{"id":12315,"date":"2022-11-05T07:16:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T07:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=12315"},"modified":"2022-11-05T07:16:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T07:16:15","slug":"art-councils-of-pakistan-m-a-rahman-chughtais-efforts-for-pakistan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=12315","title":{"rendered":"ART COUNCILS OF PAKISTAN \u2013 M.A. RAHMAN CHUGHTAI\u2019S EFFORTS FOR PAKISTAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ART COUNCILS OF PAKISTAN
M.A. RAHMAN CHUGHTAI\u2019S EFFORTS FOR PAKISTAN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forgotten pages of history<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and M.A. Rahman Chughtai were in communication with each other, even before Pakistan came into being. Later the Prime Minister recognized the role the artist could play in promoting the Ideology of Pakistan abroad. One decision made was the establishment of Art Councils all over Pakistan. And M.A. Rahman Chughtai was part of them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1949 Pakistan Arts Council Lahore, named as Alhamra, was inaugurated by Governor General Khawaja Nazimuddin, with a show of M.A. Rahman Chughtai. Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan also came to that show with the Shahinshah of Iran, on 5th March, 1950. It was the start of a bold cultural tradition in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 31st March, 1952, an exhibition of Chughtai\u2019s works was held at YMCA Hall in Karachi, and inaugurated by the Governor General Ghulam Muhammed. Again Karachi became the centre of the start of cultural traditions in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 5th March, 1956, the Abbassin Arts Council in Peshawer was inaugurated with a show of Chughtai Artist at Peshawer. M.H. Zuberi Sahib was President of the Council and responsible for that show. Today one cannot even imagine what great response the Pathan brethren gave to that show in a literally cultural desolate city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 3rd July 1954, the Arts Council at Dacca was inaugurated by Major General Iskander Mirza, the Governor of East Bengal Iskander Mirza requested the audience with two main statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe artist should evolve a cultural tradition embracing the message of Iqbal and the warmth and fervour of the poetry of Nazrul Islam.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And again he instructed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt would be a tradition which should embody the strength and purpose of the art of Zainul Abedeen and the colour rhythm and imagintion of Chughtai. \u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n