Using the never-ending song "Sunojii Dulhan..." from "Hum Saath Saath Hain" (amongst other songs like "PhooloN kaa TaaroN kaa" and "Dadi Amma Dadi Amma") to teach relationship terms in Hindi-Urdu. Oh Bollywood, how do you continue to seep into the lives of young generations without fail? Why do we all still enjoy you, though denial remains?! Interesting to note that both Pakistani-American and Indian-American high school students these days are familiar with Bollywood to some degree, and have picked up language from Indian cinema. Thank you, movies, for teaching students to use "apun" in normal every-day conversation - (*Shah Rukh Khan-Mumbai gangster-movies*).
I'm also surprised (well, no, not surprised at all; perhaps disconcerted) to learn within the last two days that while I may be able to carry a casual conversation in Urdu with friends or parents' friends, speaking it in an academic setting, in which I must use explanation words and such, is far more intimidating than I thought, and I lack much of the vocabulary I would like to have by this point. Once again, a teaching situation has proved to be a perfect learning situation as well.
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I am a part of SEO team from last 6 months and I really like your blog and want to create similar blog.Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything .and the Pakistani music is the music which deals with our daily life in less grandiose terms than the love and emotion
ReplyDelete@Pakistani_Music - Thanks, glad you like it! What is SEO if you don't mind me asking? I love the way you describe music, it is definitely a universal language! Are you talking about a specific kind of Pakistani music? Pakistani music is so varied within itself, it's wonderful to have such a rich musical heritage!
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