02-Sep-2009, 04:56 AM
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| Re: At the Guru's Door
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Originally Posted by Gyani Jarnail Singh  Rajinder Singh "Arshi" ji,
Gurfateh.
You are way older than me..i was born in January 1949...and you were already schooling...so you definitely have lots to share with us.
By the way, the "arshi" you saw being used by singers is because this word is also a Caste - a lot of arshis in Muslim Pakistan. In fact if one Googles "Arshi" you will get a lot of Muslim arshis - many are famous poets, political leaders, writers etc. But as a Takhalas..the word is Vocabulary - ARSH meaning SKY..so Arshi means CELESTIAL..from the Heavens..Heavenly..and certainly Gurbani Kirtan is celestial as well a s takes us humans to Heavenly heights...so you did make the right choice !
I look forward to more writings from you...its exciting as Kenya and that part of Africa had a very strong Sikh poulation...a lot of hidden talents there...and lots of history..nairobi..mombassa..uganda..etc are famous places in Sikh history.. | Giani ji you are absolutely right I adopted the name based on its ‘vocabulary’ connotation as you correctly noted, i.e. from ‘arsh’ to ‘arshi’. At the time I had not realised its Muslim caste link and quite frankly, had I known, it might have dissuaded me from adopting it, as my main criteria, then, was to find an uncommon takhalas – it does not seem so uncommon on the google these days. However, as you are aware, being a takhalas it is always shown in quotation marks to distinguish it from a caste name. I also note with great interest your comments regarding the SPN main page. It is an uphill task for the older generation not having been weaned on the internet – it is not easy to compete with the youngsters on this front but we’ll do our best. Incidentally, most of my primary and secondary school education took place in Nairobi, Kenya in the 1950s, Mombasa being a popular place to go for holidays.  |