Habba Khatun was born in the village of Chandrahar
in the sixteenth century. In her earlier days, she was called Zoon (the
Moon). She grew up in the midst of the saffron fields and in the shade
of the chinar trees. She was not raised as a typical peasant girl. She
had learnt how to read and write from the village moulvi. At an early age
her father married her to a peasant boy. But this illiterate peasant boy
could not keep Zoon happy. He could not understand the longings of her
heart. Just like Lal Ded, Zoon also was sad. Lalla became desperate and
left her home. Zoon divorced her husband and started singing songs in Kashmiri.
Habba Khatoon
Zoon used to sing in the shade of a chinar tree.
One day Yusuph Shah Chak was out hunting that way on horseback. He happened
to pass the place where Zoon was singing under the chinar tree. He heard
her melancholic melodies, and went to look at her. He was stunned by her
beauty. As soon as their eyes met, they fell in love. Later, Zoon and Yusuph
Shah were married. She changed her name and became Habba Khatun.
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Habba Khatun
Habba Khatun was born in the village of Chandrahar
in the sixteenth century. In her earlier days, she was called Zoon (the
Moon). She grew up in the midst of the saffron fields and in the shade
of the chinar trees. She was not raised as a typical peasant girl. She
had learnt how to read and write from the village moulvi. At an early age
her father married her to a peasant boy. But this illiterate peasant boy
could not keep Zoon happy. He could not understand the longings of her
heart. Just like Lal Ded, Zoon also was sad. Lalla became desperate and
left her home. Zoon divorced her husband and started singing songs in Kashmiri.
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Habba Khatoon - Philomela
of Medieval Kashmir
The cultural
heritage of Kashmir is as rich as it is varied. This mental child of 'Kashyapa'
has been the recipient of fondest love and bountiful benevolence from Nature and
has consequently enthralled the whole world by its superb physical charm from
times immemorial. To crown all, this physical grandeur has been very usefully
groomed by Kashmiris in weaving the rainbow. Coloured texture of mental and
spiritual attainments. In many respects they have been pioneers in evolving a
cult of philosophy in tune with their environment and called it as 'Shaivism'.
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