A look back at Karachi Literature Festival 2015
16
The Karachi Literature Festival continued for three days with over 80 sessions and several book launches of authors like Musadiq Sanwal, Nayantara Saghal and Arif Hasan among others. Important topics were discussed ranging from politics and art to television and psychology with an esteemed panel of personalities which comprised many new faces from India and other countries as well.
Read more
On DawnNews
Comments (16) Closed
Feb 09, 2015 03:50pm
Once again beautiful pictures , thanks to Dawn ! There is no coverage about debates and cultural program that was held in the the Karachi Literature Festival . In India each author has separate identity like pro communist , pro congress ,pro BJP ,pro dalits etc and their speeches and views are always politically motivated and hence common people least bothered about it .
Recommend
0
Feb 09, 2015 05:16pm
Hats off to OUP for such mega literary event, it's like a fresh breeze every year, brings smiles on so many literature fans' faces however this time unfortunately I saw less authors and more actors, anchors and singers in Klf , it used to be exclusively for writers. I think it's getting into all this commercial stream like all other things in Pakistan.
Recommend
0
Feb 09, 2015 07:01pm
I am very much glad to see the presence of Zia Mohiuddin. Thanks.
Recommend
0
Feb 10, 2015 08:48am
Great job all of you , beautiful pictures.
Recommend
0
Feb 10, 2015 09:08am
The literature Festival no doubt was great success .When you attend this festival. For two days you get the feeling you are some other country.We residents of Karachi are good people and they have interest in music , dramas ,literature only the we are lacking is good government
once again my heartiest congratulation to all who organized this event .I offer my services for this event for 2016
Regard
Recommend
0
Feb 10, 2015 03:15pm
most of it was: fancy cloths and empty brains. No real and established writer was invited.
Recommend
0
Feb 11, 2015 05:00pm
very nice event....! This will surely help promote our culture.
Recommend
0
Feb 11, 2015 07:44pm
With all due respect to the authors, Arts and culture definitely has its place however we should put more emphasis on Pakistani modern science/mathematical/computer science literature as that is the need of the hour (in my humble opinion).
Recommend
0
Feb 11, 2015 07:51pm
Wish I was there!
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 06:19am
Truth behind fiction.
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 07:49am
It is a serious concern that as performing arts an Indian influenced dance performance was displayed. Which was not indigenous to Pakistans identity while hundreds of traditional dances could have represented Pakistan correctly. I hope that the organizing body will understand the importance of Pakistans own identity as a nation and not (unintentionally) play a role in promoting the already troubling indianization in side Pakistan. Please know that people are noticing it
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 09:22am
Beautiful people having great thoughts & ideas.
Good Bless all make this world more tolerant towards each and all.
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 10:29am
where is literature ???? except Mr. Zia Mohiuddin.
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 11:49am
Thru these photographs I fee that KLF was in reality a "NAPA" festival. Film, Cinema, Television, Dance, Music. Where is literature?
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 02:18pm
Amazing annual event. I felt Art and Literature in the Air ! Those, who did not attend this event, Plz, do not pass sweeping statements based on few pics.
Though, I feel these there could have been more varied selection of PICs e.g. sessions of Intizar Hussain, Mustansir Hussain Tarrar, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Book Launches, Masterpieces of Amin GulGe etc. etc.
Recommend
0
Feb 12, 2015 07:09pm
@SKZ thanks for highlighting the other side. Good for those who didnt attend the event.
Recommend
0
