Posts Tagged ‘Lahore Nama’

Chelsea of Lahore

August 23rd, 2011

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First Published “Lahore Nama

There was a time when caravans of fragrances used to pass by the streets of Lahore, but today it is a fuss created by direction less crowd. The remaining old cultural identities are dependent on the very few literary and cultural events. Bhaati Gate of old Lahore has always been famous as the centre of literature, knowledge, and art. One can easily experience the glimpse of the real cultural flavour of Lahore and old heritage right after crossing the gate. The twisting narrow streets, weaker structures, and doors with classic designs are the storytellers of the great past. Because of the literary activities of Bhaati gate Hakeem Ahmed Shuja declared it as “Chelsea of Lahore”.

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Ustad Allah Bux: Connection of Art Creativity and Life

July 30th, 2011
Ustad Allah Bux (1885-1978)

Art and creativity has some strong connection. All those art pieces touch the level of the masterpieces when the artwork embraces the creativity. The Mona Lisa of Leonardo, Gracon a la Pipe of Picasso, Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens, or any other masterpiece all had one thing common and that was creativity. Stanford Encyclopaedia of philosophy claims that definition of art is controversial but still oxford dictionary defines it as, “work produced by human creative skill and imagination”. So, the creativity part never let art alone even in the definition. Experts say that creativity is the inclination to produce ideas, alternative, possibilities to deal with the issues, communication with others, and entertaining. At times creativity give all of these sub products at a time and sometimes one or two of them, but the thing is sure that anyone of them will have to be present for the creativity.