Historical Figures in Heer Waris Shah

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Re: Historical Figures in Heer Waris Shah

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Waris Shah and society – The Express Tribune

Then, Waris Shah turns to the institution of marriage itself, which was and is still used as an arranged business deal between families, having little to do with personal choice between the two parties involved. Waris Shah does not deride the institution of marriage, as the hero of his story has a desire to be married to Heer. At one point, when all seems lost, Heer asks Ranjha to run away from the society which won’t allow them to be together. Ranjha’s response tells us that neither Waris Shah nor his hero are anarchists or hermits. Ranjha responds that running away would mean they are admitting guilt, when they have nothing to feel guilty for. The hero of Waris Shah’s story does not wish to run from society, but to transform it in a revolutionary way.

So that particular scene from ‘Dil wale Fulhaniya Le ja’enge’ is inspired from Heer Ranjha.