Firoze Shakir Poet - Frozen Time

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Once Upon A Time I Was A Beauty Queen Said The Hijra To Me

dancing swirling the hearts
doing mujra a diva i wanted
to be business men mafia don s
lavished their love and money
rich gifts that they gave me ,..
a hijra i was a hijra i always
wanted to be.. but happiness
did not last long time chiseled
by fate i have aged in captivity
i now beg at the bandra reclamation
signal living on charity ,,my hijra roots
my branches my family tree blessed
by the dada guru before he died
love he bestowed on me ,,i was
once married to a handsome guy
who loved me dearly..who died
in a road accident leaving me old
lonely ,,very thursday a visit to his
grave now an earthen memory
reciting the fatiah.. my beloved
has left me forever ..his grave
under a green mango tree

Happy New Year 2016 To Our MP MLA Corporators And Mr Ajoy Mehta From Municipal Conservancy Staff

And this is the filthiest ugliest badly managed part of Bandra Bazar Road ,, it was the same during the Congress regime it is now worst under the BJP regime ,,, and having shot over 110 videos nothing much has happened ,,simply because this is not Bandra banstand or Turner road Pali Hill or Carter Road .

And there is no safety gear or protective measure for these humble footsoldiers of Modijis Swach Bharat ,,

Monday, January 4, 2016

Fakhruddin Shah Baba Dargah Mahim

Hassan Ganda Rafaee .. Makdhoom Shah Baba Urus 2016

I went back to the Dhuni as today was the last day of the Urus of Makhdhoom Shah Baba ..and luckily I met my old friend Hassan Ganda an exponent of zarb... eye ball piercing with two swords ..he showed me his new sword concealed in his Sufi stick.
Hassan Ganda and I have been friends over 20 years or more ,, he has aged but once he was very handsome and goodlooking , he has two sons and a very pretty daughter ,, I meet them during the Ajmer Urs.. he brings them along , his youngest son does zarb..
Hassan Ganda offered me tea and we chatted about old times .
Now the Chancawalli Rifais will move to the Dargah of Fakhruddin Shah Baba,, for the Holy Saints Urus that is a grand affair .
Hassan Ganda is well known among the Madarriya Malangs and the Qalandari Malangs of Bu Shah Qalandar Panipat...
Today there was a massive crowd at the Urus at Mahim I did not hang out much and returned home a few minutes back ,

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Documenting The Rifai Silsila At The Dhuni Of Makdhoom Shah Baba Mahimi 2015

I think I miraculously reached the Dargah of Makdhoom Shah Baba miraculously .. it was not crowded as such.. I had butter tea made on the holy fire of the Dhuni,.

From here I went to the Dargah Of Fakruddin Shah Baba on Mahim main road ,,

Bonding With The Rafaees at The Dhuni Makdhoom Shah Baba ..2016

It has been ages since I visited the Mahim dargah of Makhdhoom Shah Baba Mahimi ,,and I am uploading those pictures now at Flickr over 300 shot in about 2 hours ... the Dhuni the Rafaees and the Food lane .
This picture of me and Gunhegar Baba was shot at the 100 Urus of Abdul Rehman Baba Dongri last year , Gunhegar baba has stored our images on Whats Up ,,and we go a long way back .. he was very rude to me and would not allow me to click his pictures when I first him 20 years back but now we are good friends .
We respect each other he calls me Firoze Bhai Malang and you cant miss him .. he is at every Urus in Mumbai or Ajmer ,, he is a mystic a shaman an exorcist and a healer ,, he mostly lives at the Kurla cemetery ,, he is an expert in oils and herbal medicines .
I missed Hassan Ganda last night and the Chancawalli Rifais have splintered up ,, joined other Sufi orders or groups ,,, I document them when I am in Ajmer at Jalali Chowk.
Once a lot of hijras thronged the Dhuni not anymore ,.. the Chancawalli rafaees have invited me for their sandal but I dont know if I will be able to make it..