A taste of Pakistan
Pakistan Cultural Club brings the festival of Basant to the Greek Theatre
Saba Naseem
Issue date: 4/8/09 Section: Lifestyles
The people who came, however, found ways to keep themselves warm and enjoy the festival at the same time. Some drank hot chai tea and others danced to the upbeat bhangra music of Pakistan.
"This is amazing," said Diwakar Arora, one of the bhangra dancers who came to the UA from Little Rock to attend the festival.
Ismail said that the main reason for doing this was to show that Pakistan is still full of life.
"The media images of men holding guns, sitting in the back of Toyota pick-ups and living in mud huts are an incredibly remote and small part of Pakistan," she said. "This festival shows the real spirit of Pakistan, and we want our fellow university students to know that Pakistan is still a country full of life, music and dancing. This is a festival that we have truly made unique to our culture and is something we want to share with our friends here."
And share they did, as students and community members from different backgrounds came to join the celebration of spring.
"This is amazing," said Diwakar Arora, one of the bhangra dancers who came to the UA from Little Rock to attend the festival.
Ismail said that the main reason for doing this was to show that Pakistan is still full of life.
"The media images of men holding guns, sitting in the back of Toyota pick-ups and living in mud huts are an incredibly remote and small part of Pakistan," she said. "This festival shows the real spirit of Pakistan, and we want our fellow university students to know that Pakistan is still a country full of life, music and dancing. This is a festival that we have truly made unique to our culture and is something we want to share with our friends here."
And share they did, as students and community members from different backgrounds came to join the celebration of spring.
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sikander
posted 4/09/09 @ 9:35 AM CST
I don't agree with the collapse in six months theory as Pakistan has been subjected to these kind of warning many times before in last many decades. There has never been more perilous time when Soviets were knocking at Pakistan's door and doomsayer's predicted an imminent collapse. (Continued…)
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