Charri- i- huend – doudh (Smoke tax )
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1) Definition of Proverb : Charri – huend Dodh is corrupted form of “Zarr i dodh” tax .
We often hear our elders saying ” Assi chu Naeran Charri huend Dodh ti garri ” which implies we have sufficient amount or article back home to sustain ourself in crises .
2) Before ,I sum up ,about this punitive tax by Afghan ,I wish to put forth one of most irrational & dumb idea ,which is carried by my nation for generation together – it’s this communal & irrational trait which is ruining our present generation aswell .
3) Ask me ,what is that ?
My people irrespective of creed & colour ( pandits ,buddhist ,Muslim ,silks) :-
“Accept every murderer ,beduoin capitalist ,fuedal lords & elite communal clergy- men as their hero ,just coz ,they carry Hindu ,sikh or Muslim name “.
4) These fuedal lords or capitalist neither represent any religion or class in their ruling era nor they gave a damn about non elite kashmiris .They were all scavengers of our blood , & once out of power they took refuge in the religion and became messiah & avtaar .
5) Elites mostly among kashmiri Pandit & then almost every clergical Muslim classes were accomplice of every foreign tyranical rule .
Example :
Zarri Dodh tax is related to afghan occupational rule :
This afghan rule was not only run by local Muslim elites but Pandit were main for runners of this tyrical rule were pandits .
A) Pandit Nand Ram Tiku was prime minster afghanistan under afghan rule .
“Ram Ram kehna hoga slogan” :
He minted gold coins in his own name in afghanistan bearing the following Persian inscription.
Sikka-e-zaddur mulk-e-Kabul Nand Ram
Aj Musalmanam, bagoyed Ram Ram
“Meaning Nand Ram earned coins in Kabul, Oh! Muslims call out Ram Ram.”
” Afghanistan Mai rehna hogs ,tou musalmanou Ram Ram kehna hoga”
That trait is still followed by panislamist in afghan ,they destroyed Bamiyan buddhist statues using logic of religious bigotry .
B)Pandit Birbal Kak was Finance & taxation minster of tyranical rule of Afghans in kashmir .
Irrational pandits will always blame islam & every common Muslim for this tyranical rule .But they will forget the role of their accomplices whom they brand as their heroes .
C)Like wise ,kashmir Muslim forget role of own hypocrites & fuedal lords who bought them this foreign occupational rule .
Mir Muquim Kanth and Khwaja Zahir Didamari were
responsible for inviting the Afghani Ahmed Shah Abdali to invade Kashmir and to bring it under it’s occupation .
Another Example : Ranjeet singh”s tyrinical rule
If kashmiri Muslim clergy & fuedal lords bought them Mughal & afghan occupation
,Kashmir Pandit like Birbal kak bought them under most taxing Occupational rule of Ranjit singh & His son Raj kak dhar became accomplice of miya Human singh ( Rangit singh never ruled kashmir directly but through elite pandit beaurocracy)
Charri Dodh tax :
Karim dad khan was governor of subah e kashmir ,though all afghans of that owing to tribal background were not only ferocious ,both kashmiri Muslim & pandits suffered under their rule .
Pandit were highly troubled by them ,they announced ,if any Pandit wants to cook their food or prepare coal for brutal winters they have to pay ” Smoke tax” – this is how Zarri dood tax came into existence.
Kashmiri pandits can’t blame kashmiri Muslim : The first massacre of kashmiri pandits in kashmir was carried out by Hindu vaishnavite king .To save themselves the cry was raised everywhere ‘NA BATOHAM’ ,’’I AM NOT A BHATA’’
( Source : According to Pandit Jai Lalkilam ,History of Kashmiri Pandits,pp.20)
Like wise most of the Muslim in kashmir were killed by their own fuedal lords,clergymen and foreign regimes whom their own Muslim bought over .
Note : I often relate such anecdotes to bring harmony among different commnities of my kashmir .I never intended to hurt any one .
Your’s
DrAshraf Kashmiri
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