tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post5830335253601900722..comments2024-02-29T17:01:17.028+00:00Comments on LUPUS IN FLIGHT: Sufi Princess, Braveheart SpyShaistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-54855702017184150602016-07-01T19:31:36.240+01:002016-07-01T19:31:36.240+01:00Dear friends,
I, Dr. Rajesh Kelkar is fortunate t...Dear friends,<br /><br />I, Dr. Rajesh Kelkar is fortunate to be heading department of vocal music, which was pioneered by Prof. Mawlabux-the grandfather of Hazarat Inayat Khan. May I request you all, to share any information (which is not easily available on Internet) on musicianship of Hazarat inayat Khan. That will be of a great help for me. Thanks in advance.<br /><br />Dr. Rajesh Kelkar<br />Head-Deptt. of Indian classical vocal Music,<br />Faculty of Performing Arts,<br />The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.<br /><br />+91 9924260175<br /><br />email: rajeshgkelkar@gmail.com<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615504134761115585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-86712645863816749312011-01-24T17:03:02.564+00:002011-01-24T17:03:02.564+00:00Thank you for bringing this woman's life and t...Thank you for bringing this woman's life and tragic death to people's attention.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-5924914860776875892011-01-23T23:14:46.556+00:002011-01-23T23:14:46.556+00:00Lydia, did you know Noor means 'light',...Lydia, did you know Noor means 'light','illumined'? I love the name too, one of my favourites. So glad you enjoyed the post.<br />Here is a link to a Timewatch special on her life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRYeo3kQ4EShaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-22921970805676063982011-01-23T13:18:24.443+00:002011-01-23T13:18:24.443+00:00Just hoppin' by, I never heard of Ms Khan. I d...Just hoppin' by, I never heard of Ms Khan. I do not know much about Asian/Indian history but now I learned something new. I never knew Asians/Indians/Muslims were a part of the Nazi genocide.Sistergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953555977790444949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-36666458313814788642011-01-23T10:43:55.001+00:002011-01-23T10:43:55.001+00:00Thank you for this post. I had never heard of Noor...Thank you for this post. I had never heard of Noor Inayat Khan, and was spellbound as I read your words and looked at her photos. Ironically, just this night I watched 1-1/2 hours of a longer production about Hitler on the History Channel. I've always been too disturbed to spend time thinking about him, but this evening with my husband upstairs sick with the flu I, for some reason, could watch and learn more about his horrors and the horrors of the time. <em>Anyone</em>, especially a woman from another culture, who trained and operated in the effort to defeat Hitler is a hero in my eyes. Certainly, the UK should revere her and I am glad to know there will be a memorial. What a brave and beautiful person she was. And she had one of my most favorite names...Noor. <br /><br />Very illuminating post.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-19607337407114117292011-01-23T05:29:19.534+00:002011-01-23T05:29:19.534+00:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00d593t
Listen a...http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00d593t<br /><br />Listen again here to the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Programme which talked about <br />"the fundraising campaign that has been launched to erect a sculpture in memory of Noor Inayat Khan, a secret agent for Britain during WWII. Sheila talks to her biographer, Shrabani Dasu"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-45458397721096843312011-01-23T01:50:02.234+00:002011-01-23T01:50:02.234+00:00A sad yet brilliant story about her.
I always love...A sad yet brilliant story about her.<br />I always love to read about a hero like this.<br />And your mom website is awesome. I love her pastel works it look so natural with a cool features. I bookmark her website too cause i believe there's a lot that i can learn from there.<br /><br />And oh yea,if you have a time just drop by to my new post a portrait painting of one of my latest commission work:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.portfolio.fazrularts.com/2011/01/dato-azizul-rahman.html" rel="nofollow">My new painting</a><br /><br />Thank you Shaista. Have a great weekend.fazrul arhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130450158010518112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-52096780938188172362011-01-22T13:48:56.872+00:002011-01-22T13:48:56.872+00:00if there is anything that involves heros, England,...if there is anything that involves heros, England, and a hint of Shaista-baby, I will come.<br />count me in.Jeanne-ming Brantinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289074358298750184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-87464672478758181802011-01-22T03:14:08.509+00:002011-01-22T03:14:08.509+00:00What a beautiful, brave, spirited person - both No...What a beautiful, brave, spirited person - both Noor Inayat Khan, and you. Thanks for featuring her. It is wonderful - if belated - to have a statue in the works to honor her. I am glad the specialist sent you a plan of treatment. As you say, dialogue is a beginning. I hope your friends make it to see you in 2012 - wont that be a total hoot? Take care, Shaista. Keep smiling:)Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-24767734113966238072011-01-22T01:40:12.401+00:002011-01-22T01:40:12.401+00:00@Geoffrey, thankyou for the link. I look forward t...@Geoffrey, thankyou for the link. I look forward to discovering your music.Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-16655465795702320312011-01-22T00:08:57.622+00:002011-01-22T00:08:57.622+00:00This music and film about Noor's life and work...This music and film about Noor's life and work might be of interest: http://www.noorcd.com/film/Geoffrey Armeshttp://noorcd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-50103495305206740992011-01-21T23:40:41.924+00:002011-01-21T23:40:41.924+00:00Oh my goodness, this is so awesome!!
@Ruth what ...Oh my goodness, this is so awesome!! <br /><br />@Ruth what do you mean not a request for accommodation?! Mi casa etc etc!! The rooms are just waiting for you, and for the beautiful Terresa's return... <br />2012. Gordon's Square, London. Olympics, Sufi heroes, dinner, cherry brandy, chocolates and Conversation at Casa Tayabali!!<br />I'm getting over excited ;)<br /><br />@Terresa... patience is not a virtue. It is blood from a stone! It is taking me many lifetimes to learn some measure of it :)<br /><br />And Rilke was definitely a Sufi! Pure soul.Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-4356768177607937222011-01-21T18:43:13.695+00:002011-01-21T18:43:13.695+00:00Actually I didn't know of them, Shaista, until...Actually I didn't know of them, Shaista, until this post. I may have seen them somewhere, but I have not studied Sufis per se. I read Rumi, and that's really it. I know something of his life, but not in depth. I seem to be delving into Rainer Maria Rilke head first though, and with the many parallels between what he wrote and what Rumi wrote, I am beginning to wonder if he might be an honorary Sufi or something. :)<br /><br />Wouldn't it be a wonder if several of us for whom the Sufi tradition resonates could meet at the unveiling of her statue in 2012? Gordon's Square is where I stayed with my students in 2005, the week after the bomb exploded the bus a couple blocks away in Tavistock Square. It's remarkable to me that this is where the statue will be, it is so familiar to me. And the dorm where we stayed was previously the residence of Virginia Woolf (and also the economist John Maynard Keynes). <br /><br />The only hitch in 2012 is the Olympics! It might be dicey getting housing, and it will cost an arm and a leg! (That is not a request for accommodations. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-17155088303481575542011-01-21T18:25:45.966+00:002011-01-21T18:25:45.966+00:00"A dialogue is always a start."
And thi..."A dialogue is always a start."<br /><br />And this: patience is a virtue, but sadly, not one of mine (yes, I made that up!).<br /><br />Looking forward to a future UK/London visit, to Gordon's Square to see her statue (2012? I'm there!). And of course, to see you, too!!*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-60235123108842860982011-01-21T18:10:12.675+00:002011-01-21T18:10:12.675+00:00Thankyou Ruth :)
I am sure you, being part of the ...Thankyou Ruth :)<br />I am sure you, being part of the Sufi tradition, already knew of the Inayat Khan family? <br />I love learning of new heroes - love knowing that the well of courage we live in is infinite.Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-35376211142159048432011-01-21T17:21:31.266+00:002011-01-21T17:21:31.266+00:00The greatness of a person should be acknowledged. ...The greatness of a person should be acknowledged. When someone has gone to such risk and suffering for a nation and not recognized, it is shameful. I'm glad this statue will be erected for Hazrat Inayat Khan. (I visited Dachau in college; it was transforming.)<br /><br />Your worth and courage in the face of the process required for you to get the treatment you need is commendable, Shaista. But more than that, I recognize your great heart, by turning our eyes to Hazrat Inayat Khan at such a time.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com