#Noori Jam Tamachi

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My tag for this series is 'fairy tales'.

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Keenjhar Lake

English: Grave of Noori, in the middle of Keenjahr Lake. Noori Wife of Jam Tamachi, is burried with her Murshid "Spritual Leader". (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: ڪينجهر جھیل ‎Sindhi: ڪينجهر ڍنڍ) commonly called as Kalri Lake (Urdu: کلری جھیل ‎,Sindhi: ڪلڙي ڍنڍ ) is situated in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is 122 km away from Karachi and 18 km away from Thatta town. It is the second largest fresh water lake of the Pakistan. It is an important source that provides the drinking water to Thatta District and Karachi city.[1]

Keenjhar Lake has been declared a ramsar site and a wildlife sanctuary. It is favorable area for habitat of winter migratory birds like Ducks, Geese, Flamingos, Cormorants, Shorebirds, Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Terns, Coots and Gulls. It has been observed that it is the breeding area of Night Heron, Cotton Teal, Purple Moorehen, and Pheasant Tailed Jacana.[2]

Keenjhar Lake is also a popular tourist resort. A large numbers of peoples visit there daily from Karachi, Hyderabad and Thatta to enjoy picnic, swimming, fishing and boating.

The Sindhi legend of Noori Jam Tamachi took place around the lake, and to this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noori's grave. Everyday hundreds of devotees visit the shrine.

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Umar Marvi

Umar Marvi or Marui (Sindhi: عمر مارئي) is a story of a village girl Marvi who resists the overtures of a powerful King and the temptation to live in the palace as a queen, and prefers to be in simple rural environment with her own village folk.[1]

The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The other six tales are Sassui Punhun, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sorath Rai Diyach and Momal Rano commonly known as Seven heroines (Sindhi: ست سورميون) of Shah

Synopsis

Marvi (Sindhi: مارئي), a beautiful village maid of Khaur, Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan was betrothed to Khet (Sindhi: کيت) whose rival Phoag (Sindhi: ڦوڳ) went to the court of King Umar Soomro (Sindhi: عمر سومرو) at Umarkot, Pakistan, and spoke of the beauty of Marvi in such a glowing terms that the King himself rode out to the village and brought Marvi to Umerkot, where he persuaded her to give her consent to marry him. Marvi refused. The King tried his best to make her understand that she would be the queen living in the palace, and that she could have golden ornaments, silken-apparel, tasteful dishes, fruit of all the kind, maidservants and everything else she would imagine; Marvi would always reply that she would prefer the hamlet of poor with sand dunes around to the palace and the gardens; coarse clothes and loee head-wear (made of coarse woolen thread); the loaf of bread made out of grass seed to the rich dishes; Chibhar, Golara and other wild fruit to the mangoes and pomegranates, as far as the golden ornaments are concerned:

"It is not the custom of Maru folk. To exchange kith and kin for gold."

Since Umar was merely a King and he did not want to impose his will on Marvi. In the meanwhile, witnesses affirmed that Marvi was, in fact, related to Umar as sister. Umar however believed this, bestowed all the favor on Marvi, and sent her back to her village of folks of her own, honorably, where she joined Khet, and lived happily.

Umar learns about Marvi

During those days, Sindh was ruled by Umar Soomro, her (Sindh) capital was Umarkot, Pakistan. He was known for his justice. His palace was full of beautiful damsels from all parts of Sindh. Phoag left Malir and went to Umarkot In Pakistan to seek his fortune. He managed to secure employment under Umar. He soon won Umar's confidence and was put to work managing matters relating to women. One day he told Umar about the most beautiful woman in Sindh. Curious, Umar asked, "Who is she?" Phog replied, "Her name is Marvi!"

Drama adaptation of Marvi

Pakistan Television Corporation ran a serial-adaptation called Marvi in 1993. The series depicts the story of Marvi and Umar in a modern setting. Ghazal Siddique played the title-role, while Hassam Qazi played Umer.

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Punjab is a way of life and not just a geographical entity . It is the only state that still breathes in two nations and the creatives fires stoked on both sides with खुलूस and a rare जुनून

The land of 5 rivers has 7 tragic romances woven into its folklore and songs.

Sohni Mahiwal , Mirza Sahiba, Heer Ranjha , Sasi Punnu , Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi and Momal Rano commonly known as Seven Romances of Punjab & Sindh

What is intriguing about these love stories is that there’s just ONE where the man’s name is written before his beloved .. Mirza Sahiba !

The reason being , Sahiba betrayed Mirza by breaking off his arrow heads to avoid bloodshed but got him killed instead . Such Irony!

These tragic folk lores remind me of a beautiful Punjabi song which I heard many years ago at a

Sufi mehfil .. loosely based on the folklore of Sohni Mahiwal, this track recounts how the lovers would swim across a rough Chenab river to meet until they met their tragic fate..

इश्क़ नाज़ुक-मिज़ाज है बेहद

अक़्ल का बोझ उठा नहीं सकता

-अकबर इलाहाबादी

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Noori’s grave, Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan

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Keenjhar Lake, Sindh: Travel to the beauties of Pakistan

Keenjhar Lake, Sindh: Travel to the beauties of Pakistan

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Keenjhar Lake, Sindh Keenjhar Lake – Noori Jam tamachi grave

Keenjhar Lake is also called Kalri Lake. It is located in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated about 122 kilometres from Karachi. The lake is about 24…

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Sassui Punhun

Sassui Punhun (Sindhi: سَسُئيِ پُنهوُن, Sassui Punhun, Urdu: سسی پنوں, Sassi Punnun‎, Punjabi:  Sassi Punnun), is a famous folktale of love told in the length and breadth of Sindh, Pakistan. The story is about a faithful wife who is ready to undergo all kinds of troubles that would come her way while seeking her beloved husband who was separated from her by the rivals.[1]

The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh. The other six tales are Umar Marui, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sorath Rai Diyach and Momal Rano commonly known as Seven heroines (Sindhi: ست سورميون ) of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

This tragic story becomes for Shah the parable of seeker on mystical path who undergoes all kinds of tribulations in the quest of God whom he will find, at the end of the road, in his own heart, and Sassui, roaming in the wilderness and talking to the beasts, becomes something like feminine counterpart Majnun who, demented by his longing for Layla, is taken by the mystics of Persian and Turkish tradition as paragon of true lover

Punnhun

Mir Punnhun Khan, the son of Mir Aali, son of King Mir Hooth Khan, Ancestor of the Hooths, a famous Baloch tribe in Balochistan. King Hooth was son of Mir Jalal Khan, Ruler of today's Balochistan (Pakistan) region in the 12th Century, and Father of Rind, Lashari, Hooth, Korai and Jatoi.

Sassui

Sassui was the daughter of the Raja of Bhambore in Sindh (now in Pakistan). Upon Sassui's birth, astrologers predicted that she was a curse for the royal family’s prestige. The Raja ordered that the child be put in a wooden box and thrown in the Sindhu. A washerman of the Bhambore village found the wooden box and the child in the box. The washerman believed the child was a blessing from God and took her home. As he had no child of his own, he decided to adopt her.

 When Sassui became a young girl, she was as beautiful as the fairies of heaven. Stories of her beauty reached Punhun and he became desperate to meet Sassi. The handsome young Prince therefore travelled to Bhambor. He sent his clothes to Sassi's father (a washerman) so that he could catch a glimpse of Sassi. When he visited the washerman's house, they fell in love at first sight. Sassui's father was dispirited, hoping that Sassi would marry a washerman and no one else. Sassui's father asked Punhun to prove that he was worthy of Sassui by passing the test as a washerman. Punhun agreed to prove his love. While washing, he tore all the clothes as, being a prince, he had never washed any clothes; he thus failed the agreement. But before he returned those clothes, he hid gold coins in the pockets of all the clothes, hoping this would keep the villagers quiet. The trick worked, and Sassui's father agreed to the marriage.

Punhun's brothers

Punhun’s father and brothers were against his marriage to Sassui (Punhun being a prince and she being a washerman's daughter) and so, for their father's sake, Punhun's brothers traveled to Bhambor. First they threatened Punhun but when he didn't relent, they tried more devious methods. Punhun was surprised to see his brothers supporting his marriage and on the first night, they pretended to enjoy and participate in the marriage celebrations and forced Punhun to drink different types of wines. When he was intoxicated they carried him on a camel’s back and returned to their hometown of Kech.

The lovers meet their end

The next morning, when Sassui realized that she was cheated, she became mad with the grief of separation from her lover and ran barefoot towards the town of Kech Makran. To reach it, she had to cross miles of desert. Alone, she continued her journey until her feet were blistered and her lips were parched from crying "Punhun, Punhun!". The journey was full of dangerous hazards, which lead to her demise. Punhun’s name was on Sassui's lips throughout the journey. She was thirsty, there she saw a shepherd coming out of a hut. He gave her some water to drink.

  Seeing her incredible beauty, dirty lustful thoughts came into his mind, and he tried to force himself on Sassui. Sassui ran away and prayed to God to hide her and when God listened to her prayers, land shook and split and Sassui found herself buried in the valley of mountains. When Punhun woke he was himself in Makran he could not stop himself from running back to Bhambor. On the way he called out "Sassui, Sassui!" to which the shepherd replied. The shepherd told Punhun the whole story. Then Punhun also lamented the same prayer, the land shook and split again and he was also buried in the same mountain valley as Sassui. The legendary grave still exists in this valley. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai sings this historic tale in his sufi poetry as an example of eternal love and union with Divine.

Kech Makran

The Kech Makran is located along now Makran Coastal Highway in Baluchistan, Pakistan. As we drive along the Makran Coastal Highway we can see The fort of Punnhun whose construction dates back to 6000-8000 BC[3] is located there..[2]

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Noori Jam Tamachi

Noori Jam Tamachi (Sindhi: نوري ڄام تماچي ) is a famous tale of Prince Jam Tamachi's falling in love with the charming fisherwoman Noori. Noori makes Jam happy with her perfect surrender and obedience which causes him to raise her above all the other queens.[1]

Noori Jam Tamachi also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular folk romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The other six tales are Umar Marui, Sohni Mehar, Sassui Punhun, Momal Rano, Sorath Rai Diyach and Laila Chanesar commonly known as Seven heroines (Sindhi: ست سورميون ) of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

It is the only story of fulfilled love and happiness, and not of burning love and helpless search.

Overview

Jam Tamachi was a Samma prince, a ruler of Sindh, Thatta, Pakistan. There are three lakes lying between Jherruk and Thatta, called the Keenjharboth locate in Pakistan, the Chholmari and Sonahri. On the banks of Keenjhar broken walls are still visible that mark the site of an old village of fishermen. A girl of this class Noori by name, happened to attract the attention of Jam Tamachi, who madly fell in love with her, and raised her above the ladies of royal blood. She was also called Gandri, her caste name.

This legend has been retold countless times, and is often used as metaphor for divine love by Sufis. Its most beautiful rendering is in found in poetic compendium Shah Jo Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. By this anecdote, Shah shows that humility is great thing, and is meant to rise in the favour of the creator.[2]

Nuri's grave

 According to the legend, Noori was buried in the middle of Kalri Lake, Pakistan. Her last resting place is in the middle of the lake and is visited by hundreds of tourists daily.

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Keenjhar Lake

  Grave of Noori, in the middle of deep waters of Keenjhar (Kalri) Lake, located in Thatta District of Sindh Province, Pakistan 

Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: ڪينجهر جھیل ‎Sindhi: ڪينجهر ڍنڍ) commonly called Kalri Lake (Urdu: کلری جھیل ‎,Sindhi: ڪلڙي ڍنڍ ) is situated in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is 122 km away from Karachi and 18 km away from the town of Thatta. It is the second largest fresh water lake in Pakistan. It is an important source that provides drinking water to Thatta District and Karachi city.[2]

 Keenjhar Lake has been declared a ramsar site and a wildlife sanctuary. It provides a favorable habitat of winter migratory birds like Ducks, Geese, Flamingos, Cormorants, Waders, Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Terns, Coots and Gulls. It has been observed as a breeding area of the Black-crowned Night Heron, the Cotton Pygmy Goose, Purple Swamphen, and Pheasant-tailed Jacana.[3]

 Keenjhar Lake is also a popular tourist resort. A large number of people visit it daily from Karachi, Hyderabad and Thatta to enjoy picnic, swimming, fishing, and boating.

The Sindhi legend of Noori Jam Tamachi took place around the lake, and to this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noori's grave. Everyday hundreds of devotees visit the shrine.