec, 2011 he has
joined the famous cricketer & a great politician’s party “Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaaf” to serve the people. Before joining “Tehreek-e-Insaaf” he led
the youth under an NGO “Youth Parliament”.
By virtue of his capabilities he has received several awards from the different
organizations.
The main awards received by him included “Best folk singer Award “ in 2002, Best
Pop Singer Award in 2001, Friston Music & views award, Citizen Excellency Award
of Pakistan, in 2005 Distinguished Medal, Islamic conference’s 1st Humanterian
Ambassador Award”. It is pertinent to metion that Abrar-ul-Haq was doing his
services as a singer, Musician, Politician, Social worker as well. If we (Youth)
work hard, then there is not reason that why we can not achieve the heights in
life. The author in the beginning of the article has started that youth should
be imported the professional education in the field which they like Abrar’s
tendency was towards music. That is the reason that being a teacher he was keen
to join the field of music & after getting fame in this field, he diverted
himself towards the welfare organizations.