Ongoing
Exhibition of traditional calligraphy
The Gurmani Centre hosted the Calligraphy Exhibition "یک عمر در خدمتِ قلم" (A Life in the Service of the Pen), on Friday, July 26, 2024, curated by Taimoor Khan Mumtaz (a senior architect and founding director of the Hast-o-Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts in Lahore). This is the first solo show of Ustad Sher Zaman, the in-house calligrapher of the Gurmani Centre, and will continue to be on display in the Academic Block corridors until the end of August. It showcases a diverse range of traditional compositions, executed with great refinement and a keen sense of proportion and design featuring Quranic verses as well as Urdu, Persian, Punjabi, and Pashto poetry and sayings in nasta’liq, thuluth, and naskh.
Exhibition Catalogue
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Last Year
افتخار عارف صاحب نے گفتگو کا آغاز اپنی ابتدائی زندگی، تعلیم اور تخلیقی سفر کے اولین دنوں کے ذکر سے کیا۔ شاعری کیا ہے اور ان کے شعر کہنے کا تجربہ کیسا تھا، شاعری کیسے دوسرے فنونِ لطیفہ سے مختلف ہے اور اردوادب خصوصاًشاعری کے بارے میں تفصیل سے گفتگو کی۔سامعین نے بہت انہماک سے ان کی باتیں سنیں۔افتخار عارف صاحب نے اپنی غزلیں اور نظمیں بھی سنائیں جس کے بعد سوال و جواب کا سلسلہ شروع ہوا۔نشست بھرپور رہی۔ پروگرام کے اختتام پر سید بابر علی صاحب اور ڈاکٹر نضرہ شہباز خان نےافتخار عارف صاحب کو انھی کے شعر کی خطاطی کا ایک نمونہ تحفتاً پیش کیا۔
The Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature was pleased to welcome renowned Pakistani poet, writer, and scholar Iftikhar Hussain Arif to speak about his creative impetuses. Recognized as one of the most eminent contemporary Urdu poets, Arif's artistic impetus can be traced to a variety of sources, including his personal experiences, cultural stimuli, and his inimitable imaginative acuity. One of the key influences on Arif's poetry has been his multifaceted acquaintance with and appreciation of Urdu literature, particularly the works of prominent literary giants who preceded him.
