What's "Chittakookar" all about it?

So anyways, I am constantly being asked about the reason behind my alias "Chittakookar" ?? 

Well there is a story behind it. And here it is.


It was Aug 2001 on a hot summers day in Toronto, Canada. My eldest cousin was getting married and the whole clan was there enjoying the festivities. I was 18 at the time, not practising in terms of hijaab. Anyways, to the point.....since I was a little girl I had this fascination with the dholki "drum". So any mehndi that I would attend I would always sit in front of it an practice the beat. Flash forward to Toronto.....I was sitting in a corner playing it or practising it whilst the commotion of a bunch of women were attempting to sing folk songs....and then someone shouts out, " you know how to play it? come here and start playing...." so I start playing and the then out burst the out of tune.... " Chittakookar banaray dey...." the Musarrat Nazir track....and I dont know why singers want to sing about white chickens...it beats me...but the torment was how you had the aunty in the back hitting the out of tune soprano notes and then aunty jee next to me thinking she was the next Celine Dion....I recall that same tune was sung like about 30 times and it aint no short track either believe me!! 


Ever since then "Chittakookar" has had this nostalgic presence over me and the name well....kinda just stuck. 


And that my friends is the story behind : ChittaKookar.