(Photo taken in Kargil)
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| Shaak Farishtah - a ghazal | ||||||||||
| A friend of mine, Capt. P.V. Vikram died in the Kaksar sector of Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir on June 2, 1999 while at a forward observation post. He was an officer in the 141st Field Regiment of the Indian Army. He was directing artillery fire when a Pakistani shell exploded near his position and killed him. He was only twenty five years old when he died. I wrote this ghazal on the 4th anniversary of his death on June 2, 2003. Though I feel the loss of my friend Vikram quite acutely, I realize I am not alone in this feeling. Hence, I would like to dedicate my ghazal to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country in the war in Kargil. I know that my words cannot fully grasp the extent of their sacrifice, but I do wish to render to all of them my personal note of thanks. (Ghazal written on June 2, 2003) |
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| Capt. P. V. Vikram (Oct 24, 1973 - June 2, 1999) (Photo taken in Kargil) |
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| Shaak Farishtah - click here to open pdf file | ||||||||||
| this pdf file has the ghazal in three scripts - Nastaliq (Urdu), Devanagari (Hindi) and Roman, in that order - please scroll down to see the ghazal in your preferred script.� The file also contains a glossary of unfamiliar Urdu words besides a translation of the ghazal in the form of a poem in English) | ||||||||||