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Ajrak, from Mohenjo Daro’s priest to Sindh Festival

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KARACHI: “Jiye Sindh jiye Sindh wara jiyan, Ajrak Topi wara jiyan,” a recorded song by Ahmed Mughal was the day’s pick as Karachiites moved to a destination with a diverse array of traditional and cultural crafts, cuisine and entertainment – Bagh Ibne Qasim. Sindh Festival protecting and promoting culture and traditions of Sindh, is being […]


Sindh’s culture is not limited to ajrak, topi, screams the art festival

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KARACHI: When Sameera Raja was asked to organise an art exhibition as part of the Sindh Festival, she was ecstatic about the idea. What thrilled her most was the thought of making art available for people on such a grand public forum. Her only condition to the organisers was this: the exhibition would display works […]


A show of colours to revive the ‘dead’ civilisation

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Instead of usual dusty plains, the Mound of the Dead was a palette of red, green and purple hues. At the world heritage site of Mohenjodaro, around 600 people, mostly ministers, diplomats and journalists, witnessed the sights and sounds of the long lost Indus Valley civilisation on February 1. Amid the sounds and lights, the […]


Sindh’s culture displayed at Lok Virsa

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ISLAMABAD: Culture pavilions of different provinces are the major attractions of the Lok Mela organised by the Lok Virsa, with Sindh displaying the rich culture and traditional architecture of the land of Sufi saints. Coordinated by Sindh culture department, over one hundred participants including master artisans in various craft fields, folk artists, rural musicians, instrumentalists […]


Sindh’s rich culture

THE culture department of Sindh has been working very hard and receiving big credits. The department’s seniors are sincere and seem to have a keen interest in culture and hence their department. Many projects were planned, some have already been initiated. Multiple museums and libraries have been dedicated to the dignitaries belonging to Sindh and […]