A GREAT ART EVENT IN PAKISTAN’S HISTORY 14TH AUGUST 1959 – INAUGURATION OF KARACHI ARTS COUNCIL WITH ART WORKS

A GREAT ART EVENT IN PAKISTAN’S HISTORY 14TH AUGUST 1959
INAUGURATION OF KARACHI ARTS COUNCIL WITH ART WORKS

Inaugural Show of Arts Council Karachi 1959
Inaugural Show of Arts Council Karachi 1959

OF ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI NATIONAL ARTIST OF PAKISTAN

President Ayub Khan sees Chughtai works
President Ayub Khan sees Chughtai works

Media is nowadays suffering an amnesia about the past of Pakistan. All they can see is the worst of Pakistan and that they show at the behest of foreign lobbies, for those lobbies pay them enough to do things allergic to the Identity of Pakistan. Pakistan made great strides in the world even in its worst circumstances. Like the past Heads of State, President Ayub Khan also promoted the Arts in his way. Finances were released for the new ARTS COUNCIL building in Karachi and it was inaugurated with an Art show of the works of M.A. Rahman Chughtai. One of the biggest shows in the history of Pakistan with hundreds of works by the artist. The speech Ayub Khsan read is with us and we will give it another time. Till then just enjoy a vision of the show.

A closer look by President Ayub Khan
A closer look by President Ayub Khan

Art activities in Karachi started with M.A. Rahman Chughtai’s show. Previously in 1952 Governor General Ghulam Muhammed Khan had also inaugurated a show,. And in 1949 Governor General Khawaja Nazimuddin at Arts Council Lahore. All Arts Councils in Pakistan were inaugurated with shows of M.A. Rahman Chughtai, including the one in Peshawer and in Dacca. More on that later. Enjoy!

 

President Ayub Khans vision
President Ayub Khans vision

 

President Ayub Khans speech
President Ayub Khans speech

2 thoughts on “A GREAT ART EVENT IN PAKISTAN’S HISTORY 14TH AUGUST 1959 – INAUGURATION OF KARACHI ARTS COUNCIL WITH ART WORKS”

  1. In those Heads of State were people with hearts and minds and carried an aura of knowledge, unlike the buffoons of today with pure greed in their satanic souls.

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