HEERAMANDI- TRUE "DIAMONDS"

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11 Jun '24
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GAJA GAMINI.

These days everyone is fond of  “heeramandi” Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was a epic Director not just director sculptor of the stories he was very good enough in his"tory" of mandi
But the unfiltered can go like this. 
Heeramandi was located in Lahore United India, those days these diamonds were very precious and they were called as queens of the town , ruled the rulers and they were just turned in the form of artisans to courtesans later to tawaif but why?
They are the children's of artforms these ladies used to write poems ,gajals , sing beautiful songs , kathak dancers everything even kings and queens send their children to learn art forms here.
These names were shattered by " nawabs and Britishers" those rulers who wants to use them in entertainment way .Gaja gaminis, all jan's and queens were just like doxies.

PEOPLE WAITING FOR QUEENS ENTRY

History : 
Established during the Mughal Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries, this place gained prominence during the reign of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. During this time, the Mughals began 'bringing' women from modern-day countries like Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to perform classical Indian dances such as Kathak and Mujra. An area south of the Lahore Fort was developed as a residential neighborhood for attendants and servants of the royal court and the Emperor. It later came to be known as Shahi Mohalla, which translates to "royal neighborhood" in English  name "Heera Mandi" was chosen in honor of Heera Singh, an officer who resided in that area.
After their rule brithsers made it as an official hub for prostitution where these queens worked as a sex slaves they used to make them as a puppets and made them to dance publicly which was not at all approved in the culture. Most of the people were transformed into prostitutes till today it was like that. Morning “ Bazzar” was filled with groceries , diamonds and sun never sets there because it was" red light"area.
It was somehow satisfied for livelihood until the presidentship of military man stopped everything no brothels were survived there .
But when we go back in history most of them were chosen Pakistani film industry and survived there as a queen's, some of them left to other areas and living normal life there,The character ( bibo Jan ) refers to the character of Azizan Bai who protested against britishers and actively participated in the independence movement which was shown in mandi by bhansali 

REAL DAIMOND

FINALLY:
They were artist made them to courtesans later tawaifs to sex slaves
They made them as courtesans later tawaifs now sex slaves  do they ask them to name them in a certain way no right.
We may say now the era changes why can't they choose any livelihood, but the people itself who are from mandi were not given any job because it was so cheap.
So  Reel DIAMONDS were performed  and appreciated, but
Real DIAMONDS were starving for life.

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Written by Swapna Poluri

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