LAHORE: The Faiz Foundation has planned to organise four programmes as part of 99th birthday celebrations of distinguished poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz from Feb 9 to 13.
Faiz’s daughter Moneeza Hashmi announced this at a press conference held at Faiz Ghar, G- Block, Model Town, on Monday.
Ms Hashmi told the media that the programmes included a photograph exhibition, a show of paintings by Saleema Hashmi, a book launch and a fundraising concert by Tina Sani.
She said the photo exhibition would be held on Tuesday (today) at Alhamra Art Gallery, The Mall. “The exhibition is a journey of FaizÂ’s life through photographs,” she added.
She said her sister, Saleema Hashmi, selected these snaps out of thousands of Faiz’s photographs spanning over his life to put them on display, adding it would be a sort of traveling exhibition to be held in various cities on the centenary of the poet next year.
The exhibition of paintings by Saleema Hashmi titled “Heart Still” would also be on display at Alhamra Art Center on Tuesday, she said.
The launch of ‘Aaj Kay Naam’, the book comprising translations of Faiz’s 52 poems by Shoaib Hashmi, will be held on Feb 12th at Alhamra Art Center, The Mall. The book also contains images from works by Saleema Hashmi.
TV anchors Nadia Jamil and Noorul Hasan will present selected readings on this occasion. Khalid Ahmed, Arshad Mahmud, Farooq Qaiser and Shahid Amjad will address the gathering.
A fundraising musical evening titled ‘Chalo Phir Say Muskarain’, featuring noted singer Tina Sani, will be held on Feb 13 at Alhamra Art Centre.
The evening would open with two tableau performances by Lahore Grammer School children based on Faiz’s poems; ‘Bahar Aiee’ and ‘Ye Haath Salamat Hain Jab Tak’. Mira Hashmi and Adeel Hashmi will read letters of Faiz in between the singing by Tina Sani.
Muneeza Hashmi told newsmen that the Punjab government had donated Rs1.7 million to the Faiz Foundation for establishing a library at Faiz Ghar.
She said to make centenary of Faiz a grand event, the Foundation would like to collaborate with Pakistan National Council of Arts and other such institutions.
Source: Dawn
Date:2/9/2010
