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Pakistani singers leave behind a message of love in
Nainital
by Vipul
Goel
Nainital:
A visiting group of Pakistani singers enthralled
music lovers in Nainital with the melody of their
soulful songs during the annual autumn festival. The
Pakistani singers won hundreds of hearts with their
renditions, which strengthened the general belief
that music was a universal language and it transcends
geographical boundaries. The singers demonstrated
that music could lay a firm foundation of Indo-Pak
friendship. "It's very beautiful. The love and the
affection that we have got and the enthusiasm that
we have noticed in the people here, makes us feel
that there is no difference whether we are in Pakistan
or India. The message is that there is no difference
between India and Pakistan. There is brotherly feeling
in the people of both the countries for one another,"
said Nayla Jahan, a Pakistani singer. Habib Ali, a
popular singer from Pakistan, said during the festival
that the music is the voice of soul. It spreads the
message of love. "Music is love...If a person is tensed
and he listens to music, he feels happy. So music
is a medium, which spreads feelings of love everywhere...I
want that we will continue coming to India to perform
and good artistes from India will come to perform
in Pakistan. We wish that Allahtallah would retain
the feeling of love in the people of both the countries.
There will be no tussle between both " said Habib
Ali, the Pakistani singer. Farha, another Pakistani
artiste, opined that both India and Pakistan were
not short of artistes. And, both countries have tradition
of music, be it vocal or instrumental, or performing
arts. "Both Pakistan and India are rich in musical
heritage. Both the countries have a number of artistes
and singers. We are not two countries; India and Pakistan
are one. There is a feeling of brotherhood in the
people of both the countries. The people in both the
countries have feelings of love for each other. When
Indians come to Pakistan, we give them love and honour.
In the same way, when we come here to India we receive
lot of love from the people here," said Farha Lal,
another Pakistani singer. The singers, visiting Nainital
for the first time, said that the place is one of
God's most beautiful creations. They expressed a desire
to return here again and again. Deriving its name
from the Naini Lake around which the town is located,
Nainital is a major tourist destination in the Kumaon
Himalayan region of Uttarakhand State. The five-day
autumn festival started concluded on Wednesday (October
22).
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Oct 24, 2008
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