Tag Archives: filth

Bhangaar

Posted by T. Singh

The Hukkaa (or Hukka, hubble-bubble…) smokers, after each smoking session, empty the burnt tobacco and coal from the Hukkaa’s Chilam (the top head part or bowl that holds the coal and tobacco during the smoking session) in a small nearby pit. They also use this pit as a spit-container to discard their spit while clearing their throats during the smoking session. Literally, … Read More »

Oily Rag

Posted by T. Singh

ਖੰਨਲੀ ਧੋਤੀ ਉਜਲੀ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਧੋਵਣਿ ਪਾਹੁ ॥: Khanalee dhotee ujalee na hovee jae so dhovan paahu: The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times (sggs 651). 

Why cannot the external bathing remove the inner “filth” that sticks to our mind? Because this “filth” that stains the mind … Read More »