HYDERABAD: Vacuum left by Zafar Kazmi hard to fill: Agro
HYDERABAD, March 19: Rich tributes were paid to renowned artist and sculptor late Zafar Kazmi for his services in the cause of Sindh and art at a condolence reference held at the Sindh Museum here on Sunday under the aegis of Zafar Kazmi Memorial Committee.
Speaking on the occasion, noted writer Ghulam Rabbani Agro said that with the departure of Zafar Kazmi, the institutes he had carved out of stables and abandoned places had been rendered orphans.
Obviously referring to the Sindh Museum which was founded by Zafar Kazmi, Mr Agro said that the custodians of the institutes had no time to look after the monuments collected there and preserve them in a proper manner.
He said that Zafar Kazmi was not only a great artist and sculptor but also a well known literary figure. He demanded that a comprehensive book on the life and works of Zafar Kazmi be published by the Sindh culture department.
Abdul Razzaq Chandio called upon the government to name one of the under-construction buildings on the premises of the museum after the late artist. He said that a Zafar Kazmi arts gallery should be established in the museum.
Other speakers included Saleem Channa, Jam Saqi, Nasreen Wafai, Momin Bullo, Ehsan Azeem, Yawar Kazmi and Zubair Kazmi. Quran Khwani and Majlis were also held.
LATIF DAY: Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that the message of great Sufi poet and saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai is a beacon of light not for Sindh but for entire world which is in the grip of chaos, anarchy and uncertainty.
Peace and stability could be restored in the world if the message of peace and love expounded by Sufis like Shah Latif was followed, he added.
The nazim was speaking as chief guest at the Latif Day function held at the Government Nazareth College here on Sunday. He said that it was due to Shah Latif that Indus valley was known as the land of love and peace, and added that the best way to pay homage to the spiritual personalities like him was to disseminate their message far and wide.
Speaking on the occasion, provincial secretary for culture and tourism Abdul Qadir Mangi said that Shah Latif tried to reform the society through his poetry.
The principal of the college, Professor Aftab Ahsan Qureshi, in her welcome address dwelt at length on curricular and co-curricular activities at the college.