By Shaheen P. Prasad - Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Friday, November 24, 2006
Amritsar: Bound by art, various Indian and Pakistani artistes converged here today to conserve common cultural heritage and prevent it from corrosion by sensitising the youth and public with the help of workshops, lectures and exhibitions.
Apart from listening to soulful renditions of sufi music by renowned singers, the public had the opportunity to understand the work of Pakistanis artistes of Indian origin, who felt that “India and Pakistan are daughters of the same house separated after having their own families, but united culturally”.
Stating that it was important to appoint limits in life to ensure a healthy society and respect for oneself, Mahmoodul Hassan Jafri, India-born Pakistani artiste, however, said that art knew no boundaries and had gone a long way in mellowing the strained relations between India and Pakistan. “We should put in concerted efforts to preserve our common heritage that has brought us together,” he said.
The works of Pakistani artistes, Talat Ahmed, Dabir Ahmed, were placed along side their Indian counterparts, Dr Baldev Gambhir, Dr E K Raj and J S Garcha, during an exhibition, giving a message of cultural harmony.
The fact that culture unites Indians and Pakistanis not just emotionally, but also spiritually became evident from the soulful sufi kalam by singer Hans Raj Hans of India and Shafqat Ali Khan of Pakistan, who regaled the audience on two consecutive days at Khalsa College for Boys.
Ghazals by Jawed and Mazhar Ali Khan, grandsons of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, mesemerised city residents, while the literature lovers, during interactions with Urdu and Hindi writers Dr Joginder Paul, Dr Gurdev Singh Rupana and Dr Narendra Mohan, deliberated on Punjab’s rich literary traditions, and how these were crumbling.
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Art transcends borders in Holy City
By Shaheen P. Prasad - Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Friday, November 24, 2006
Amritsar: Bound by art, various Indian and Pakistani artistes converged here today to conserve common cultural heritage and prevent it from corrosion by sensitising the youth and public with the help of workshops, lectures and exhibitions.
Apart from listening to soulful renditions of sufi music by renowned singers, the public had the opportunity to understand the work of Pakistanis artistes of Indian origin, who felt that “India and Pakistan are daughters of the same house separated after having their own families, but united culturally”.
Stating that it was important to appoint limits in life to ensure a healthy society and respect for oneself, Mahmoodul Hassan Jafri, India-born Pakistani artiste, however, said that art knew no boundaries and had gone a long way in mellowing the strained relations between India and Pakistan. “We should put in concerted efforts to preserve our common heritage that has brought us together,” he said.
The works of Pakistani artistes, Talat Ahmed, Dabir Ahmed, were placed along side their Indian counterparts, Dr Baldev Gambhir, Dr E K Raj and J S Garcha, during an exhibition, giving a message of cultural harmony.
The fact that culture unites Indians and Pakistanis not just emotionally, but also spiritually became evident from the soulful sufi kalam by singer Hans Raj Hans of India and Shafqat Ali Khan of Pakistan, who regaled the audience on two consecutive days at Khalsa College for Boys.
Ghazals by Jawed and Mazhar Ali Khan, grandsons of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, mesemerised city residents, while the literature lovers, during interactions with Urdu and Hindi writers Dr Joginder Paul, Dr Gurdev Singh Rupana and Dr Narendra Mohan, deliberated on Punjab’s rich literary traditions, and how these were crumbling.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Amritsar: Bound by art, various Indian and Pakistani artistes converged here today to conserve common cultural heritage and prevent it from corrosion by sensitising the youth and public with the help of workshops, lectures and exhibitions.
Apart from listening to soulful renditions of sufi music by renowned singers, the public had the opportunity to understand the work of Pakistanis artistes of Indian origin, who felt that “India and Pakistan are daughters of the same house separated after having their own families, but united culturally”.
Stating that it was important to appoint limits in life to ensure a healthy society and respect for oneself, Mahmoodul Hassan Jafri, India-born Pakistani artiste, however, said that art knew no boundaries and had gone a long way in mellowing the strained relations between India and Pakistan. “We should put in concerted efforts to preserve our common heritage that has brought us together,” he said.
The works of Pakistani artistes, Talat Ahmed, Dabir Ahmed, were placed along side their Indian counterparts, Dr Baldev Gambhir, Dr E K Raj and J S Garcha, during an exhibition, giving a message of cultural harmony.
The fact that culture unites Indians and Pakistanis not just emotionally, but also spiritually became evident from the soulful sufi kalam by singer Hans Raj Hans of India and Shafqat Ali Khan of Pakistan, who regaled the audience on two consecutive days at Khalsa College for Boys.
Ghazals by Jawed and Mazhar Ali Khan, grandsons of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, mesemerised city residents, while the literature lovers, during interactions with Urdu and Hindi writers Dr Joginder Paul, Dr Gurdev Singh Rupana and Dr Narendra Mohan, deliberated on Punjab’s rich literary traditions, and how these were crumbling.
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