EK GEET JO JUNG KE KHILAAF YUDDH KARNE CHALA .....AUR JEET GEET KI HOGI AAJ NAHI TOH KAL .... ROHANSH PANDIT KI DEBUT " SAY NO TO WAR" KI SHAANDAAR LAUNCH ..... BY ALI PETER JOHN

There are times in my life when I feel that what my eyes see and my ears hear are like scenes from a distant past and still very much a part of the present. It happened to me again when I made all the efforts possible to reach in time for the launch of a music album titled - Ali Peter John

" Say No To War " composed by the young Rohansh Pandit, the son of Lalit Pandit, one - time part of the Jatin - Lalit team of composers who created rare musical and melodious waves in the world of Hindi film music for more than two decades.

Rohansh is continuing the legacy of the Pandits who have been devotees of great and genuine music ever since music was accepted as one of the divine gifts offered to man by the goddess of music, Maa Saraswati.

War has always been a part of life, which is a curse on humanity. And now at a time when the whole world is staring at the most painful war between Russia and Ukraine, it is a good feeling to know that there are people who still care for peace and are willing to go all out to make their contribution in waging war against war with peaceful ways which can if used in the right ways can send out a clear message that war is no solution and that war can also be fought with the most peaceful ways, ways that can put all the powers of war to shame and force it to go on its knees and beg for forgiveness for indulging in a war against humanity itself.

One of the ways that has been used and has being used to tame the flames of war is music and it is time world takes the most powerful weapon against war, music seriously .....

It is with these solemn and sombre feelings raging through my mind and threatening to tear it to pieces that I limped my steps to the launch function of Rohansh Pandit's " Say No To War " which my seasoned mind felt could be one more attempt to make use of the circumstances in the world, especially because of the rampant destruction of human beings and their world, but as I sat listening to the composition of Rohansh, the singing of Javed Ali and and Adrea Jeremiah, I saw hope rising in me and trying to douse the fires of hatred and war.

The words by Rohansh and Rahul J Seth and the blend of rhythm and melody brought alive by Rohansh was like a flash of lightning that could and will give as all hope that as long as young men and women like Rohansh, Andrea and Rahul Seth are around, there is hope and faith will fight its own wars which no war will ever be able to even try to defeat. Thank you, team of Rohansh for spreading hope when darkness is growing all around.

Rohansh and his team have been working on this album with a message for quite some time and they knew that it would have to be an extraordinary feat that could serve the purpose of the album.

They were talking about the most important message to the world which it needs so desperately when the fiery clouds of a war is going wild and rampant in a world which needs peace, but finds it difficult to put up a spirited fight against these dark forces armed with hatred together with the most destructive weapons created by the devilish minds of some satanic forces walking around in the guise of human beings.

As someone of a generation belonging to an era even before Lalit Pandit whose family I know as lovers and devotees of music, I was delighted to see Rohansh taking the legacy of the Pandit family to another level from where I am sure the Pandits of the future will take it further ...... I request all lovers of music and poetry to listen to what Rohansh and his team have created. I am sure, it will help you and inspire you to hate war and embrace peace.

And that will be a shot in the arm for Rohansh to work harder to spread messages through melody and make an effort to make this world going wild a better place to live in now and in the time to come.....

It was a very warm walk down the lanes and gullys of a not so distant past and find lovers of music I had lost track of .

And among those who I had lost and found at the launch of Rohansh's war against war were men and women like Javed Akhtar, a man who has fought many wars, won many and lost hardly, Javed Ali,Shaan , Sameer, Nitin Mukesh, Vijayeta Pandit, Priya Dutt and the one time chief assistant of Manmohan Desai, Kawal Sharma.

The parents of Rohansh deserve special credit for encouraging Rohansh and his brother to pursue music with passion if the results have to be good and be remembered .

All in all, that afternoon was like a clarion call to all those who still dare to hope that war is a way to win and a lightning of hope to all those who have faith in peace which is the ultimate and only way to save this world from positive destruction.

USS SHAAM JAB MAIN ROHANSH KE LAUNCH SE GHAR LOUT RAHA THA , MAINE DOOR KAHIN DEKHA KI JUNG KE KAALE BADAL DARR SE KAHIN DOOR JAA KAR APNE CHEHERE CHUPA RAHE HAI. EK GEET NE AGAR JUNG KO ITNA DARRA DIYA HAI, TOH AUR AISE GEETON SE JUNG HAAR NAHI MAANGEGA KYA ?