Chhus Bae Matric Pass Hassa

A song from the 1980s continues to resonate in Kashmir, reminding us that board exam marks never defined a person's worth, and social pride often obscured true skill.

- Mushtaq Hurra

I can still hear it, faintly at first, as my father tuned the old radio in our living room.

Subhan Showqeen's voice cut through the static and into our lives.

Chhus Bae Matric Pass Hassa was playing, and suddenly the entire neighbourhood seemed to hum the same tune.

The song became our shared language, a way of laughing at a social obsession that defined the valley's standards of academic success.

Households, street corners, and small gatherings all hummed those notes, mocking the pride of those who held their matriculation certificate as a crown.

It was playful, sharp, and impossible to ignore.

Back then, radio was our window to the world. It offered information, entertainment, and even a subtle way to challenge social norms.

When this song played, it tore apart the castles of pride built by matric passouts and their relatives. It reminded everyone that a certificate alone did not define a person.

Even decades later, as digital media floods every corner of our lives, the song refuses to fade.

YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram echo its tune, and even the younger generation finds something captivating in it.