Swara Bhasker calls daughter a ‘mish mash’, says discovered Hindu-Muslim ‘common cultural practices’ after marrying Fahad Ahmad

Swara Bhasker gave a glimpse into there six-day celebration for her daughter Raabiyaa Rama Ahmad. The actor married Samajwadi party activist Fahad Ahmad earlier this year.

Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmed recently welcomed their baby girl.

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Actor Swara Bhasker welcomed her first child with husband Fahad Ahmed last month. The new parents recently organised a special ‘chhathi’ celebration for their daughter. The actor took to Instagram to share photos and videos and also explained how the ceremony is celebrated on the sixth day of the baby. Calling her daughter, who they have named Raabiyaa, a ‘mish mash’, Swara also pointed at how there are a lot of common practises between Hindus and Muslims in north India.

Swara posted a video from the festivities, where family members were seen putting kajal on the baby and the parents to supposedly ward off the evil. Swara also sang a traditional folk song during the function as her other family members cheered for her. “The child is a mish-mash of the mish-mash we are. So she’s 62.5 percent UP. 12.5 percent Bihar. 25 percent Andhra. And I’m all for representation and I’m always here for celebration! Moreover since our wedding, we’ve been discovering common cultural practices that both Hindus and Muslims in north India share, which reinforces my belief that human beings can come from all manner of diversity but love and joy will find a common language!” she wrote.

Giving more insights and the significance of the day, the actor penned, “Chhathhi or the 6th day of the child’s birth is celebrated across UP-Bihar where the mom and child are dressed in the colour of haldi/turmeric and the aunts /bua puts kajal on the child and mom and dad to protect the child and family from ‘nazar’ or the evil eye.”

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Swara Bhasker also shared how the song is usually sung for a male child but she decided to perform it for her little one. ““I’m singing a popular ‘sohar’ (songs of celebration for newborns). Traditionally sohars mostly celebrate male newborns, I’ve tailored it for a newborn girl.. oh! And mothers don’t sing the sohars, sisters & aunts do but I was like dholak aa gaya hai so why not!”

Her post received a lot of love from her colleagues and even fans. Anshuman Jha wrote, “This is beautiful, Swara. Visiting you three soon ,” while Richa Chadha replied, “Swara😍❤️”. Dia Mirza also posted, ”

Some of the other comments read, “This warms my heart! Baby love is blessed to have you both as her parents. More culture the merrier! ,” “sharing culture so beautifully mashaallah you are doing wonderful job in this era of communal hatred society, loads of love ur baby girl ,” and “Wow, it’s amazing to see how beautifully you are celebrating chatthi in traditional way.”

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While announcing the arrival of their baby girl, the couple posted a family photo writing, “A prayer heard, a blessing granted, a song whispered, a mystic truth.. Our baby girl Raabiyaa was born on 23rd September 2023 ♥️♥️♥️ With grateful and happy hearts, thank you for your love! It’s a whole new world 🤗✨.” In the latest reel, Swara also penneds her baby’s full name — Raabiyaa Rama Ahmad.

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