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Saudi minister visits Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, accompanied by his entourage, visited Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) on Tuesday.Minister Samina Khalid Gurki and Secretary, Ministry of National Heritage & Integration, received the delegate at Lok Virsa. Khalid Javaid, […]


Inscribing Existence opens at Art Chowk

KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by Ilona Yusuf and Amena Bandukwala titled ‘Inscribing existence’ opened at the Art Chowk Gallery on Tuesday. Both artists have tried to explore two different themes in contrasting styles. Ilona Yusuf’s work is to do with the issue of ‘memory and infinity’. Infinity is a subject that has been dealt […]


Silent Conversations opens

KARACHI: In the history of art, painters have generally looked at the downtrodden segment of society with a profound sense of sympathy. This has often resulted in a lopsided view of their subject, and there is no harm in it. After all it is the underprivileged who do not usually have the rub of the […]


Singing Faiz and folk the Kashmiri way

LAHORE: A Kashmiri singer and composer from India made the audience spellbound by rendering the Ghazals and poems of maestros at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture on Saturday. Seema Sehgal brought forth freshness of the choicest poetry to her perceptive listeners through her mellifluous voice in a highly evocative style at a […]


Culture and Art Forum’s mushaira enthralls audience

KARACHI: Culture and Art Forum (CAP) oragnised a mushaira titled ‘Khuwateen Basant Mushaira’ featuring poetry of ten female poets at a local hotel here on Saturday. The event was presided over by Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) Chancellor ZA Nizami, while Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Sharmila Farooqui was the chief guest […]


Simple improvisations

KARACHI: Distinguished photographer Philip Halsman once said, “A true portrait should, today and 100 years from today, the testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was.” Prof Dr Mohammad Ali Bhatti is known for making portraits. An exhibition of his works opened at the Ocean Art Gallery on Saturday. […]


Flashbacks in the form of art

Anil Datta Karachi: Nostalgia is an inseparable ingredient of human nature and no matter how matter-of-fact or pragmatic we may profess to be, the element of viewing the past in a sentimental way is something that lies in the heart of apparently the most realistic among us. Memories, which are so beautiful, tend to cling […]


Gypsy mela and women expo: Folk songs, handicrafts and women’s rights

By Aroosa Shaukat LAHORE: Displaying handicrafts produced by local women, the Children’s Library Complex echoed with music from the heart of the Cholistan Desert, as Krishan Lal Bhail performed folk songs on Tuesday at the Gypsy Mela and Women Expo. The mela has been organised by the Social Welfare Department in collaboration with Godh, an […]


In memory of: 30th death anniversary of man who brought ‘Sindh’s history to life’

By Z Ali Culture department held a ceremony for Pir Hasamuddin Shah Rashdi at Makli. HYDERABAD: Hundreds of people, besides scholars, historians and writers attended the 30th death anniversary of historian, Pir Hasamuddin Shah Rashdi at Makli, also his final resting place. Rashdi was born in Larkana on September 20, 1911, and spent most of […]


NYC-based band intends for peace through cultural exchange

* ‘Peace ambassadors’ to bridge gaps prevailing between both the countries By Asad Farooq KARACHI: ‘Blood Moon Therapy’, an emerging name among rock n’ roll bands in the New York City (NYC), US, recently visited the metropolis to spread the message of peace and harmony, on the invitation of the US consulate in Karachi, at […]


Widow of popular music composer leading miserable life

Nisar Mahmood PESHAWAR: The plight of artistes and their families is not a new phenomenon in our society where a number of noted singers, musicians, painters, calligraphers and writers pass away in extreme poverty or continue to live a miserable life due to financial constraints or ailing health. But some deserve special attention due to […]


Naseeruddin Shah visits Faiz Ghar

Saleha Rauf LAHORE: Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah and his wife, Ratna Pathak Shah, visited Faiz Ghar on Saturday for a private visit. They participated in a music class at Faiz Ghar and joined the sing-along session, where Ustaad Basharat Butt led to sing a ghazal “Dil mein ab yun tere bhoole hue gham aate hain”. […]


Naqsh bur Aab opens at Chawkandi

KARACHI: Meher Afroz is one of the most celebrated Pakistani artists. Those who believe that her work has improved over a period of time are utterly mistaken as the strengthening of ideas and fortification of thoughts in her work should not be confused with linear growth. It’s an evolution that has made the artist ponder […]


Frozen in Time kicks off at Goethe

Peerzada Salman KARACHI: For understandable reasons the words ‘still’ and ‘motion’ do not go together, but they have an oxymoronic association in the context of the art of dance and photography. While dance is to do with body poetics, photography is all about capturing a moment and giving it an eternal feel. The common element […]