Comments on: On the “death of Pakistani culture” http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/ In search of the unsearchable: O, my soul! where would you find your house? Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:29:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jahane Rumi | Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan- http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-3835 Jahane Rumi | Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan- Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:46:43 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-3835 [...] MasoodComment on On Raja Paurava and Alexander by Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at BlogbhartiComment on On the ?death of Pakistani culture? by Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at BlogbhartiComment on Save the Buddha Statues in Swat, Pakistan by Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at [...] [...] MasoodComment on On Raja Paurava and Alexander by Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at BlogbhartiComment on On the ?death of Pakistani culture? by Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at BlogbhartiComment on Save the Buddha Statues in Swat, Pakistan by Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at [...]

]]> By: Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at Blogbharti http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-3824 Buddha, the Taliban and Pakistan at Blogbharti Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:28:10 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-3824 [...] of revenge and blood-letting. There is no excuse for the vandalism against our vital heritage - Pakistan will be a poorer place if these mad, roving fundamentalists would remove all the signs of our pre-Islamic heritage and [...] [...] of revenge and blood-letting. There is no excuse for the vandalism against our vital heritage - Pakistan will be a poorer place if these mad, roving fundamentalists would remove all the signs of our pre-Islamic heritage and [...]

]]> By: Jahane Rumi - In search of the unsearchable: “…O, my soul! where would you find your house?” » Save the Buddha Statues in Swat, Pakistan http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2892 Jahane Rumi - In search of the unsearchable: “…O, my soul! where would you find your house?” » Save the Buddha Statues in Swat, Pakistan Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:23:43 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2892 [...] Death of Pakistani Culture, Our endangered heritage, Saving heritage, Architectural neglect   This entry is filed under History, War, heritage, Buddhist, All My Posts, On Pakistan, South Asian Art, World Artists, Pakistani Art. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...] [...] Death of Pakistani Culture, Our endangered heritage, Saving heritage, Architectural neglect   This entry is filed under History, War, heritage, Buddhist, All My Posts, On Pakistan, South Asian Art, World Artists, Pakistani Art. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...]

]]> By: siddiqui http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2771 siddiqui Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:51:01 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2771 Reg CULTURE............It is interesting and 'mystifying' that self styled intellectuals and liberals are always equating CULTURE with SEX !! They never quote loss of graces in our life, command of language. depth of vision and social refinements......but only "Enlightened Moderation" ????? Culture is the sum total of our mental refinement and vision of social life....we cannot even express ourselves in good urdu or english or any other language...we are borrowing words and expressions from foreign sources..........we are intellectually barren people....do we ever quote articles from China, Middle East, USSR, Sourh America or Iran or any african nation ? but only from NY Times, Washington Post. Guardian or LA TImes..........Pleas ask the ace journalist Mr Khalid..Why? W have lost faith in ourselves and suffer from complexes........what to talk of Culture we cannot even do Agriculture....................... Reg CULTURE…………It is interesting and ‘mystifying’ that self styled intellectuals and liberals are always equating CULTURE with SEX !! They never quote loss of graces in our life, command of language. depth of vision and social refinements……but only “Enlightened Moderation” ?????
Culture is the sum total of our mental refinement and vision of social life….we cannot even express ourselves in good urdu or english or any other language…we are borrowing words and expressions from foreign sources……….we are intellectually barren people….do we ever quote articles from China, Middle East, USSR, Sourh America or Iran or any african nation ? but only from NY Times, Washington Post. Guardian or LA TImes……….Pleas ask the ace journalist Mr Khalid..Why?

W have lost faith in ourselves and suffer from complexes……..what to talk of Culture we cannot even do Agriculture…………………..

]]> By: Ayesha http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2769 Ayesha Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:02:04 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2769 Thank you for sharing the article..I had been missing TFT pieces since leaving homeland. The article resonates and my fear is that the trend is going to be so much more difficult to reverse. But here's to hoping otherwise! Thank you for sharing the article..I had been missing TFT pieces since leaving homeland.

The article resonates and my fear is that the trend is going to be so much more difficult to reverse. But here’s to hoping otherwise!

]]> By: RR http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2748 RR Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:59:37 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2748 Aakar and Mystic thanks for the comment and visiting this blog. cheers,R Aakar and Mystic
thanks for the comment and visiting this blog.
cheers,R

]]> By: mystic http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2747 mystic Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:52:54 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2747 Loved this post !! I am putting this Manto thingy in my blog.. Thank you - for such a good read !! Loved this post !!

I am putting this Manto thingy in my blog..

Thank you - for such a good read !!

]]> By: aakar http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2746 aakar Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:06:55 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2007/09/07/on-the-death-of-pakistani-culture/#comment-2746 I have been an admirer (actually fan) of Khaled Ahmed since I happened across his writing in the late 90s. He is a jewel: my favourite writer and the reason why Friday is my favourite day of the week. I told the girls of Kinnaird at a seminar that the difference between Indian journalism and Pakistani journalism was Khaled Ahmed. Wish he'd resume his Word for Word column and his book review. Regards, Aakar I have been an admirer (actually fan) of Khaled Ahmed since I happened across his writing in the late 90s.
He is a jewel: my favourite writer and the reason why Friday is my favourite day of the week.
I told the girls of Kinnaird at a seminar that the difference between Indian journalism and Pakistani journalism was Khaled Ahmed.
Wish he’d resume his Word for Word column and his book review.
Regards,
Aakar

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