ARTICLES published in local newspapers Is Cultural Heritage a priority? The News – May 31, 2015: Is cultural heritage a priority? Pakistan needs huge financial resources and efficient governance to protect and promote rich cultural heritage — to turn them into engines of economic growth Cultural Heritage of Thatta – The News – April 19, 2015: Sindh by road Thatta can…
ECD and Skills Development Strategy The Silk Road Centre developed a five-year strategy for Rupani Foundation (RF), which is working with underdeveloped and marginalized communities in Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan to implement Early Childhood Development (ECD) and skills development programs. These programs are supported through individual donations and funding from European Union, USAID, GIZ and Plan…
New Perspectives on Gandhara and Cultural Cooperation among the Silk Road Countries The Silk Road Centre in collaboration with Zhejiang University and Tsinghua University of China, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations at Quaid-i-Azam University organized a 2-day online conference to exchange knowledge and research on the cultures of…
Why to Protect Cultural Heritage? Cultural heritage whether tangible in the form of ancient sites and historic structures or intangible as in language, beliefs, rituals, traditions, music, dance, folktales and arts, represents historical and cultural development of humanity. Cultural heritage reinforces our identity and who we are as people. In a globalized world, which means…
Policies to Promote Cultural Pluralism The Constitution of Pakistan envisages a pluralistic society by guaranteeing fundamental rights of its citizens belonging to any class or creed. These fundamental rights include equality of status, of opportunity, and freedom of belief, faith, worship and association. Article 27 of the Constitution safeguards representation of marginalized and disadvantaged groups…
Why Heritage Education and Learning? Very few people in Pakistan know that Badeshi, Bagri, Balti, Burushaski, Dehwari, Chilliso, Domaaki, Khowar, Kundal Shahi, Shina, Ormuri, Ushojo, Wakhi, and Yidgha, are among the indigenous languages of Pakistan. According to the well-known Pakistani scholar Dr. Tariq Rahman, Pakistan has six major and over fifty-nine small languages, some…
The Rationale The age old traditions and values in a largely interconnected world seem to be shaken by modernizing influences. The cultures and value systems of the developing world, in particular, are being challenged by the process of globalization. Strategically located countries of South and Central Asia are no exception. These countries, under the growing…
Advisory Council Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb, Scholar and former Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Dr. Ghani Ur Rehman, Professor, Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Ibrar Hussain Shah, Project Engineer, Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan Salman Muhammad, Documentation Specialist, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage Rubina Nabi, Civil Engineer, Pak-China Mobile Company, Islamabad…