Starting on 1st of Feb (ehm ehm my special day)
is the much talked about Sindh Festival. While I appreciate the initiative and
support all kinds of programs promoting culture I feel this festival lacks direction
big time.
Awareness is definitely important of Sindhi Culture in order
to boost tourism but the government does need to realize that our tourist
attraction places are in shambles e.g. Kheejar Lake, Makli graveyard, Ghorak
Hill station. Please spend some amount on the restoration of our tourist sites.
Coming back to the main issue, is Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
even part of the government that he and his ‘foreign friends’ are looking after
such a huge project? What experience do
they have?
The festival is going to start with huge display of
fireworks and light show at Moen Jo Daro, what I would like to know is exactly
how many people would be able to enjoy that display of fireworks? Why aren’t
fireworks being displayed at the Bin Qasim Park?
Celebrating Basant is all good but the focus shifts from the
main purpose, celebration of Sindhi Culture. Basant is nowhere near Sindh just
to clarify. And to add cherry on top the organizers are calling top Bhangra
singers, who are going to sing Punjabi songs in a Sindhi Cultural Festival,
ironic isn’t it?
We have such beautiful plays in Sindhi Literature so why
aren’t we having a theater in the festival? Why don’t we have a section
completely devoted to Sindhi Food. Have we invited our Sindhi friends from
India to participate in the festival?
The festival still needs a lot of thinking and planning. I
hope it goes well though. Looking forward for Festival City part only.
P.S I beg the authorities to rework on the Logo. Our Sindhi
Culture has such beautiful art let’s not just show the world that we are
incapable of even coming up with a good logo. Hire Khuda Bux Abro Sahab aur
Mohammad Ali Bhatti Sahab.. They I am sure will be more then welcome to help.
