Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Photographers capture moments to lend immortality to them. The photographers that understand the fact that more often than not moments carry stories fraught with many a moment within themselves (of joy, sadness and indifference) and encapsulate them according to their mood or feeling become artists. Therefore very few camera-clickers create art. Arif […]
KARACHI: A ceremony to lay the foundation stone of Sindh Culture and Heritage Institute will be organised by the culture department at National Museum of Pakistan on February 5. Minister for Culture Sassui Palijo is expected to be the chief guest at the occasion. The Express Tribune
RAWALPINDI: To mark Kashmir Day, two exhibitions, one at Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) and the other at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) were held on Monday. The RAC organised a three-day photograph exhibition in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day to express solidarity with the people of occupied Kashmir. Zamurd Khan, Managing Director Pakistan […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Artists are thought to be individuals who like to work in isolation or in a private zone far from the public eye. They need their own space to give shape to inchoate ideas and only after giving them the final touches that they put their artworks on display. This is why […]
LAHORE: Prominent literati are expecting that the Lahore Literary Festival will revive the spirit of art and culture, and allow people to meet the authors they love. “Events like this are important as they provide an opportunity to the public (avid readers) to meet those who describe the world for them in their words,” says […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Literary luminaries Gulzar, Nadeem Aslam, Shobha De, journalist Kanak Mani Dixit and writer and politician George Galloway will be among a wide range of literati and thinkers to attend the 4th Karachi Literature Festival to be held from Feb 15 to Feb 17 at the Beach Luxury Hotel. The festival has […]
KARACHI: The three-day Dawn All About Lifestyles 2013 exhibition will begin at 3pm at the Expo Centre on Friday. Pakistan’s premier consumer showcase since 2001, Dawn All About Lifestyles is among the most eagerly-awaited events in the calendar for exhibitors as well as visitors. It is well-known for bringing the finest brands and the best […]
Karachi: “My art is very urban. I reflect what I see. I love interacting with people. Whatever I do is Pakistan”. So began a lecture on art by the Karachi-based freelance artist, Moeen Faruqi, at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) Wednesday afternoon. With the aid of slides of his paintings, Faruqi […]
LARKANA: A delegation of high commissioners and other diplomats of 19 countries based in Pakistan led by H.E. Rodolfo Martin Saravia, the ambassador of Argentina, visited Moenjodaro on Wednesday. They went round the Stupa, DK-area and visited the museum. Diplomats from France, Japan, Canada, the Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia, Switzerland, Nepal, Bangladesh and other countries were […]
HYDERABAD: The Ustad Muhammad Juman Music Gallery at Sindh Museum, Hyderabad, was inaugurated by Sindh culture minister Sassui Palijo on Tuesday, on the occasion of the Sindhi folk singer’s 23rd death anniversary. Addressing the gathering on this occasion, she paid tribute to Ustad Juman, saying that the culture department had set up the music gallery […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: What do you do when you do not know how to introduce a person for whom adjectives have been exhausted by his admirers and critics alike? That person does not require an introduction. His very name conjures up an image that has a universal appeal. Anyone who is not even remotely […]
ISLAMABAD: Culture depicts the norms and traditions of a society influencing the living patterns of masses to a great extent. It is the identity of a nation, and established nations always have strong cultural values. In Pakistan, the idea of devising a comprehensive cultural policy emerged in 1995, which lingered on till 2005 when a […]
Karachi: It was a Gujarati Garba Raas song that brought the crowd to its feet at the Swami Narayan Mandir on Sunday. But with Dandiya sticks missing, the women who jumped to their feet when song began had to do with clapping each other’s hands. But soon the popular Gujrati score turned into an endless […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Apparently Quetta and Paris are two cities of this world which do not have much in common. In fact in most cases they are diametrically opposed. However, this is not how the artist community sees things. It always looks deeply into what has been overlooked or hidden from the naked eye. […]
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