Pak artist speaks theater at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, 11 Jun: Pakistani artist Madeeha Gauhar on Friday visited Kashmir University and delivered a lecture on Theatre as an agent of social change in contemporary Pakistan.
 Gauhar, a creative director of Ajoka Theatre in Pakistan said: “Theatre can be an effective tool to bring in social change”.
 Organised by the Institute of Kashmir Studies (IKS) KU, the session was presided over by the KU Vice-Chancellor, Prof Riyaz Punjabi.
 Speaking on the occasion, Prof Punjabi, underlined the importance of theatre in promoting social consciousness, spiritual values and harmonious relations, which he termed as “essential in present day circumstances” and added that “Spirituality binds us with each other”.
 “The session bridged a communication gap”, said Nasir Mirza, senior faculty member Media Education Research Centre (MERC).

Lastupdate on : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 IST



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